民数记 12

1Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married: “He married a Cushite!”

2They said, “Has GOD spoken only through Moses—and not through us as well?” GOD heard it.

3Now Moses himself was very humble, more so than any other human being on earth.

4Suddenly GOD called to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the Tent of Meeting.” So the three of them went out.

5GOD came down in a pillar of cloud, stopped at the entrance of the Tent, and called out, “Aaron and Miriam!” The two of them came forward.

6“Hear these My words: When prophets of GOD arise among you, I make Myself known to them in a vision, I speak with them in a dream.

7Not so with My servant Moses; he is trusted throughout My household.

8With him I speak mouth to mouth, plainly and not in riddles, and he beholds GOD’s likeness. How then did you not shrink from speaking against My servant Moses!”

9Still incensed with them, GOD departed.

10As the cloud withdrew from the Tent, there was Miriam stricken with snow-white scales! When Aaron turned toward Miriam, he saw that she was stricken with scales.

11And Aaron said to Moses, “O my lord, account not to us the sin that we committed in our folly.

12Let her not be like a stillbirth that emerges from its mother’s womb with half its flesh eaten away!”

13So Moses cried out to GOD, saying, “O God, pray heal her!”

14But GOD said to Moses, “If her father spat in her face, would she not bear her shame for seven days? Let her be shut out of camp for seven days, and then let her be readmitted.”

15So Miriam was shut out of camp seven days; and the people did not march on until Miriam was readmitted.

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