Numbers 12:1-3

The Murmuring of Miriam and Aaron

1 Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because * of the Cushite woman whom he had married (for he had married a ¹Cushite woman );

2 ²and they said, "Has the LORD indeed spoken only * through Moses? Has He not spoken through us as well?" And the LORD heard it.

3 (Now the man Moses was ³very humble, more than any man who was on the face of the earth.)

Numbers 12:1-3 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBER 12

In this chapter we have an account of Aaron and Miriam speaking against Moses, and for what reason, whose amiable character is given, Nu 12:1-3; and of the Lord's calling them to him, and rebuking them for it, giving an excellent testimony to Moses, and then departing in anger, Nu 12:4-9; and of Miriam's being smitten with leprosy, and Aaron's entreating Moses on his and her account, who prayed to the Lord to heal her, Nu 12:10-13; and of her being ordered to be shut out of the camp seven days, during which time the Israelites stayed at Hazeroth, and then removed to the wilderness of Paran, Nu 12:14-16.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 2:21
• 2. Numbers 16:3
• 3. Matthew 11:29