^{1 Ref} And Miriam speaketh -- Aaron also -- against Moses concerning the circumstance of the Cushite woman whom he had taken: for a Cushite woman he had taken;

^{2 Ref} and they say, `Only by Moses hath Jehovah spoken? also by us hath he not spoken?' and Jehovah heareth.

^{3 Ref} And the man Moses `is' very humble, more than any of the men who `are' on the face of the ground.

^{4 Ref} And Jehovah saith suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, `Come out ye three unto the tent of meeting;' and they three come out.

^{5 Ref} And Jehovah cometh down in the pillar of the cloud, and standeth at the opening of the tent, and calleth Aaron and Miriam, and they come out both of them.

^{6 Ref} And He saith, `Hear, I pray you, My words: If your prophet is of Jehovah -- in an appearance unto him I make Myself known; in a dream I speak with him;

^{7 Ref} not so My servant Moses; in all My house he `is' stedfast;

^{8 Ref} mouth unto mouth I speak with him, and `by' an appearance, and not in riddles; and the form of Jehovah he beholdeth attentively; and wherefore have ye not been afraid to speak against My servant -- against Moses?'

^{9 Ref} And the anger of Jehovah burneth against them, and He goeth on,

^{10 Ref} and the cloud hath turned aside from off the tent, and lo, Miriam `is' leprous as snow; and Aaron turneth unto Miriam, and lo, leprous!

^{11 Ref} And Aaron saith unto Moses, `O, my lord, I pray thee, lay not upon us sin `in' which we have been foolish, and `in' which we have sinned;

^{12 Ref} let her not, I pray thee, be as `one' dead, when in his coming out from the womb of his mother -- the half of his flesh is consumed.'

^{13 Ref} And Moses crieth unto Jehovah, saying, `O God, I pray Thee, give, I pray Thee, healing to her.'

^{14 Ref} And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `And her father had but spat in her face -- is she not ashamed seven days? she is shut out seven days at the outside of the camp, and afterwards she is gathered.'

^{15 Ref} And Miriam is shut out at the outside of the camp seven days, and the people hath not journeyed till Miriam is gathered;

^{16 Ref} and afterwards have the people journeyed from Hazeroth, and they encamp in the wilderness of Paran.

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

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

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

^{4 Ref} And 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.

^{5 Ref} And 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.

^{6 Ref} And 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.

^{7 Ref} My servant Moses is not so; he is faithful in all my house:

^{8 Ref} with 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?

^{9 Ref} And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against them; and he departed.

^{10 Ref} And 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.

^{11 Ref} And 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.

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

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

^{14 Ref} And 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.

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

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