12:1 Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married, for he had married a Cushite woman;
12:1 While they were at Hazeroth, Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married (for he had indeed married a Cushite woman);

12:2 and they said, "Has the LORD indeed spoken only through Moses? Has he not spoken through us also?" And the LORD heard it.
12:2 and they said, "Has the LORD spoken only through Moses? Has he not spoken through us also?" And the LORD heard it.

12:3 Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all men that were on the face of the earth.
12:3 Now the man Moses was very humble, more so than anyone else on the face of the earth.

12:4 And suddenly the LORD said to Moses and to Aaron and Miriam, "Come out, you three, to the tent of meeting." And the three of them came out.
12:4 Suddenly the LORD said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, "Come out, you three, to the tent of meeting." So the three of them came out.

12:5 And the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud, and stood at the door of the tent, and called Aaron and Miriam; and they both came forward.
12:5 Then the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud, and stood at the entrance of the tent, and called Aaron and Miriam; and they both came forward.

12:6 And he said, "Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the LORD make myself known to him in a vision, I speak with him in a dream.
12:6 And he said, "Hear my words: When there are prophets among you, I the LORD make myself known to them in visions; I speak to them in dreams.

12:7 Not so with my servant Moses; he is entrusted with all my house.
12:7 Not so with my servant Moses; he is entrusted with all my house.

12:8 With him I speak mouth to mouth, clearly, and not in dark speech; and he beholds the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?"
12:8 With him I speak face to face--clearly, not in riddles; and he beholds the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?"

12:9 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them, and he departed;
12:9 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them, and he departed.

12:10 and when the cloud removed from over the tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow. And Aaron turned towards Miriam, and behold, she was leprous.
12:10 When the cloud went away from over the tent, Miriam had become leprous, as white as snow. And Aaron turned towards Miriam and saw that she was leprous.

12:11 And Aaron said to Moses, "Oh, my lord, do not punish us because we have done foolishly and have sinned.
12:11 Then Aaron said to Moses, "Oh, my lord, do not punish us for a sin that we have so foolishly committed.

12:12 Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother's womb."
12:12 Do not let her be like one stillborn, whose flesh is half consumed when it comes out of its mother's womb."

12:13 And Moses cried to the LORD, "Heal her, O God, I beseech thee."
12:13 And Moses cried to the LORD, "O God, please heal her."

12:14 But the LORD said to Moses, "If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be shamed seven days? Let her be shut up outside the camp seven days, and after that she may be brought in again."
12:14 But the LORD said to Moses, "If her father had but spit in her face, would she not bear her shame for seven days? Let her be shut out of the camp for seven days, and after that she may be brought in again."

12:15 So Miriam was shut up outside the camp seven days; and the people did not set out on the march till Miriam was brought in again.
12:15 So Miriam was shut out of the camp for seven days; and the people did not set out on the march until Miriam had been brought in again.

12:16 After that the people set out from Haze'roth, and encamped in the wilderness of Paran.
12:16 After that the people set out from Hazeroth, and camped in the wilderness of Paran.