Numbers Chapter 12 World English Bible

Numbers 12:1

Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cushite woman.

Numbers 12:2

They said, Has Yahweh indeed spoken only with Moses? Hasn't he spoken also with us? Yahweh heard it.

Numbers 12:3

Now the man Moses was very humble, above all the men who were on the surface of the earth.

Numbers 12:4

Yahweh spoke suddenly to Moses, and to Aaron, and to Miriam, Come out you three to the tent of meeting. They three came out.

Numbers 12:5

Yahweh came down in a pillar of cloud, and stood at the door of the Tent, and called Aaron and Miriam; and they both came forth.

Numbers 12:6

He said, Hear now my words: if there be a prophet among you, I Yahweh will make myself known to him in a vision, I will speak with him in a dream.

Numbers 12:7

My servant Moses is not so; he is faithful in all my house:

Numbers 12:8

with him will I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the form of Yahweh shall he see: why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?

Numbers 12:9

The anger of Yahweh was kindled against them; and he departed.

Numbers 12:10

The cloud removed from over the Tent; and, behold, Miriam was leprous, as [white as] snow: and Aaron looked at Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.

Numbers 12:11

Aaron said to Moses, Oh, my lord, please don't lay sin on us, for that we have done foolishly, and for that we have sinned.

Numbers 12:12

Let her not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother's womb.

Numbers 12:13

Moses cried to Yahweh, saying, Heal her, God, I beg you.

Numbers 12:14

Yahweh said to Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, shouldn't she be ashamed seven days? let her be shut up outside of the camp seven days, and after that she shall be brought in again.

Numbers 12:15

Miriam was shut up outside of the camp seven days: and the people didn't travel until Miriam was brought in again.

Numbers 12:16

Afterward the people traveled from Hazeroth, and encamped in the wilderness of Paran.