Numbers 12:1

1 Moses had married a Cushite woman, and Miriam and Aaron criticized him for it.

Numbers 12:1 In-Context

1 Moses had married a Cushite woman, and Miriam and Aaron criticized him for it.
2 They said, "Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Hasn't he also spoken through us?" The Lord heard what they said
3 (Moses was a humble man, more humble than anyone else on earth.)
4 Suddenly the Lord said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, "I want the three of you to come out to the Tent of my presence." They went,
5 and the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud, stood at the entrance of the Tent, and called out, "Aaron! Miriam!" The two of them stepped forward,

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Cushite [(compare Hb 3.7)]; [or] Midianite; [or] Ethiopian.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.