Numbers

Numbers 12:10–12

¹⁰As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous,^b white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous, ¹¹and said to Moses, “My lord, please do not hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed. ¹²Please do not let her be like a stillborn infant whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb.”

Footnotes

b 12:10 The Hebrew word traditionally translated as leprous was used for various skin diseases; see Leviticus 13.

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Numbers 12:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As the cloud	וְהֶעָנָ֗ן	wə·he·‘ā·nān	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6051 cloud-mass, cloud
lifted	סָ֚ר	sār	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
from above	מֵעַ֣ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the Tent	הָאֹ֔הֶל	hā·’ō·hel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H168 tent
suddenly	וְהִנֵּ֥ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
Miriam	מִרְיָ֖ם	mir·yām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4813 Mirjam
leprous	מְצֹרַ֣עַת	mə·ṣō·ra·‘aṯ	Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular construct	H6879 be struck with leprosy, leprous
as snow	כַּשָּׁ֑לֶג	kaš·šā·leḡ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7950 snow
Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֛ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
turned	וַיִּ֧פֶן	way·yi·p̄en	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6437 turn
toward	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
her	מִרְיָ֖ם	mir·yām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4813 Mirjam
saw that	וְהִנֵּ֥ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
she	מְצֹרָֽעַת׃	mə·ṣō·rā·‘aṯ	Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular construct	H6879 be struck with leprosy, leprous

Numbers 12:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and said	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֑ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
My lord	אֲדֹנִ֔י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
please	נָ֨א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
hold	תָשֵׁ֤ת	ṯā·šêṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H7896 put, set
against us	עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height
this sin	חַטָּ֔את	ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
we have so foolishly	נוֹאַ֖לְנוּ	nō·w·’al·nū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural	H2973 be foolish
committed	חָטָֽאנוּ׃	ḥā·ṭā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H2398 miss

Numbers 12:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Please	נָ֥א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
let her be	תְהִ֖י	ṯə·hî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like a stillborn infant	כַּמֵּ֑ת	kam·mêṯ	Preposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4191 die
whose	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
flesh	בְשָׂרֽוֹ׃	ḇə·śā·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1320 flesh
is half	חֲצִ֥י	ḥă·ṣî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2677 half
consumed	וַיֵּאָכֵ֖ל	way·yê·’ā·ḵêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
when he comes out	בְּצֵאתוֹ֙	bə·ṣê·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
of his mother’s	אִמּ֔וֹ	’im·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
womb	מֵרֶ֣חֶם	mê·re·ḥem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7358 womb

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Numbers 12:10 Deuteronomy 24:9 · 2 Kings 5:27 · 2 Chronicles 26:19–21 · Exodus 4:6 · 2 Kings 15:5

Numbers 12:11 2 Samuel 24:10 · 2 Samuel 19:19 · Proverbs 30:32

Numbers 12:12 Psalm 88:4–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.