God’s Word Translation
Numbers 12:13
13So Moses cried to the Lord, “Please, God, heal her!”
Numbers 12:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.
- New International Version (NIV)So Moses cried out to the Lord, “Please, God, heal her!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Moses cried to the Lord, "O God, please heal her—please."
- New King James Version (NKJV)So Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, “Please heal her, O God, I pray!”
Context of Numbers 12:13
11So he said to Moses, “Please, sir, don’t punish us for this foolish sin we committed. 12Don’t let her be like a stillborn baby that’s not completely developed.” So Moses cried to the Lord, “Please, God, heal her!” 14The Lord replied to Moses, “If her own father had spit in her face, wouldn’t she be excluded from the community for seven days? She must be put in isolation outside the camp for seven days. Then she can be brought back.” 15So Miriam was put in isolation outside the camp for seven days. The people didn’t break camp until she was brought back.
Read all of Numbers 12Numbers 12:13 word by word
וַיִּצְעַ֣ק מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר אֵ֕ל נָ֛א רְפָ֥א נָ֖א לָֽהּ׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Numbers 12:13
- Numbers 14:2They complained to Moses and Aaron, “If only we had died in Egypt or this desert!
- Numbers 16:41The next day the whole community of Israel complained to Moses and Aaron. They said, “You have killed the Lord’s people.”
- Exodus 32:10Now leave me alone. I’m so angry with them I am going to destroy them. Then I’ll make you into a great nation.”
- 1 Samuel 12:23It would be unthinkable for me to sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. I will go on teaching you the way that is good and right.
- 1 Samuel 15:11“I regret that I made Saul king. He turned away from me and did not carry out my instructions.” Samuel was angry, and he prayed to the Lord all night.
- Matthew 5:44But I tell you this: Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.
- Luke 6:28Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who insult you.
- Luke 23:34Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them. They don’t know what they’re doing.” Meanwhile, the soldiers divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice.
- Acts 7:60Then he knelt down and shouted, “Lord, don’t hold this sin against them.” After he had said this, he died.
- Romans 12:21Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil with good.
- James 5:15(Prayers offered in faith will save those who are sick, and the Lord will cure them.) If you have sinned, you will be forgiven.
Commentaries on Numbers 12:13
- 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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