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Numbers 12:8-10
New International Reader's Version
Numbers 12:8-10
New International Reader's Version
8 With Moses I speak face to face.
I speak with him clearly. I do not speak in riddles.
I let him see something of what I look like.
So why were you not afraid
to speak against my servant Moses?”
9 The Lord was very angry with them. And he left them.
10 When the cloud went up from above the tent, there stood Miriam. She had a disease that made her skin as white as snow. Aaron turned toward her. He saw that she had a skin disease.
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Numbers 12:8-10
New International Version
Numbers 12:8-10
New International Version
8 With him I speak face to face,
clearly and not in riddles;(A)
he sees the form of the Lord.(B)
Why then were you not afraid
to speak against my servant Moses?”(C)
9 The anger of the Lord burned against them,(D) and he left them.(E)
10 When the cloud lifted from above the tent,(F) Miriam’s skin was leprous[a]—it became as white as snow.(G) Aaron turned toward her and saw that she had a defiling skin disease,(H)
Footnotes
- Numbers 12:10 The Hebrew for leprous was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
Numbers 12:8-10
New King James Version
Numbers 12:8-10
New King James Version
8 I speak with him (A)face to face,
Even (B)plainly,[a] and not in [b]dark sayings;
And he sees (C)the form of the Lord.
Why then (D)were you not afraid
To speak against My servant Moses?”
9 So the anger of the Lord was aroused against them, and He departed. 10 And when the cloud departed from above the tabernacle, (E)suddenly Miriam became (F)leprous, as white as snow. Then Aaron turned toward Miriam, and there she was, a leper.
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- Numbers 12:8 appearing
- Numbers 12:8 riddles
Numbers 12:8-10
English Standard Version
Numbers 12:8-10
English Standard Version
8 With him I speak (A)mouth to mouth, clearly, and not in (B)riddles, and he beholds (C)the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” 9 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against them, and he departed.
10 When the cloud removed from over the tent, behold, (D)Miriam was (E)leprous,[a] like snow. And Aaron turned toward Miriam, and behold, she was leprous.
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- Numbers 12:10 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
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