Numbers 1212NumbersRebellion in the wildernessJPS Tanakh 1917

JPS Tanakh 1917Berean Standard Bible

1. The Complaint of Miriam and Aaron

2. 1JPSAnd Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cushite woman.BSBBSB: Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife.
3. 2JPSAnd they said: 'Hath the LORD indeed spoken only with Moses? hath He not spoken also with us?' And the LORD heard it. —BSBBSB: “Does the LORD speak only through Moses?” they said. “Does He not also speak through us?” And the LORD heard this.
4. 3JPSNow the man Moses was very meek, above all the men that were upon the face of the earth. —BSBBSB: Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.
5. 4JPSAnd the LORD spoke suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam: 'Come out ye three unto the tent of meeting.' And they three came out.BSBBSB: And suddenly the LORD said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “You three, come out to the Tent of Meeting.” So the three went out,
6. 5JPSAnd the LORD 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.BSBBSB: and the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud, stood at the entrance to the Tent, and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When both of them had stepped forward,
7. 6JPSAnd He said: 'Hear now My words: if there be a prophet among you, I the LORD do make Myself known unto him in a vision, I do speak with him in a dream.BSBBSB: He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.
8. 7JPSMy servant Moses is not so; he is trusted in all My house;BSBBSB: But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house.
9. 8JPSwith him do I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD doth he behold; wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against My servant, against Moses?'BSBBSB: I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
10. 9JPSAnd the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and He departed.BSBBSB: So the anger of the LORD burned against them, and He departed.
11. 10JPSAnd when the cloud was removed from over the Tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow; and Aaron looked upon Miriam; and, behold, she was leprous.BSBBSB: As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous,
12. 11JPSAnd 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.BSBBSB: and said to Moses, “My lord, please do not hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed.
13. 12JPSLet her not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.'BSBBSB: Please do not let her be like a stillborn infant whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb.”
14. 13JPSAnd Moses cried unto the LORD, saying: 'Heal her now, O God, I beseech Thee.'BSBBSB: So Moses cried out to the LORD, “O God, please heal her!”
15. 14JPSAnd the LORD said unto Moses: 'If her father had but spit in her face, should she not hide in shame seven days? let her be shut up without the camp seven days, and after that she shall be brought in again.'BSBBSB: But the LORD answered Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in.”
16. 15JPSAnd Miriam was shut up without the camp seven days; and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.BSBBSB: So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until she was brought in again.
17. 16JPSAnd afterward the people journeyed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.BSBBSB: After that, the people set out from Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of Paran.