Numbers 12
1 And
Miriam and
Aaron spake against
Moses because
of the
Ethiopian woman whom he had
married: for he had
married an
Ethiopian woman. 2 And they
said, Hath the
LORD indeed
spoken only by
Moses? hath he not
spoken also by us? And the
LORD heard it.
3 (Now the
man Moses was
very meek , above all the
men which were upon the
face of the earth.)
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.
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.
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. 7 My
servant Moses is not so, who is
faithful in all mine
house. 8 With him will I
speak mouth to
mouth, even
apparently, and not in dark
speeches; and the
similitude of the
LORD shall he
behold: wherefore then were ye not
afraid to
speak against my
servant Moses? 9 And the
anger of the
LORD was
kindled against them; and he
departed.
10 And the
cloud departed from off the
tabernacle; and, behold,
Miriam became
leprous, white as
snow: and
Aaron looked upon
Miriam, and, behold, she was
leprous.
11 And
Aaron said unto
Moses, Alas, my
lord, I beseech thee,
lay not the
sin upon us, wherein we have done
foolishly, and wherein we have
sinned.
12 Let her not be as one
dead , of whom the
flesh is
half consumed when he cometh
out of his
mother's womb. 13 And
Moses cried unto the
LORD, saying,
Heal her now, O
God, I beseech thee.
14 And the
LORD said unto
Moses, If her
father had
but spit in her
face, should she not be
ashamed seven days? let her be
shut out from the
camp seven days, and
after that let her be
received in again.
15 And
Miriam was
shut out from the
camp seven days: and the
people journeyed not till
Miriam was
brought in again.
16 And
afterward the
people removed from
Hazeroth, and
pitched in the
wilderness of
Paran.