Numbers 12

1 And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses, on account of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married; for an Ethiopian woman had he married.

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

2 And they said, Hath then only with Moses the Lord spoken? hath he not also spoken with us? And the Lord heard it.

They said, “Has Yahweh spoken only with Moses? Has he not spoken also with us?” Now Yahweh heard what they said.

3 (But the man Moses was very meek, more so than any man who was upon the face of the earth.)

Now the man Moses was very humble, humbler than anyone else on earth.

4 And the Lord said suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Go out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation; and these three went out.

Right away Yahweh spoke to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam: “Come out, you three, to the tent of meeting.” So the three of them went out.

5 And the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud, and stood at the door of the tabernacle; and he called Aaron and Miriam, and both of them went out.

Then Yahweh came down in a pillar of cloud. He stood at the entrance to the tent and called Aaron and Miriam. They both came forward.

6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet of your kind, I, the Lord, do make myself known unto him in a vision, in a dream do I speak with him.

Yahweh said, “Now listen to my words. When a prophet of mine is with you, I will reveal myself to him in visions and speak to him in dreams.

7 Not so is my servant Moses, in all my house is he faithful.

My servant Moses is not like that. He is faithful in all my house.

8 Mouth to mouth do I speak with him, even evidently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord doth he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?

I speak to Moses directly, not with visions or riddles. He sees my form. So why are you unafraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?”

9 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against them, and he went away.

Yahweh's anger burned against them, and then he left them.

10 And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, [white] as snow; and Aaron turned toward Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.

The cloud rose from over the tent, and Miriam was suddenly leprous—she was as white as snow. When Aaron turned toward Miriam, he saw that she had leprosy.

11 Then said Aaron unto Moses, Alas, my Lord, do not, I beseech thee, account to us as sin that wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.

Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my master, please do not hold this sin against us. We have spoken foolishly, and we have sinned.

12 Let her not be as a dead-born child, of which half the flesh is consumed, when it cometh out of its mother's womb.

Please do not let her be like a dead newborn whose flesh is half consumed when it emerges from its mother's womb.”

13 And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, O God! do thou heal her, I beseech thee.

So Moses called out to Yahweh. He said, “Please heal her, God, please.”

14 And the Lord said unto Moses, If her father had spit in her face, would she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut up seven days outside of the camp, and after that let her be brought in again.

Yahweh said to Moses, “If her father had spit in her face, she would be disgraced for seven days. Shut her outside the camp for seven days. After that bring her in again.”

15 And Miriam was shut up outside of the camp seven days; and the people did not set forward till Miriam was brought in again.

So Miriam was shut outside the camp for seven days. The people did not journey until she had returned to the camp.

16 And afterward the people removed from Chazeroth, and encamped in the wilderness of Paran.

After that, the people journeyed from Hazeroth and camped in the wilderness of Paran.