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Numbers 12:1-8

1Then Miriamמִרְיָ֤םmir.YamH4813and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹן֙ve.'a.ha.RonH175criticizedוַתְּדַבֵּ֨רva.te.da.BerH1696Mosesבְּמֹשֶׁ֔הbe.mo.ShehH4872because ofעַל־ אֹד֛וֹת'al- 'o.DotH5921 H182the Cushiteהַכֻּשִׁ֖יתha.ku.ShitH3569אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834womanהָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.ShahH802he had marriedלָקָ֑חla.KachH3947,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588he had takenלָקָֽח׃la.KachH3947a Cushiteכֻשִׁ֖יתkhu.ShitH3569wifeאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802.

2“Does the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068speakדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696onlyהֲרַ֤ק אַךְ־ha.Rak 'akh-H7535 H389through Mosesבְּמֹשֶׁה֙be.mo.ShehH4872?”they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559. “Does He notהֲלֹ֖אha.Lo'H3808alsoגַּם־gam-H1571speakדִבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696through us?”And the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068heard thisוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085.

3Now Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872was a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966humbleעָנָ֣יוa.navH6035manוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376,more so than anyמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605manהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ סha.'a.da.MahH127.

4And suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֗םpit.'OmH6597the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872וְאֶֽל־ve.'el-H413,Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙ וְאֶל־'a.ha.Ron ve.'el-H175 H413,and Miriamמִרְיָ֔םmir.YamH4813, “You threeשְׁלָשְׁתְּכֶ֖םshe.la.she.te.KhemH7969,come outצְא֥וּtze.'UH3318toאֶל־'el-H413the Tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150.”So the threeשְׁלָשְׁתָּֽם׃she.la.she.TamH7969went outוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318,

5and the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068came downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381in a pillarבְּעַמּ֣וּדbe.'a.MudH5982of cloudעָנָ֔ן'a.NanH6051,stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975at the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607to the Tentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168,and summonedוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175and Miriamוּמִרְיָ֔םu.mir.YamH4813.When bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them had stepped forwardוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318,

6He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָ֣אna'H4994My wordsדְבָרָ֑יde.va.RaiH1697:Ifאִם־'im-H518there isיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961a prophetנְבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔םne.Vi.'a.KhemH5030among you, I,the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,will reveal Myselfאֶתְוַדָּ֔ע'et.va.Da'H3045to himאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413in a visionבַּמַּרְאָה֙ba.mar.'AhH4759;I will speakאֲדַבֶּר־'a.da.ber-H1696to himin a dreamבַּחֲל֖וֹםba.cha.LomH2472.

7But this isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808soכֵ֖ןkhenH3651with My servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872;heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is faithfulנֶאֱמָ֥ןne.'e.ManH539in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605My houseבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004.

8I speakאֲדַבֶּר־'a.da.ber-H1696with himfaceפֶּ֣הpehH6310toאֶל־'el-H413faceפֶּ֞הpehH6310,clearlyוּמַרְאֶה֙u.mar.'EhH4758and notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808in riddlesבְחִידֹ֔תve.chi.DotH2420;he seesיַבִּ֑יטya.BitH5027the formוּתְמֻנַ֥תu.te.mu.NatH8544of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.Why thenוּמַדּ֙וּעַ֙u.ma.Du.a'H4069were you unafraidלֹ֣א יְרֵאתֶ֔םlo' ye.re.TemH3808 H3372to speakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696against My servantבְּעַבְדִּ֥יbe.'av.DiH5650Mosesבְמֹשֶֽׁה׃ve.mo.ShehH4872?”

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