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Numbers 12:1-3
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Numbers 12:1-3
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Miriam and Aaron Criticize Moses
12 Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses. They criticized him because he married an Ethiopian[a] woman. 2 They said to themselves, “Moses is not the only one the Lord has used to speak to the people. He has also spoken through us!”
The Lord heard this. 3 (Moses was a very humble man. He was more humble than any other man on earth.)
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- Numbers 12:1 Ethiopian Or “Cushite,” a person from Ethiopia, in Africa.
Numbers 12:1-3
International Standard Version
Numbers 12:1-3
International Standard Version
Aaron and Miriam Rebel
12 Miriam and Aaron rebelled against Moses on account of the Cushite woman that he had married. 2 They asked, “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Hasn’t he also spoken through us?”
But the Lord heard it.
3 Now the man Moses was very humble—more than any person on earth.
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Numbers 12:1-3
New International Version
Numbers 12:1-3
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Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses
12 Miriam(A) and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife,(B) for he had married a Cushite. 2 “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses?” they asked. “Hasn’t he also spoken through us?”(C) And the Lord heard this.(D)
3 (Now Moses was a very humble man,(E) more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.)
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