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Numbers 12
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Numbers 12
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Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses
12 Miriam(A) and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife,(B) for he had married a Cushite. 2 “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses?” they asked. “Hasn’t he also spoken through us?”(C) And the Lord heard this.(D)
3 (Now Moses was a very humble man,(E) more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.)
4 At once the Lord said to Moses, Aaron and Miriam, “Come out to the tent of meeting, all three of you.” So the three of them went out. 5 Then the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud;(F) he stood at the entrance to the tent and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When the two of them stepped forward, 6 he said, “Listen to my words:
“When there is a prophet among you,
I, the Lord, reveal(G) myself to them in visions,(H)
I speak to them in dreams.(I)
7 But this is not true of my servant Moses;(J)
he is faithful in all my house.(K)
8 With him I speak face to face,
clearly and not in riddles;(L)
he sees the form of the Lord.(M)
Why then were you not afraid
to speak against my servant Moses?”(N)
9 The anger of the Lord burned against them,(O) and he left them.(P)
10 When the cloud lifted from above the tent,(Q) Miriam’s skin was leprous[a]—it became as white as snow.(R) Aaron turned toward her and saw that she had a defiling skin disease,(S) 11 and he said to Moses, “Please, my lord, I ask you not to hold against us the sin we have so foolishly committed.(T) 12 Do not let her be like a stillborn infant coming from its mother’s womb with its flesh half eaten away.”
13 So Moses cried out to the Lord, “Please, God, heal her!(U)”
14 The Lord replied to Moses, “If her father had spit in her face,(V) would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Confine her outside the camp(W) for seven days; after that she can be brought back.” 15 So Miriam was confined outside the camp(X) for seven days,(Y) and the people did not move on till she was brought back.
16 After that, the people left Hazeroth(Z) and encamped in the Desert of Paran.(AA)
Footnotes
- Numbers 12:10 The Hebrew for leprous was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
Numbers 12
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Numbers 12
Common English Bible
12 When they were in Hazeroth, Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses on account of the Cushite woman whom he had married—for he had married a Cushite woman. 2 They said, “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Hasn’t he also spoken through us?” The Lord heard it. 3 Now the man Moses was humble, more so than anyone on earth.
The Lord defends Moses
4 Immediately, the Lord said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “You three go out to the meeting tent.” So the three of them went out. 5 Then the Lord descended in a column of cloud, stood at the entrance of the tent, and called to Aaron and Miriam. The two of them came forward. 6 He said, “Listen to my words: If there is a prophet of the Lord among you,[a] I make myself known to him in visions. I speak to him in dreams. 7 But not with my servant Moses. He has proved to be reliable with all my household. 8 I speak with him face-to-face, visibly, not in riddles. He sees the Lord’s form. So why aren’t you afraid to criticize my servant Moses?” 9 The Lord’s anger blazed against them, and they went back.
The Lord punishes Miriam
10 When the cloud went away from over the tent, Miriam suddenly developed a skin disease flaky like snow. Aaron turned toward Miriam and saw her skin disease. 11 Then Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my master, please don’t punish us for the sin that we foolishly committed. 12 Please don’t let her be like the stillborn, whose flesh is half eaten as it comes out of the mother’s womb.”
13 So Moses cried to the Lord, “God, please heal her!”
14 The Lord said to Moses, “If her father had spit in her face, would she not be shamed for seven days? Let her be shut out of the camp for seven days, and afterward she will be brought back.” 15 So they shut Miriam out of the camp seven days. And the people didn’t march until Miriam was brought back. 16 Afterward the people marched from Hazeroth, and they camped in the Paran desert.
Footnotes
- Numbers 12:6 Heb uncertain; LXX If there is a prophet of you for the Lord
Números 12
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Quejas de Miriam y de Aarón
12 Moisés había tomado por esposa a una mujer cusita, así que Miriam y Aarón empezaron a murmurar contra él por causa de ella. 2 Decían: «¿Acaso solo por medio de Moisés ha hablado el Señor? ¿No ha hablado también por medio de nosotros?». Y el Señor oyó sus murmuraciones.
3 Moisés era muy humilde, más humilde que cualquier otro sobre la tierra.
4 De pronto, el Señor dijo a Moisés, Aarón y a Miriam: «Salgan los tres de la Tienda de reunión». Y los tres salieron. 5 Entonces el Señor descendió en una columna de nube y se detuvo a la entrada de la Tienda. Llamó a Aarón y a Miriam y, cuando ambos se acercaron, 6 el Señor dijo: «Escuchen lo que voy a decirles:
»Cuando un profeta del Señor se levanta entre ustedes,
yo le hablo en visiones
y me revelo a él en sueños.
7 Pero esto no ocurre así con mi siervo Moisés,
porque en toda mi casa él es de mi confianza.
8 Con él hablo cara a cara,
claramente y sin enigmas.
Él contempla la imagen del Señor.
¿Cómo no tienen miedo de murmurar
contra mi siervo Moisés?».
9 Entonces la ira del Señor se encendió contra ellos y el Señor se marchó.
10 Tan pronto como la nube se apartó de la Tienda, a Miriam se le puso la piel blanca como la nieve. Cuando Aarón se volvió hacia ella, vio que tenía una enfermedad infecciosa. 11 Entonces dijo a Moisés: «Te suplico, mi señor, que no nos tomes en cuenta este pecado que hemos cometido tan neciamente. 12 No la dejes como un abortivo, que sale del vientre de su madre con el cuerpo medio deshecho».
Moisés intercede por Miriam
13 Moisés rogó al Señor: «¡Oh Dios, te ruego que la sanes!».
14 El Señor respondió a Moisés: «Si su padre le hubiera escupido el rostro, ¿no habría durado su humillación siete días? Que sea aislada por siete días fuera del campamento y después de eso será readmitida».
15 Así que Miriam quedó aislada siete días fuera del campamento. El pueblo no se puso en marcha hasta que ella se reintegró.
16 Después el pueblo partió de Jazerot y acampó en el desierto de Parán.
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