| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married; for he had married an Ethiopian woman. | 1Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married, for he had married a Cushite woman. |
| 2So they said, “Has the LORD indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us also?” And the LORD heard it. | 2And they said, “Has the LORD indeed spoken only through Moses? Has he not spoken through us also?” And the LORD heard it. |
| 3(Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.) | 3Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth. |
| 4Suddenly the LORD said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the tabernacle of meeting!” So the three came out. | 4And suddenly the LORD said to Moses and to Aaron and Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the tent of meeting.” And the three of them came out. |
| 5Then the LORD came down in the pillar of cloud and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam. And they both went forward. | 5And the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the tent and called Aaron and Miriam, and they both came forward. |
| 6Then He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak to him in a dream. | 6And he said, “Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the LORD make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream. |
| 7Not so with My servant Moses; He is faithful in all My house. | 7Not so with my servant Moses. He is faithful in all my house. |
| 8I speak with him face to face, Even plainly, and not in dark sayings; And he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid To speak against My servant Moses?” | 8With him I speak mouth to mouth, clearly, and not in riddles, and he beholds the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” |
| 9So the anger of the LORD was aroused against them, and He departed. | 9And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them, and he departed. |
| 10And when the cloud departed from above the tabernacle, suddenly Miriam became leprous, as white as snow. Then Aaron turned toward Miriam, and there she was, a leper. | 10When the cloud removed from over the tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, like snow. And Aaron turned toward Miriam, and behold, she was leprous. |
| 11So Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord! Please do not lay this sin on us, in which we have done foolishly and in which we have sinned. | 11And Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord, do not punish us because we have done foolishly and have sinned. |
| 12Please do not let her be as one dead, whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb!” | 12Let her not be as one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother’s womb.” |
| 13So Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, “Please heal her, O God, I pray!” | 13And Moses cried to the LORD, “O God, please heal her—please.” |
| 14Then the LORD said to Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not be shamed seven days? Let her be shut out of the camp seven days, and afterward she may be received again.” | 14But the LORD said to Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be shamed seven days? Let her be shut outside the camp seven days, and after that she may be brought in again.” |
| 15So Miriam was shut out of the camp seven days, and the people did not journey till Miriam was brought in again. | 15So Miriam was shut outside the camp seven days, and the people did not set out on the march till Miriam was brought in again. |
| 16And afterward the people moved from Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of Paran. | 16After that the people set out from Hazeroth, and camped in the wilderness of Paran. |
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