Numbers

Numbers 12:10–15

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.”

¹³So Moses cried out to the LORD, “O God, please heal her!”

¹⁴But the LORD answered Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not have been 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 confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until she was brought in again.

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

Numbers 12:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
cried out	וַיִּצְעַ֣ק	way·yiṣ·‘aq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6817 cry, cry out, call
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
O God	אֵ֕ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
please	נָ֛א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
heal	רְפָ֥א	rə·p̄ā	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7495 heal
her	לָֽהּ׃פ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular

Numbers 12:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
answered	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֗ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
If her father	וְאָבִ֙יהָ֙	wə·’ā·ḇî·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1 father
had but spit	יָרֹ֤ק	yā·rōq	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H3417 spit
in her face	בְּפָנֶ֔יהָ	bə·p̄ā·ne·hā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H6440 face, before
would she not	הֲלֹ֥א	hă·lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
have been in disgrace	תִכָּלֵ֖ם	ṯik·kā·lêm	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3637 be humiliated
for seven	שִׁבְעַ֣ת	šiḇ·‘aṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7651 seven
days	יָמִ֑ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
Let her be confined	תִּסָּגֵ֞ר	tis·sā·ḡêr	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5462 shut, close
outside	מִח֣וּץ	mi·ḥūṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2351 the outside
the camp	לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה	lam·ma·ḥă·neh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular	H4264 encampment, camp
for seven	שִׁבְעַ֤ת	šiḇ·‘aṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7651 seven
days	יָמִים֙	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
after that	וְאַחַ֖ר	wə·’a·ḥar	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H310 behind
she may be brought back in	תֵּאָסֵֽף׃	tê·’ā·sêp̄	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H622 gather, remove

Numbers 12:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Miriam	מִרְיָ֛ם	mir·yām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4813 Mirjam
was confined	וַתִּסָּגֵ֥ר	wat·tis·sā·ḡêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5462 shut, close
outside	מִח֥וּץ	mi·ḥūṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2351 the outside
the camp	לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה	lam·ma·ḥă·neh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular	H4264 encampment, camp
for seven	שִׁבְעַ֣ת	šiḇ·‘aṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7651 seven
days	יָמִ֑ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
and the people	וְהָעָם֙	wə·hā·‘ām	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
did not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
move on	נָסַ֔ע	nā·sa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
was brought in again	הֵאָסֵ֖ף	hê·’ā·sêp̄	Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H622 gather, remove