English Standard Version
Numbers 12:12
12Let her not be as one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother's womb."
Numbers 12:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother’s womb.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not let her be like a stillborn infant coming from its mother’s womb with its flesh half eaten away.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)Please do not let her be as one dead, whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb!”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t let her be like a stillborn baby, already decayed at birth.”
Context of Numbers 12:12
10When the cloud removed from over the tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, like snow. And Aaron turned toward Miriam, and behold, she was leprous. 11And Aaron said to Moses, "Oh, my lord, do not punish us because we have done foolishly and have sinned. Let her not be as one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother's womb." 13And Moses cried to the Lord, "O God, please heal her—please." 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."
Read all of Numbers 12Numbers 12:12 word by word
אַל־נָ֥א תְהִ֖י כַּמֵּ֑ת אֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּצֵאתוֹ֙ מֵרֶ֣חֶם אִמּ֔וֹ וַיֵּאָכֵ֖ל חֲצִ֥י בְשָׂרֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Let her not be as one deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
- Let her not be as one deadנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
- of whom the fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
- is halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
- consumedאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- when he cometh outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: produceH3318
- of his mother’sאֵם'êm · motherH517
- wombרֶ֫חֶםrechem · wombH7358
Cross-references for Numbers 12:12
- Psalms 88:4I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am a man who has no strength,
- Ephesians 2:1And you were dead in the trespasses and sins
- Colossians 2:13And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
- 1 Timothy 5:6but she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives.
- Job 3:16Or why was I not as a hidden stillborn child, as infants who never see the light?
- Psalms 58:8Let them be like the snail that dissolves into slime, like the stillborn child who never sees the sun.
- 1 Corinthians 15:8Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me.
Commentaries on Numbers 12:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-15Verses 1-15 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…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 The cloud departed, and Miriam became leprous. When God goes, evil comes: expect no good when God departs. Her foul tongue, as Bishop Hall says, was justly punished with a foul face. Aaron, as priest, was judge of the leprosy. He could not pronounce her leprous without trembling, knowing himself to be equally guilty. But if she was thus punished for speaking against Moses, what will become of those who sin against Christ? Aaron, who joined…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-16Miriam experienced the burning anger of the Lord (see study note on 12:1–2). When Aaron saw what happened to her, he confessed their sin and asked Moses to pray for them (compare 11:2). Both Moses and the Lord accepted Aaron's confession.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1311-13. On the humble and penitential submission of Aaron, Moses interceded for both the offenders, especially for Miriam, who was restored; not, however, till she had been made, by her exclusion, a public example [Nu 12:14, 15].Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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