1 T hen Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married; for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

And Miriam speaketh -- Aaron also -- against Moses concerning the circumstance of the Cushite woman whom he had taken: for a Cushite woman he had taken;

2 S o they said, “Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us also?” And the Lord heard it.

and they say, `Only by Moses hath Jehovah spoken? also by us hath he not spoken?' and Jehovah heareth.

3 ( Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.)

And the man Moses very humble, more than any of the men who on the face of the ground.

4 S uddenly the Lord said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the tabernacle of meeting!” So the three came out.

And Jehovah saith suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, `Come out ye three unto the tent of meeting;' and they three come out.

5 T hen the Lord came down in the pillar of cloud and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam. And they both went forward.

And Jehovah cometh down in the pillar of the cloud, and standeth at the opening of the tent, and calleth Aaron and Miriam, and they come out both of them.

6 T hen He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak to him in a dream.

And He saith, `Hear, I pray you, My words: If your prophet is of Jehovah -- in an appearance unto him I make Myself known; in a dream I speak with him;

7 N ot so with My servant Moses; He is faithful in all My house.

not so My servant Moses; in all My house he stedfast;

8 I speak with him face to face, Even plainly, and not in dark sayings; And he sees the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid To speak against My servant Moses?”

mouth unto mouth I speak with him, and an appearance, and not in riddles; and the form of Jehovah he beholdeth attentively; and wherefore have ye not been afraid to speak against My servant -- against Moses?'

9 S o the anger of the Lord was aroused against them, and He departed.

And the anger of Jehovah burneth against them, and He goeth on,

10 A nd when the cloud departed from above the tabernacle, suddenly Miriam became leprous, as white as snow. Then Aaron turned toward Miriam, and there she was, a leper.

and the cloud hath turned aside from off the tent, and lo, Miriam leprous as snow; and Aaron turneth unto Miriam, and lo, leprous!

11 S o Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord! Please do not lay this sin on us, in which we have done foolishly and in which we have sinned.

And Aaron saith unto Moses, `O, my lord, I pray thee, lay not upon us sin which we have been foolish, and which we have sinned;

12 P lease do not let her be as one dead, whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb!”

let her not, I pray thee, be as dead, when in his coming out from the womb of his mother -- the half of his flesh is consumed.'

13 S o Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, “Please heal her, O God, I pray!”

And Moses crieth unto Jehovah, saying, `O God, I pray Thee, give, I pray Thee, healing to her.'

14 T hen the Lord said to Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not be shamed seven days? Let her be shut out of the camp seven days, and afterward she may be received again. ”

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `And her father had but spat in her face -- is she not ashamed seven days? she is shut out seven days at the outside of the camp, and afterwards she is gathered.'

15 S o Miriam was shut out of the camp seven days, and the people did not journey till Miriam was brought in again.

And Miriam is shut out at the outside of the camp seven days, and the people hath not journeyed till Miriam is gathered;

16 A nd afterward the people moved from Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of Paran.

and afterwards have the people journeyed from Hazeroth, and they encamp in the wilderness of Paran.