Numbers 12:1 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. {Ethiopian: or, Cushite} {married: Heb. taken}”

Numbers 12:1

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And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. {Ethiopian: or, Cushite} {married: Heb. taken}

And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard {it}.

(Now the man Moses {was} very meek, above all the men which {were} upon the face of the earth.)

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Numbers 12:2

"And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard {it}."

Numbers 12:3

"(Now the man Moses {was} very meek, above all the men which {were} upon the face of the earth.)"

Numbers 12:4

"And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out."

Numbers 12:5

"And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood {in} the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth."

Numbers 12:6

"And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, {I} the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, {and} will speak unto him in a dream."

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