And Miriam and Aaron
spake
against Moses
because of
the Ethiopian
woman
whom he had married
: for he had married
an Ethiopian
woman
.
And they said, Hath the LORD
indeed spoken
only by Moses
? hath he not spoken
also by us? And the LORD
heard
it .
(Now the man Moses
was very
meek
, above all the men
which were upon the face
of the earth
.)
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
.
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
.
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
.
My servant Moses
is not so, who is faithful
in all mine house
.
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
?
And the anger of the LORD
was kindled
against them; and he departed
.
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
.
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
.
Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh
is half
consumed
when he cometh out
of his mother's
womb
.
And Moses cried
unto the LORD
, saying
, Heal
her now, O God
, I beseech thee.
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 .
And Miriam was shut
out
from the camp
seven
days
: and the people
journeyed
not till Miriam
was brought
in again .
And afterward the people
removed
from Hazeroth
, and pitched
in the wilderness
of Paran
.