Numbers 12:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
With him I speakאֲדַבֶּר־
(a·dab·ber-)
1696: to speaka prim. root
mouthפֶּ֣ה
(peh)
6310: moutha prim. root
to mouth,פֶּ֞ה
(peh)
6310: moutha prim. root
Even openly,וּמַרְאֶה֙
(u·mar·'eh)
4758: sight, appearance, visionfrom raah
and not in dark sayings,בְחִידֹ֔ת
(ve·chi·dot,)
2420: a riddle, an enigmatic, perplexing saying or questionfrom an unused word
And he beholdsיַבִּ֑יט
(yab·bit;)
5027: to looka prim. root
the formוּתְמֻנַ֥ת
(u·te·mu·nat)
8544: likeness, formfrom the same as min
of the LORD.יְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
Whyוּמַדּ֙וּעַ֙
(u·mad·du·a')
4069: why? for what reason?from mah and yada
then were you not afraidיְרֵאתֶ֔ם
(ye·re·tem,)
3372a: to feara prim. root
To speakלְדַבֵּ֖ר
(le·dab·ber)
1696: to speaka prim. root
against My servant,בְּעַבְדִּ֥י
(be·'av·di)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
against Moses?"בְמֹשֶֽׁה׃
(ve·mo·sheh.)
4872: a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiverfrom mashah


















KJV Lexicon
With him will I speak
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
to mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
even apparently
mar'eh  (mar-eh')
a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
and not in dark speeches
chiydah  (khee-daw')
a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim -- dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.;
and the similitude
tmuwnah  (tem-oo-naw')
something portioned (i.e. fashioned) out, as a shape, i.e. (indefinitely) phantom, or (specifically) embodiment, or (figuratively) manifestation (of favor) -- image, likeness, similitude.
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
shall he behold
nabat  (naw-bat')
to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care -- (cause to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see.
wherefore then were ye not afraid
yare'  (yaw-ray')
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
to speak
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
against my servant
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
Moses
Mosheh  (mo-sheh')
drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
With him I speak mouth to mouth, Even openly, and not in dark sayings, And he beholds the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid To speak against My servant, against Moses?"

King James Bible
With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I speak with him directly, openly, and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. So why were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?"

International Standard Version
I speak to him audibly and in visions, not in mysteries. If he can gaze at the image of the LORD, why aren't you afraid to speak against my servant Moses?"

NET Bible
With him I will speak face to face, openly, and not in riddles; and he will see the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I speak with him face to face, plainly and not in riddles. He even sees the form of the LORD. Why weren't you afraid to criticize my servant Moses?"

King James 2000 Bible
With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even clearly, and not in dark sayings; and the form of the LORD shall he behold: why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
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