Numbers 12

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

AND Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

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

And they said, Hath the Lord indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the Lord heard it.

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

(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)

4 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.

And the Lord spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out.

5 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.

And the Lord came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.

6 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.

And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.

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

My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.

8 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?”

With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?

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

And the anger of the Lord was kindled against them; and he departed.

10 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.

And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.

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

And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.

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

Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother’s womb.

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

And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.

14 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.”

And the Lord said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.

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

And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.

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

And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.