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.

1. Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married

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

2. and they said, "Has Yahweh only spoken through Moses? Has he not also spoken through us?" And Yahweh heard.

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

3. Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than any man on 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.

4. Yet suddenly Yahweh said to Moses, Aaron and Miriam, "Come out, all three of you, to the Tent of Meeting." The three of them 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.

5. Yahweh came down in the pillar of cloud and, standing at the door of the Tent, called Aaron and Miriam. They both went out and

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.

6. he said, "Listen carefully to what I say, If there is a prophet among you, I reveal myself to him in a vision and I speak to him in a dream.

7. My servant Moses [is] not so, who [is] faithful in all mine house.

7. It is not so for my servant, Moses, my trusted steward in all my household.

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?

8. To him I speak face to face, openly, and not in riddles, and he sees the presence of Yahweh. Why then did you not fear to speak against my servant, against Moses?"

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

9. Yahweh became angry with 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.

10. The cloud moved away from above the Tent and Miriam was there white as snow with leprosy. Aaron turned towards Miriam and he saw that 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.

11. And he said to Moses, "My lord, I beg you, do not charge us with this sin that we have foolishly committed.

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

12. Let her not be like the stillborn whose flesh is half-eaten when it comes from its mother's womb."

13. And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.

13. Then Moses cried to Yahweh, "Heal her, O God, I beg of you."

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].

14. But Yahweh said to Moses, "If her father spat in her face, would she not hide in shame for seven days? Let her then be confined outside the camp for seven days; only then shall she be admitted again."

15. And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in [again].

15. And so Miriam was confined for seven days outside the camp and the people did not move on until she had been readmitted.

16. And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.

16. After that the people set out from Hazeroth and camped in the wilderness of Paran.