Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth. And suddenly the Lord said to Moses and to Aaron and Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the tent of meeting.” And the three of them came out. And (A)the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the tent and called Aaron and Miriam, and they both came forward. And he said, “Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord make myself known to him (B)in a vision; I speak with him (C)in a dream. Not so with (D)my servant Moses. (E)He is faithful in all my house. With him I speak (F)mouth to mouth, clearly, and not in (G)riddles, and he beholds (H)the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” And the anger of the Lord was kindled against them, and he departed.

10 When the cloud removed from over the tent, behold, (I)Miriam was (J)leprous,[a] like snow. And Aaron turned toward Miriam, and behold, she was leprous.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 12:10 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13

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