Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do not let her be like a stillborn infant coming from its mother’s womb with its flesh half eaten away.” New Living Translation Don’t let her be like a stillborn baby, already decayed at birth.” English Standard Version Let her not be as one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother’s womb.” Berean Standard Bible Please do not let her be like a stillborn infant whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb.” King James Bible Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb. New King James Version Please do not let her be as one dead, whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb!” New American Standard Bible Oh, do not let her be like a dead person, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother’s womb!” NASB 1995 “Oh, do not let her be like one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes from his mother’s womb!” NASB 1977 “Oh, do not let her be like one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes from his mother’s womb!” Legacy Standard Bible Oh, do not let her be like one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes from his mother’s womb!” Amplified Bible Oh, do not let her be like one dead, already half decomposed when he comes from his mother’s womb.” Christian Standard Bible Please don’t let her be like a dead baby whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother’s womb.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Please don’t let her be like a dead baby whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother’s womb.” American Standard Version Let her not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb. Contemporary English Version Don't let Miriam's flesh rot away like a child born dead!" English Revised Version Let her not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb. GOD'S WORD® Translation Don't let her be like a stillborn baby that's not completely developed." Good News Translation Don't let her become like something born dead with half its flesh eaten away." International Standard Version Please don't let her be like one of the living dead, who is born with a congenital skin disease." Majority Standard Bible Please do not let her be like a stillborn infant whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb.” NET Bible Do not let her be like a baby born dead, whose flesh is half-consumed when it comes out of its mother's womb!" New Heart English Bible 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." Webster's Bible Translation Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed at the time of his birth. World English Bible 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.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionplease do not let her be as [one] dead, when in his coming out from the womb of his mother—the half of his flesh is consumed.” Young's Literal Translation let her not, I pray thee, be as one dead, when in his coming out from the womb of his mother -- the half of his flesh is consumed.' Smith's Literal Translation Now shall she not be as the dead, which in his coming forth from the womb of his mother, and his flesh shall be half consumed? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet her not be as one dead, and as an abortive that is cast forth from the mother's womb. Lo, now one half of her flesh is consumed with the leprosy. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not let this one be like one who is dead, or like an abortion that has been cast from the womb of her mother. Behold, half of her flesh is already consumed by leprosy.” New American Bible Do not let her be like the stillborn baby that comes forth from its mother’s womb with its flesh half consumed.” New Revised Standard Version Do not let her be like one stillborn, whose flesh is half consumed when it comes out of its mother’s womb.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLet her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother's womb. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And do not let us be as a dead person who goes out from the belly of her mother and the body of her flesh is consumed!” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Let her not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.' Brenton Septuagint Translation Let her not be as it were like death, as an abortion coming out of his mother's womb, when the disease devours the half of the flesh. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Murmuring of Miriam and Aaron…11and said to Moses, “My lord, please do not hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed. 12Please do not let her be like a stillborn infant whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb.” 13So Moses cried out to the LORD, “O God, please heal her!”… Cross References Leviticus 13:45-46 A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’ / As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp. 2 Kings 5:1-14 Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. / At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. / She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.” ... Job 18:13 It devours patches of his skin; the firstborn of death devours his limbs. Isaiah 1:6 From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil. Isaiah 53:3-4 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. Lamentations 4:8 But now their appearance is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick. Zechariah 14:12 And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. Matthew 8:2-3 Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Matthew 11:5 The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. Mark 1:40-42 Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed. Luke 5:12-13 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. Luke 17:12-19 As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance / and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” / When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed. ... John 11:39 “Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.” Acts 10:9-16 The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray. / He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. / He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. ... Romans 6:13 Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness. Treasury of Scripture Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother's womb. as one dead Psalm 88:4,5 I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength: … Ephesians 2:1-5 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; … Colossians 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; of whom Job 3:16 Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light. Psalm 58:8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun. 1 Corinthians 15:8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. Jump to Previous Birth Body Consumed Dead Eaten Half Infant Stillborn Time Wasted WombJump to Next Birth Body Consumed Dead Eaten Half Infant Stillborn Time Wasted WombNumbers 12 1. God rebukes the sedition of Miriam and Aaron11. Miriam's leprosy is healed at the prayer of Moses 14. God commands her to be shut out of the host 16. The people encamp in the desert of Paran Please do not let her be like a stillborn infant This plea is uttered by Aaron, Moses' brother, in a moment of desperation and repentance. The Hebrew root for "stillborn" is "nephel," which conveys the tragic image of a life that never fully came to fruition. In the ancient Near Eastern context, a stillborn child was a profound symbol of unfulfilled potential and deep sorrow. Aaron's use of this imagery underscores the severity of Miriam's condition after being struck with leprosy as a result of her rebellion against Moses. It reflects a heartfelt appeal for restoration and healing, recognizing the gravity of their sin and the need for divine mercy. whose flesh is half consumed when he comes from his mother’s womb! Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Pleaseנָ֥א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not let her be תְהִ֖י (ṯə·hî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be like a stillborn infant כַּמֵּ֑ת (kam·mêṯ) Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill whose אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that flesh בְשָׂרֽוֹ׃ (ḇə·śā·rōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man is half חֲצִ֥י (ḥă·ṣî) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2677: The half, middle consumed וַיֵּאָכֵ֖ל (way·yê·’ā·ḵêl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat when he comes out בְּצֵאתוֹ֙ (bə·ṣê·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim of his mother’s אִמּ֔וֹ (’im·mōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 517: A mother, ) womb.” מֵרֶ֣חֶם (mê·re·ḥem) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7358: The womb Links Numbers 12:12 NIVNumbers 12:12 NLT Numbers 12:12 ESV Numbers 12:12 NASB Numbers 12:12 KJV Numbers 12:12 BibleApps.com Numbers 12:12 Biblia Paralela Numbers 12:12 Chinese Bible Numbers 12:12 French Bible Numbers 12:12 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 12:12 Let her not I pray be as (Nu Num.) |
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