| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married; for he had married an Ethiopian woman. | 1Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he married (for he had married a Cushite woman). |
| 2So they said, “Has the LORD indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us also?” And the LORD heard it. | 2They said, "Does the LORD speak only through Moses? Does He not also speak through us?" And the LORD heard it. |
| 3(Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.) | 3Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth. |
| 4Suddenly the LORD said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the tabernacle of meeting!” So the three came out. | 4Suddenly the LORD said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, "You three come out to the tent of meeting." So the three of them went out. |
| 5Then 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. | 5Then the LORD descended in a pillar of cloud, stood at the entrance to the tent, and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When the two of them came forward, |
| 6Then 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. | 6He said:" Listen to what I say: If there is a prophet among you from the LORD, I make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream. |
| 7Not so with My servant Moses; He is faithful in all My house. | 7Not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My household. |
| 8I 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?” | 8I speak with him directly, openly, and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. So why were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?" |
| 9So the anger of the LORD was aroused against them, and He departed. | 9The LORD's anger burned against them, and He left. |
| 10And 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. | 10As the cloud moved away from the tent, Miriam's skin suddenly became diseased, as white as snow. When Aaron turned toward her, he saw that she was diseased |
| 11So 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. | 11and said to Moses, "My lord, please don't hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed. |
| 12Please do not let her be as one dead, whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb!” | 12Please don't let her be like a dead baby whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother's womb." |
| 13So Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, “Please heal her, O God, I pray!” | 13Then Moses cried out to the LORD, "God, please heal her!" |
| 14Then 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.” | 14The LORD answered Moses, "If her father had merely spit in her face, wouldn't she remain in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in." |
| 15So Miriam was shut out of the camp seven days, and the people did not journey till Miriam was brought in again. | 15So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until Miriam was brought back in. |
| 16And afterward the people moved from Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of Paran. | 16After that, the people set out from Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of Paran. |
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