Numbers
Numbers 12:1
1Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Miriam | מִרְיָ֤ם | mir·yām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4813 Mirjam |
| and Aaron | וְאַהֲרֹן֙ | wə·’a·hă·rōn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| criticized | וַתְּדַבֵּ֨ר | wat·tə·ḏab·bêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1696 speak |
| Moses | בְּמֹשֶׁ֔ה | bə·mō·šeh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| because of | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the Cushite | הַכֻּשִׁ֖ית | hak·ku·šîṯ | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3569 Cushite |
| woman | הָאִשָּׁ֥ה | hā·’iš·šāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| he had married | לָקָ֑ח | lā·qāḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he had taken | לָקָֽח׃ | lā·qāḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| a Cushite | כֻשִׁ֖ית | ḵu·šîṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3569 Cushite |
| wife | אִשָּׁ֥ה | ’iš·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 2:21 · Genesis 26:34–35 · Genesis 27:46 · Genesis 24:37 · Galatians 4:16 · Genesis 28:6–9 · Genesis 24:3 · Matthew 10:36 · John 7:5 · Genesis 34:14–15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.