Numbers 12

Miriam and Aaron challenge Moses' authority over his Cushite wife and unique prophetic role; YHWH affirms Moses' unparalleled faithfulness, striking Miriam with tzara'at, whom Moses intercedes for, and she is healed after seven days outside camp.[1]

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Verse 1
and she spoke and she spoke and she spoke Miriam Miryam Mireyam and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon against Moses in Mosheh in Mosheh because of upon concerning the matter of matters concerning matters concerning the woman the woman the woman the Cushite the Kushite woman the Kushit whom that-which whom he had married he took he took for for/because for a woman woman a woman Cushite Kushite woman Kushit he had married he took he took
וַ/תְּדַבֵּ֨ר 𐤅/𐤕𐤃𐤁𐤓 vatedaber and she spoke and she spoke and she spoke HC/Vpw3fs מִרְיָ֤ם 𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 mireyam Miriam Miryam Mireyam HNp וְ/אַהֲרֹן֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 veaharon and Aaron and Aharon and Aharon HC/Np בְּ/מֹשֶׁ֔ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤄 bemosheh against Moses in Mosheh in Mosheh HR/Np עַל 𐤏𐤋 al because of upon concerning HR אֹד֛וֹת 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤕 odot the matter of matters concerning matters concerning HNcfpc הָ/אִשָּׁ֥ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa הַ/כֻּשִׁ֖ית 𐤄/𐤊𐤔𐤉𐤕 hakushit the Cushite the Kushite woman the Kushit HTd/Ngfsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which whom HTr לָקָ֑ח 𐤋𐤒𐤇 laqach he had married he took he took HVqp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC אִשָּׁ֥ה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah a woman woman a woman HNcfsa כֻשִׁ֖ית 𐤊𐤔𐤉𐤕 khushit Cushite Kushite woman Kushit HNgfsa לָקָֽח 𐤋𐤒𐤇 laqach-2 he had married he took he took HVqp3ms
Verse 4
and He said and he said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh suddenly suddenly suddenly to toward to Moses Mosheh Mosheh and to and toward and to Aaron Aharon Aharon and to and toward and to Miriam Miryam Mireyam come out Go out Go out the three of you your three the three of you to toward to tent portable tent-dwelling portable tent-dwelling of meeting appointed time appointed time and they went out and they went out and they went out the three of them three of them the three of them
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and He said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp פִּתְאֹ֗ם 𐤐𐤕𐤀𐤌 piteom suddenly suddenly suddenly HD אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR מֹשֶׁ֤ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp וְ/אֶֽל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward and to HC/R אַהֲרֹן֙ 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel-2 and to and toward and to HC/R מִרְיָ֔ם 𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 mireyam Miriam Miryam Mireyam HNp צְא֥וּ 𐤑𐤀𐤅 tseu come out Go out Go out HVqv2mp שְׁלָשְׁתְּ/כֶ֖ם 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕/𐤊𐤌 shelashetekhem the three of you your three the three of you HAcmsc/Sp2mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward to HR אֹ֣הֶל 𐤀𐤄𐤋 ohel tent portable tent-dwelling portable tent-dwelling HNcmsc מוֹעֵ֑ד 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed of meeting appointed time appointed time HNcmsa וַ/יֵּצְא֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayetseu and they went out and they went out and they went out HC/Vqw3mp שְׁלָשְׁתָּֽ/ם 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕/𐤌 shelashetam the three of them three of them the three of them HAcmsc/Sp3mp
Verse 5
and-came-down and he descended and he went down the LORD Yahweh Yahweh in-the-pillar in a standing-pillar of in a standing-pillar of of-cloud covering-cloud covering-cloud and-stood and he stood and he stood at-entrance opening-of entrance-of of-the-tabernacle the tent the tent and-called he called and he called Aaron Aharon Aharon and-Miriam and Miriam and Mireyam and-they-came-out and they went out and they went out both-of-them the two of them the two of them
וַ/יֵּ֤רֶד 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃 vayered and-came-down and he descended and he went down HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/עַמּ֣וּד 𐤁/𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤃 beamud in-the-pillar in a standing-pillar of in a standing-pillar of HR/Ncmsc עָנָ֔ן 𐤏𐤍𐤍 anan of-cloud covering-cloud covering-cloud HNcmsa וַֽ/יַּעֲמֹ֖ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 vayaamod ima (Bemba) and-stood and he stood and he stood HC/Vqw3ms פֶּ֣תַח 𐤐𐤕𐤇 petach at-entrance opening-of entrance-of HNcmsc הָ/אֹ֑הֶל 𐤄/𐤀𐤄𐤋 haohel of-the-tabernacle the tent the tent HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּקְרָא֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 vayiqera and-called he called and he called HC/Vqw3ms אַהֲרֹ֣ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp וּ/מִרְיָ֔ם 𐤅/𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 umireyam and-Miriam and Miriam and Mireyam HC/Np וַ/יֵּצְא֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayetseu and-they-came-out and they went out and they went out HC/Vqw3mp שְׁנֵי/הֶֽם 𐤔𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 sheneyhem both-of-them the two of them the two of them HAcmdc/Sp3mp
Verse 6
And He said and he said and he said Hear Hear! Hear! now please please my words my utterances my words If if / whether if there is he will come to be he will be your prophet your inspired spokesman your prophet the LORD Yahweh Yahweh in a vision in the visible-manifestation in the vision to him toward him to him I make Myself known I will make myself known I will make myself known in a dream in the dream in the dream I speak I will speak I will speak with him — with him
וַ/יֹּ֖אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And He said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שִׁמְעוּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shimeu Hear Hear! Hear! HVqv2mp נָ֣א 𐤍𐤀 na now please please HTe דְבָרָ֑/י 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤉 devaray Ndaba (Zulu) my words my utterances my words HNcmpc/Sp1cs אִם 𐤀𐤌 im If if / whether if HC יִֽהְיֶה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh there is he will come to be he will be HVqi3ms נְבִ֣יאֲ/כֶ֔ם 𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀/𐤊𐤌 neviakhem your prophet your inspired spokesman your prophet HNcmsc/Sp2mp יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בַּ/מַּרְאָה֙ 𐤁/𐤌𐤓𐤀𐤄 bamareah in a vision in the visible-manifestation in the vision HRd/Ncfsa אֵלָ֣י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms אֶתְוַדָּ֔ע 𐤀𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤏 etevada I make Myself known I will make myself known I will make myself known HVti1cs בַּ/חֲל֖וֹם 𐤁/𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤌 bachalom in a dream in the dream in the dream HR/Ncmsa אֲדַבֶּר 𐤀𐤃𐤁𐤓 adaber I speak I will speak I will speak HVpi1cs בּֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo with him with him HR/Sp3ms
Verse 8
mouth mouth mouth to toward to mouth mouth mouth I-will-speak I will speak I will speak in-him — in him and-appearance and appearance of and appearance of and-not and not and not in-riddles in riddles in riddles and-form-of and likeness-of and form of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh he-beholds he will cause to gaze he looks and-why and why? and why? not not not you-feared you feared you feared to-speak to declare to speak against-servant-my in my servant in my servant against-Moses in Mosheh in Mosheh
פֶּ֣ה 𐤐𐤄 peh mouth mouth mouth HNcmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR פֶּ֞ה 𐤐𐤄 peh-2 mouth mouth mouth HNcmsa אֲדַבֶּר 𐤀𐤃𐤁𐤓 adaber I-will-speak I will speak I will speak HVpi1cs בּ֗/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in-him in him HR/Sp3ms וּ/מַרְאֶה֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤓𐤀𐤄 umareeh and-appearance and appearance of and appearance of HC/Ncmsa וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not and not HC/Tn בְ/חִידֹ֔ת 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤃𐤕 vechidot in-riddles in riddles in riddles HR/Ncfpa וּ/תְמֻנַ֥ת 𐤅/𐤕𐤌𐤍𐤕 utemunat and-form-of and likeness-of and form of HC/Ncfsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp יַבִּ֑יט 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤈 yabit he-beholds he will cause to gaze he looks HVhi3ms וּ/מַדּ֨וּעַ֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 umadua and-why and why? and why? HC/Ti לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יְרֵאתֶ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤌 yeretem you-feared you feared you feared HVqp2mp לְ/דַבֵּ֖ר 𐤋/𐤃𐤁𐤓 ledaber to-speak to declare to speak HR/Vpc בְּ/עַבְדִּ֥/י 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤉 beavedi against-servant-my in my servant in my servant HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs בְ/מֹשֶֽׁה 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤄 vemosheh against-Moses in Mosheh in Mosheh HR/Np
Verse 10
and-the-cloud and the covering-cloud and the covering-cloud departed ruling chief departed from-over from upon from upon the-tent the tent the tent and-behold and look! and look Miriam Miryam Mireyam leprous skin-diseased skin-diseased like-snow like snow like snow and-turned and he turned and he turned Aaron Aharon Aharon to toward toward Miriam Miryam Mireyam and-behold and look! and look leprous skin-diseased skin-diseased
וְ/הֶ/עָנָ֗ן 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤍𐤍 veheanan and-the-cloud and the covering-cloud and the covering-cloud HC/Td/Ncmsa סָ֚ר 𐤎𐤓 sar departed ruling chief departed HVqp3ms מֵ/עַ֣ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from-over from upon from upon HR/R הָ/אֹ֔הֶל 𐤄/𐤀𐤄𐤋 haohel the-tent the tent the tent HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh bona (Lozi) and-behold and look! and look HC/Tm מִרְיָ֖ם 𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 mireyam Miriam Miryam Mireyam HNp מְצֹרַ֣עַת 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤏𐤕 metsoraat leprous skin-diseased skin-diseased HVPsfsa כַּ/שָּׁ֑לֶג 𐤊/𐤔𐤋𐤂 kashaleg like-snow like snow like snow HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּ֧פֶן 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤍 vayifen and-turned and he turned and he turned HC/Vqw3ms אַהֲרֹ֛ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR מִרְיָ֖ם 𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 mireyam-2 Miriam Miryam Mireyam HNp וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh-2 bona (Lozi) and-behold and look! and look HC/Tm מְצֹרָֽעַת 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤏𐤕 metsoraat-2 leprous skin-diseased skin-diseased HVPsfsa
Verse 11
And Aaron said and he said and he said Aaron Aharon Aharon to toward to Moses Mosheh Mosheh Alas please please my lord my lord my lord not upon / over do not please please please lay may you set may you set upon us upon us upon us sin sin-offense sin-offense wherein that-which that which we have done foolishly we have become foolish we have acted foolishly and wherein and that-which and that which we have sinned we have missed the mark we have sinned
וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And Aaron said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אַהֲרֹ֖ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR מֹשֶׁ֑ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp בִּ֣י 𐤁𐤉 bi Alas please please HTe אֲדֹנִ֔/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adoni my lord my lord my lord HNcmsc/Sp1cs אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over do not HTn נָ֨א 𐤍𐤀 na please please please HTe תָשֵׁ֤ת 𐤕𐤔𐤕 tashet lay may you set may you set HVqj2ms עָלֵ֨י/נוּ֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅 aleynu upon us upon us upon us HR/Sp1cp חַטָּ֔את 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕 chatat sin sin-offense sin-offense HNcfsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher wherein that-which that which HTr נוֹאַ֖לְנוּ 𐤍𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤍𐤅 noalenu we have done foolishly we have become foolish we have acted foolishly HVNp1cp וַ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vaasher and wherein and that-which and that which HC/Tr חָטָֽאנוּ 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤍𐤅 chatanu we have sinned we have missed the mark we have sinned HVqp1cp
Verse 14
And He said and he said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to toward to Moses Mosheh Mosheh and her father her father her father had spit he will spit had spit spit he spit spit in her face in her presence in her face not is it not? would she not be ashamed she will be shamed be ashamed seven seven (of) seven (of) days days days she shall be shut she will be shut in she will be shut in seven seven (of) seven (of) days days days from outside from the outside from outside the camp to the encampment to the camp and after and after and after she shall be gathered she will be gathered it will be gathered
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And He said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR מֹשֶׁ֗ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp וְ/אָבִ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄 veaviha and her father her father her father HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs יָרֹ֤ק 𐤉𐤓𐤒 yaroq had spit he will spit had spit HVqa יָרַק֙ 𐤉𐤓𐤒 yaraq spit he spit spit HVqp3ms בְּ/פָנֶ֔י/הָ 𐤁/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄 befaneyha in her face in her presence in her face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3fs הֲ/לֹ֥א 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo not is it not? would she not HTi/Tn תִכָּלֵ֖ם 𐤕𐤊𐤋𐤌 tikalem be ashamed she will be shamed be ashamed HVNi3fs שִׁבְעַ֣ת 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕 shiveat seven seven (of) seven (of) HAcmsc יָמִ֑ים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim days days days HNcmpa תִּסָּגֵ֞ר 𐤕𐤎𐤂𐤓 tisager she shall be shut she will be shut in she will be shut in HVNi3fs שִׁבְעַ֤ת 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕 shiveat-2 seven seven (of) seven (of) HAcmsc יָמִים֙ 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim-2 days days days HNcmpa מִ/ח֣וּץ 𐤌/𐤇𐤅𐤑 michuts from outside from the outside from outside HR/Ncmsa לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 lamachaneh the camp to the encampment to the camp HRd/Ncbsa וְ/אַחַ֖ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓 veachar and after and after and after HC/D תֵּאָסֵֽף 𐤕𐤀𐤎𐤐 teasef she shall be gathered she will be gathered it will be gathered HVNi3fs
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