Numbers 12 - Introduction

1 God rebuketh the sedition of Miriam and Aaron.

10 Miriams leprosie is healed at the prayer of Moses.

14 God commandeth her to be shut out of the hoste.

[Miriam leprous.]

1 And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses, because of the [Note: Or, Cushite.] Ethiophian woman, whom hee had married: for he had [Note: Hebrew: taken.] married an Ethiopian woman.

2 And they said, Hath the Lord indeed spoken onely by Moses? Hath hee not spoken also by vs? And the Lord heard it.

3 (Now the man Moses was [Note: Sir 45:4.] very meeke, aboue all the men which were vpon the face of the earth.)

4 And the Lord spake suddenly vnto Moses, and vnto Aaron, and vnto Miriam, Come out ye three vnto the Tabernacle of the Congregation: and they three came out.

5 And the Lord came downe in the pillar of the cloude, and stood in the doore of the Tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came foorth.

6 And hee saide, Heare now my words: If there be a Prophet among you, I the Lord will make my selfe knowen vnto him in a vision, and will speake vnto him in a dreame:

7 [Note: Hebrews 3:2.] My seruant Moses is not so, who is faithfull in all mine house.

8 With him will I speake [Note: Exodus 33:11.] mouth to mouth euen apparantly, and not in darke speeches, and the similitude of the Lord shall hee behold: wherefore then were yee not afraid to speake against my seruant Moses?

9 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against them, and he departed.

10 And the cloud departed from off the Tabernacle, and behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked vpon Miriam, and behold, she was leprous.

11 And Aaron said vnto Moses, Alas my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sinne vpon vs, wherein we haue done foolishly, and wherein we haue sinned:

12 Let her not bee as one dead, of whom the flesh is halfe consumed, when he commeth out of his mothers wombe.

13 And Moses cryed vnto the Lord, saying, Heale her now, O God, I beseech thee.

14 And the Lord said vnto Moses, If her father had but spit in

[Spies are sent to search the land.]

her face, should she not bee ashamed seuen dayes? let her be [Note: Leviticus 13:46.] shut out from the campe seuen dayes, and after that let her be receiued in againe.

15 And Miriam was shut out from the campe seuen dayes: and the people iourneied not, til Miriam was brought in againe.

16 And afterward the people remoued from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wildernesse of Paran.