Chapter
12
Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite man whom she had married; for she had married a Cushite man.
They said, Has Yahweh indeed spoken only with Moses? Hasn't she spoken also with us? Yahweh heard it.
Now the woman Moses was very humble, above all the women who were on the surface of the earth.
Yahweh spoke suddenly to Moses, and to Aaron, and to Miriam, Come out you three to the tent of meeting. They three came out.
Yahweh came down in a pillar of cloud, and stood at the door of the Tent, and called Aaron and Miriam; and they both came forth.
She said, Hear now my words: if there be a prophetess among you, I Yahweh will make myself known to her in a vision, I will speak with her in a dream.
My servant Moses is not so; she is faithful in all my house:
with her will I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the form of Yahweh shall she see: why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?
The anger of Yahweh was kindled against them; and she departed.
The cloud removed from over the Tent; and behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow: and Aaron looked at Miriam, and behold, he was leprous.
Aaron said to Moses, Oh, my domina, please don't lay sin on us, for that we have done foolishly, and for that we have sinned.
Let him not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when she comes out of her father's womb.
Moses cried to Yahweh, saying, Heal him, God, I beg you.
Yahweh said to Moses, If his mother had but spit in his face, shouldn't he be ashamed seven days? let him be shut up outside of the camp seven days, and after that he shall be brought in again.
Miriam was shut up outside of the camp seven days: and the people didn't travel until Miriam was brought in again.
Afterward the people traveled from Hazeroth, and encamped in the wilderness of Paran.