Numbers 12:1-8 ▼

1 Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he married (for he had married a Cushite woman).

2 They said, “Does the LORD speak only through Moses? Does He not also speak through us?” And the LORD heard it.

3 Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.

4 Suddenly the LORD said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “You three come out to the tent of meeting.” So the three of them went out.

5 Then 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,

6 He 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.

7 Not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My household.

8 I 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?”