New American Standard Bible 2020
Numbers 12:6
6He said, “Now hear My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, will make Myself known to him in a 1vision. I will speak with him in a 2dream.
Numbers 12:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And 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.
- New International Version (NIV)he said, “Listen to my words: “When there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, reveal myself to them in visions, I speak to them in dreams.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then 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.
Context of Numbers 12:6
4And the Lord suddenly said to Moses and to Aaron and Miriam, “You three go out to the tent of meeting.” So the three of them went out. 5Then the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the tent; and He called Aaron and Miriam. When they had both come forward, He said, “Now hear My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, will make Myself known to him in a vision. I will speak with him in a dream. 7It is not this way for My servant Moses; He is faithful in all My household; 8With him I speak mouth to mouth, That is, openly, and not using mysterious language, And he beholds the form of the Lord. So why were you not afraid To speak against My servant, against Moses?”
Read all of Numbers 12Numbers 12:6 word by word
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֣א דְבָרָ֑י אִם־יִֽהְיֶה֙ נְבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔ם יְהוָ֗ה בַּמַּרְאָה֙ אֵלָ֣יו אֶתְוַדָּ֔ע בַּחֲל֖וֹם אֲדַבֶּר־בּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
- He saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Nowנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
- hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- My wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- Ifאִם'im · ifH518
- there is a prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
- I, the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- will makeיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- visionמַרְאָהmar'âh · visionH4759
- I will speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- dreamחֲלוֹםchălôm chălôm · dreamH2472
Cross-references for Numbers 12:6
- Genesis 20:7Now then, return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, know that you will certainly die, you and all who are yours.”
- Exodus 7:1Then the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have made you as God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet.
- Psalms 105:15“Do not touch My anointed ones, And do not harm My prophets.”
- Matthew 23:31So you testify against yourselves, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.
- Luke 20:6But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us to death, since they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
- Ephesians 4:11And He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers,
- Revelation 11:3And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”
- Genesis 15:1After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great.”
- Genesis 46:2And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.”
- Job 4:13Amid disquieting thoughts from visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on people,
- Job 33:15In a dream, a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls on people, While they slumber in their beds,
- Psalms 89:19Once You spoke in vision to Your godly ones, And said, “I have given help to one who is mighty; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
- Ezekiel 1:1Now it came about in the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was by the river Chebar among the exiles, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.
- Daniel 8:2I looked in the vision, and while I was looking, I was in the citadel of Susa, which is in the province of Elam; and I looked in the vision, and I myself was beside the Ulai Canal.
- Daniel 10:8So I was left alone and saw this great vision; yet no strength was left in me, for my complexion turned to a deathly pallor, and I retained no strength.
- Luke 1:11Now an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.
Commentaries on Numbers 12:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6If there be a prophet - We see here the different ways in which God usually made himself known to the prophets, viz., by visions - emblematic appearances, and by dreams, in which the future was announced by dark speeches, בחידת bechidoth, by enigmas or figurative representations, Numbers 12:8. But to Moses God had communicated himself in a different way - he spoke to him face to face, apparently, showing him his glory: not in dark or enigmatical speeches…Read the comment
- 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
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8The Lord trusted Moses, leading to a close relationship. God communicated with prophets through visions and dreams, but he spoke to Moses face to face (literally mouth to mouth; see Exodus 33:8–11, 18–23; Deuteronomy 34:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. Hear now my words--A difference of degree is here distinctly expressed in the gifts and authority even of divinely commissioned prophets. Moses, having been set over all God's house, (that is, His church and people), was consequently invested with supremacy over Miriam and Aaron also and privileged beyond all others by direct and clear manifestations of the presence and will of God.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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