Numbers 12:1-15 ▼

1 And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses, upon occasion of the Cushite the woman whom he had taken; for he had taken a Cushite woman.

2 And they said, “Is it only indeed through Moses that YHWH has spoken? Is it not also through us that He has spoken?” And YHWH heard it.

3 And the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.

4 And YHWH said suddenly to Moses and Aaron and Miriam, “Come out, you? three, to the Tent of Meeting.” And the three came out.

5 And YHWH came down in the pillar of cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam; and both of them went forward.

6 And He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you?, I, YHWH, make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak to him in a dream.

7 Not so My servant Moses; in all My house He is faithful.

8 I speak with him mouth to mouth, and even plainly and not in riddles; and the form of YHWH he sees. And why were you? not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?”

9 And the anger of YHWH was kindled against them, and He departed.

10 And the cloud departed from above the Tent, and behold, Miriam was leprous as snow. And Aaron turned toward Miriam, and behold, she was leprous.

11 And Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord, please do not lay on us this sin, which we have done foolishly and in which we have sinned.

12 Please do not let her be as one dead, who in his coming out from the womb of his mother, half of his flesh is consumed.”

13 And Moses cried out to YHWH, saying, “O God, please, please, heal her.”

14 And YHWH said to Moses, “And if her father surely had spit in her face, would not she be shamed seven days? Let her be shut seven days outside of the camp, and afterward she may be received.”

15 And Miriam was shut outside of the camp seven days, and the people did not journey until the bringing in of Miriam.