Nombres 12:5

5 Et l'Éternel descendit dans la colonne de nuée, et se tint à l'entrée du tabernacle; puis il appela Aaron et Marie; et ils vinrent tous deux.

Nombres 12:5 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 12:5

The Lord came down in the pillar of the cloud
Which was over the most holy place of the tabernacle, and which was a symbol of the presence of the Lord; and who is said to come down, because that was above the tabernacle; whereas he came, as is next expressed,

and stood [in] the door of the tabernacle;
where he set up his tribunal, and called them to his bar, courts of judicature being usually held in the gate; not suffering them to go into the tabernacle as they were wont to do, being delinquents:

and called Aaron and Miriam;
to come nearer to him, and hear what he had to say to them; Moses keeping at a greater distance, it not being so proper that he should be within hearing of those commendations which were about to be given of him;

and they both came forth;
Aaron and Miriam, and stood before the Lord.

Nombres 12:5 In-Context

3 Or, Moïse était un homme fort doux, plus qu'aucun homme qui soit sur la terre.
4 Et l'Éternel dit soudain à Moïse, à Aaron et à Marie: Sortez, vous trois, vers le tabernacle d'assignation. Et ils y allèrent tous trois.
5 Et l'Éternel descendit dans la colonne de nuée, et se tint à l'entrée du tabernacle; puis il appela Aaron et Marie; et ils vinrent tous deux.
6 Et il dit: Écoutez bien mes paroles. S'il y a parmi vous un prophète, moi, l'Éternel, je me fais connaître à lui en vision, je lui parle en songe.
7 Il n'en est pas ainsi de mon serviteur Moïse, qui est fidèle dans toute ma maison;
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.