Numbers 12

1And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cushite woman.

1Miriam and Aaron began to criticize Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had indeed married a woman from Cush.

2And they said, Hath Jehovah indeed spoken only with Moses? hath he not spoken also with us? And Jehovah heard it.

2They said, 'Has the LORD spoken only through Moses? Hasn't he spoken through us too?' And the LORD heard them.

3Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men that were upon the face of the earth.

3Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.

4And Jehovah spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tent of meeting. And they three came out.

4Suddenly the LORD said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, 'All three of you come out to the tent of meeting.' So the three of them went out.

5And Jehovah came down in a pillar of cloud, and stood at the door of the Tent, and called Aaron and Miriam; and they both came forth.

5The LORD came down in a pillar of cloud, stood at the entrance of the Tent, and called Aaron and Miriam. When both of them stepped forward,

6And he said, Hear now my words: if there be a prophet among you, I Jehovah will make myself known unto him in a vision, I will speak with him in a dream.

6he said, 'Listen to what I say: When there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, make myself known to them in visions and speak to them in dreams.

7My servant Moses is not so; he is faithful in all my house:

7But this is not how it is with my servant Moses; he is faithful in my entire house.

8with him will I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the form of Jehovah shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?

8I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he even sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?'

9And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against them; and he departed.

9The LORD’s anger burned against them, and he left them.

10And the cloud removed from over the Tent; and, behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.

10When the cloud lifted from above the Tent, there stood Miriam with a skin disease, as white as snow. Aaron turned toward her and saw that she had an infectious skin disease.

11And Aaron said unto Moses, Oh, my lord, lay not, I pray thee, sin upon us, for that we have done foolishly, and for that we have sinned.

11Aaron said to Moses, 'Please, my lord, do not hold this sin against us, because we have acted foolishly and sinned.

12Let her not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother’s womb.

12Do not let her be like a stillborn baby that comes out of its mother’s womb with its flesh half-eaten away.'

13And Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying, Heal her, O God, I beseech thee.

13So Moses cried out to the LORD, 'Please, God, heal her!'

14And Jehovah said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut up without the camp seven days, and after that she shall be brought in again.

14The LORD replied to Moses, 'If her father had only spit in her face, wouldn't she be in disgrace for seven days? Confine her outside the camp for seven days; after that she can be brought back.'

15And Miriam was shut up without the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.

15So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until she was brought back in.

16And afterward the people journeyed from Hazeroth, and encamped in the wilderness of Paran.

16After that, the people left Hazeroth and set up camp in the Wilderness of Paran.