And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.
And they said, Hath theLORDindeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And theLORDheardit.
(Now the man Moseswasvery meek, above all the men whichwereupon the face of the earth.)
And theLORDspake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out.
And theLORDcame down in the pillar of the cloud, and stoodinthe door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.
And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you,ItheLORDwill make myself known unto him in a vision,andwill speak unto him in a dream.
My servant Mosesisnot so, whoisfaithful in all mine house.
With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of theLORDshall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
And the anger of theLORDwas kindled against them; and he departed.
And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriambecameleprous,whiteas snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold,she wasleprous.
And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.
Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother’s womb.
And Moses cried unto theLORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.
And theLORDsaid unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received inagain.
And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought inagain.
And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.