| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. | 1Miriam and Aaron rebelled against Moses on account of the Cushite woman that he had married. |
| 2And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it. | 2They asked, "Has the LORD spoken only through Moses? Hasn't he also spoken through us?" But the LORD heard it. |
| 3(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) | 3Now the man Moses was very humble—more than any person on earth. |
| 4And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out. | 4All of a sudden, the LORD told Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, "The three of you are to come out to the Tent of Meeting." So the three of them went out. |
| 5And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth. | 5Then the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud, stood at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, and summoned Aaron and Miriam. So both of them went forward. |
| 6And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. | 6Then he told the two of them: "Pay attention to what I have to say! When there is a prophet among you, won't I, the LORD, reveal myself to him in a vision? Won't I speak with him in a dream? |
| 7My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house. | 7But that's not how it is with my servant Moses, since he has been entrusted with my entire household! |
| 8With 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? | 8I 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?" |
| 9And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed. | 9Because the LORD was very angry with them, he left, |
| 10And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous. | 10but when the cloud ascended from the tent, Miriam had become leprous, as white as snow! Aaron turned toward Miriam, and she had leprosy! |
| 11And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned. | 11Aaron begged Moses, "I pray my lord, please don't hold this sin against us, since we've acted foolishly and sinned in doing so. |
| 12Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb. | 12Please don't let her be like one of the living dead, who is born with a congenital skin disease." |
| 13And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee. | 13So Moses prayed to the LORD: "O LORD, please heal her." |
| 14And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again. | 14But the LORD told Moses, "If her father had merely spit in her face, wouldn't she be humiliated? She is to be placed in isolation for seven days. After that, she may be brought in." |
| 15And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again. | 15So Miriam was isolated outside the camp for seven days and the people didn't travel until Miriam was brought in. |
| 16And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran. | 16After that, the people traveled from Hazeroth and encamped in the Wilderness of Paran. |
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