Numbers 12:15

15 So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on till she was brought back.

Numbers 12:15 in Other Translations

15 And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.

15 So Miriam was shut outside the camp seven days, and the people did not set out on the march till Miriam was brought in again.

15 So Miriam was kept outside the camp for seven days, and the people waited until she was brought back before they traveled again.

15 So Miriam was in quarantine outside the camp for seven days. The people didn't march on until she was readmitted.

15 So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until Miriam was brought back in.

Numbers 12:15 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 12:15

And Miriam was shut out of the camp seven days
And so in later times lepers dwelt alone, and in a separate house, as long as the leprosy was upon them, see ( 2 Chronicles 26:21 ) ; Miriam no doubt was healed at once, but, as a punishment for her sin, she was obliged to keep out of the camp of Israel for such a space of time:

and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in [again];
partly out of respect unto her, she being a prophetess, and one that went before them, and led them with Moses and Aaron, ( Micah 6:4 ) ; and partly for want of the cloud to direct them, which had departed at a distance from them.

Numbers 12:15 In-Context

13 So Moses cried out to the LORD, “Please, God, heal her!”

14 The LORD replied to Moses, “If her father had spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Confine her outside the camp for seven days; after that she can be brought back.”

15 So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on till she was brought back.

16 After that, the people left Hazeroth and encamped in the Desert of Paran.

Cross References

• 1. S Leviticus 14:8
• 2. S Leviticus 13:4