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Numbers 12:2
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And they saide, What? hath the Lorde spoken but onely by Moses? hath he not spoken also by vs? and the Lord heard this.
And they said, Has the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? Has he not spoken by us also? And the LORD heard it.
They said, Has the LORD indeed spoken only with Moshe? Hasn't he spoken also with us? the LORD heard it.
They said to themselves, "Moses is not the only one the Lord has used to speak to the people. He has also spoken through us!" The Lord heard this.
And they said, "Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? Has he not spoken through us also?" And the Lord heard it.
And they said, Hath Jehovah indeed spoken only with Moses? hath he not spoken also with us? And Jehovah heard it.
And they said, Have the words of the Lord been given to Moses only? have they not come to us? And the Lord took note of it.
They said, "Is it true that Adonai has spoken only with Moshe? Hasn't he spoken with us too?" Adonai heard them.
And they said: 'Hath the LORD indeed spoken only with Moses? hath He not spoken also with us?' And the LORD heard it.--
And they said, Hath the Lord indeed spoken onely by Moses? Hath hee not spoken also by vs? And the Lord heard it.
and they said, "Has the LORD really spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken also through us?" And the LORD heard it.
And they said, Has the Lord spoken to Moses only? has he not also spoken to us? and the Lord heard it.
And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only with Moses? hath he not spoken also with us? And the LORD heard it.
"Does the LORD speak only through Moses?" they said. "Does He not also speak through us?" And the LORD heard this.
and they said, "Has Yahweh spoken only through Moses? Has not Yahweh also spoken through us?" And Yahweh heard it.
And they said, Has Jehovah spoken only by Moses? Has He not also spoken by us? And Jehovah heard.
They said, "Is Moses the only one the Lord speaks through? Doesn't he also speak through us?" And the Lord heard this.
They said, "Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Has he not also spoken through us?" And the Lord heard it.
So they said, "Has the LORD indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us also?" And the LORD heard it.
They said, "Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Hasn't he spoken through us, too?" But the Lord heard them.
They said, "Is it true that the Lord has spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us also?" And the Lord heard it.
And they said: Is it only and solely with Moses, that Yahweh hath spoken? With us also, hath he not spoken? And Yahweh heard it.
And they said: Hath the Lord spoken by Moses only? Hath he not also spoken to us in like manner? And when the Lord heard this,
and they said, "Has the LORD indeed spoken only through Moses? Has he not spoken through us also?" And the LORD heard it.
They said, "Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Hasn't he also spoken through us?" The Lord heard what they said.
And they said, Hath the Lord indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the Lord heard it.
And they said, Has Jehovah indeed spoken only to Moses? has he not spoken also to us? And Jehovah heard it.
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and they say, `Only by Moses hath Jehovah spoken? also by us hath he not spoken?' and Jehovah heareth.
They said, Has Yahweh indeed spoken only with Moses? Hasn't he spoken also with us? Yahweh heard it.
And they said, Has Yahweh indeed spoken only with Moses? has he not spoken also with us? And Yahweh heard it.
And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoke only by Moses? hath he not spoke also by us? And the LORD heard [it].
And they sayde: Hath the Lorde in deede spoken onlye through Moyses? Hath he not spoken also by vs? And the Lorde hearde it.
They said, “Does the Lord speak only through Moses? Does he not also speak through us?” And the Lord heard it.
and they sayde: Doth the LORDE speake onely thorow Moses? Speaketh he not also by vs? And the LORDE herde it.
and they said, "Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Has he not spoken through us also?" And the Lord heard it.
and they said, "Has the LORD indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us as well?" And the LORD heard it.
and they said, "Has Yahweh indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us as well?" And Yahweh heard it.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Hath the Lord: Numbers 16:3, Exodus 4:30, Exodus 5:1, Exodus 7:10, Exodus 15:20, Exodus 15:21, Micah 6:4
hath he not: Numbers 11:29, Proverbs 13:10, Romans 12:3, Romans 12:10, Philippians 2:3, Philippians 2:14, 1 Peter 5:5
And the: Numbers 11:1, Genesis 29:33, 2 Samuel 11:27, 2 Kings 19:4, Psalms 94:7-9, Isaiah 37:4, Ezekiel 35:12, Ezekiel 35:13
Reciprocal: Job 42:10 - when John 9:29 - know
Cross-References
And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed."
So Abram went away as the LORD had spoken to him; and Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
Abram passed through the land as far as the site of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. Now the Canaanites were in the land at that time.
Then he proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD.
Then Abram journeyed on, continuing toward the Negev.
Now there was a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a time, because the famine was severe in the land.
Now it came about, when Abram entered Egypt, that the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
Therefore he treated Abram well for her sake; and he gave him sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male servants and female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
But the LORD struck Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
Then Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this that you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they said, hath the Lord, indeed spoken only by Moses?.... They own he had spoken by him; this was so notorious that it could not be denied:
hath he not spoken also by us? are we not prophets as well as he? the Lord spake to Aaron while he was in Egypt, and had made him a good spokesman in his name, and bore this testimony of him, that he could speak well, and Miriam is expressly called a prophetess, Exodus 4:14
Exodus 15:20; and this being the case, they stomached it that they should have no concern in the choice and appointment of the seventy elders:
and the Lord heard [it]; for perhaps this was said secretly between themselves; but God, that sees, and hears, and knows all things, took notice of what was spoken by them, and resented it; for it was ultimately against himself, who had ordered Moses to do what he did.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Miriam, as a prophetess (compare Exodus 15:20-21) no less than as the sister of Moses and Aaron, took the first rank among the women of Israel; and Aaron may be regarded as the ecclesiastical head of the whole nation. But instead of being grateful for these high dignities they challenged the special vocation of Moses and the exclusive authority which God had assigned to him. Miriam was the instigator, from the fact that her name stands conspicuously first Numbers 12:1, and that the punishment Numbers 12:10 fell on her alone. She probably considered herself as supplanted, and that too by a foreigner. Aaron was misled this time by the urgency of his sister, as once before Exodus 32:0 by that of the people.
Numbers 12:1
The Ethiopian woman whom he had married - (Hebrew, âCushite,â compare Genesis 2:13; Genesis 10:6) It is likely that Zipporah Exodus 2:21 was dead, and that Miriam in consequence expected to have greater influence than ever with Moses. Her disappointment at his second marriage would consequently be very great.
The marriage of Moses with a woman descended from Ham was not prohibited, so long as she was not of the stock of Canaan (compare Exodus 34:11-16); but it would at any time have been offensive to that intense nationality which characterized the Jews. The Christian fathers note in the successive marriage of Moses with a Midianite and an Ethiopian a foreshadowing of the future extension to the Gentiles of Godâs covenant and its promises (compare Psalms 45:9 ff; Song of Solomon 1:4 ff); and in the complaining of Miriam and Aaron a type of the discontent of the Jews because of such extension: compare Luke 15:29-30.
Numbers 12:2
Hath the Lord ... - i. e. Is it merely, after all, by Moses that the Lord hath spoken?
Numbers 12:3
The man Moses was very meek - In this and in other passages in which Moses no less unequivocally records his own faults (compare Numbers 20:12 ff; Exodus 4:24 ff; Deuteronomy 1:37), there is the simplicity of one who bare witness of himself, but not to himself (compare Matthew 11:28-29). The words are inserted to explain how it was that Moses took no steps to vindicate himself, and why consequently the Lord so promptly intervened.
Numbers 12:8
Mouth to mouth - i. e. without the intervention of any third person or thing: compare the marginal references.
Even apparently - Moses received the word of God direct from Him and plainly, not through the medium of dream, vision, parable, dark saying, or such like; compare the marginal references.
The similitude of the Lord shall he behold - But, âNo man hath seen God at any time,â says John (John 1:18 : compare 1 Timothy 6:16, and especially Exodus 33:20 ff). It was not therefore the Beatific Vision, the unveiled essence of the Deity, which Moses saw on the one hand. Nor was it, on the other hand, a mere emblematic representation (as in Ezekiel 1:26 ff, Daniel 7:9), or an Angel sent as a messenger. It was the Deity Himself manifesting Himself so as to be cognizable to mortal eye. The special footing on which Moses stood as regards God is here laid down in detail, because it at once demonstrates that the supremacy of Moses rested on the distinct appointment of God, and also that Miriam in contravening that supremacy had incurred the penalty proper to sins against the theocracy.
Numbers 12:12
As one dead - leprosy was nothing short of a living death, a poisoning of the springs, a corrupting of all the humors, of life; a dissolution little by little of the whole body, so that one limb after another actually decayed and fell away. Compare the notes at Leviticus 13:0.
Numbers 12:13
Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee - Others render these words: âOh not so; heal her now, I beseech Thee.â
Numbers 12:14
If her father ... - i. e. If her earthly parent had treated her with contumely (compare Deuteronomy 25:9) she would feel for a time humiliated, how much more when God has visited her thus?
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Numbers 12:2. Hath the Lord indeed spoken only by Moses? — It is certain that both Aaron and Miriam had received a portion of the prophetic spirit, (see Exodus 4:15, and Exodus 15:20), and therefore they thought they might have a share in the government; for though there was no kind of gain attached to this government, and no honour but such as came from God, yet the love of power is natural to the human mind; and in many instances men will sacrifice even honour, pleasure, and profit to the lust of power.
