Numbers 12:12 Do not let her be like a stillborn infant coming from its mother's womb with its flesh half eaten away."

◄ Numbers 12:12 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
Do not let her be like a stillborn infant coming from its mother's womb with its flesh half eaten away."

English Standard Version
Let her not be as one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother’s womb.”

New American Standard Bible
"Oh, do not let her be like one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes from his mother's womb!"

King James Bible
Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Please don't let her be like a dead baby whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother's womb."

International Standard Version
Please don't let her be like one of the living dead, who is born with a congenital skin disease."

American Standard Version
Let her not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Let her not be as one dead, and as an abortive that is cast forth from the mother's womb. Lo, now one half of her flesh is consumed with the leprosy.

Darby Bible Translation
Let her not be as one stillborn, half of whose flesh is consumed when he comes out of his mother's womb.

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

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

12:10-16 The cloud departed, and Miriam became leprous. When God goes, evil comes: expect no good when God departs. Her foul tongue, as Bishop Hall says, was justly punished with a foul face. Aaron, as priest, was judge of the leprosy. He could not pronounce her leprous without trembling, knowing himself to be equally guilty. But if she was thus punished for speaking against Moses, what will become of those who sin against Christ? Aaron, who joined his sister in speaking against Moses, is forced for himself and his sister, to beseech him, and to speak highly of him whom he had so lately blamed. Those who trample upon the saints and servants of God, will one day be glad to make court to them. It is well when rebukes produce confession of sin and repentance. Such offenders, though corrected and disgraced, shall be pardoned. Moses made it appear, that he forgave the injury done him. To this pattern of Moses, and that of our Saviour, who said, Father, forgive them, we must conform. A reason is given for Miriam's being put out of the camp for seven days; because thus she ought to accept the punishment of her sin. When under the tokens of God's displeasure for sin, it becomes us to take shame to ourselves. This hindered the people's progress in their march forward towards Canaan. Many things oppose us, but nothing so hinders us in the way to heaven, as sin.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

11-13. On the humble and penitential submission of Aaron, Moses interceded for both the offenders, especially for Miriam, who was restored; not, however, till she had been made, by her exclusion, a public example [Nu 12:14, 15].