JUB 1 And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had taken; for he had taken an Ethiopian woman. NIV 1 Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. JUB 2 And they said, Has the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? Has he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard <em>it</em>. NIV 2 “Has the LORD spoken only through Moses?” they asked. “Hasn’t he also spoken through us?” And the LORD heard this. JUB 3 (Now the man Moses <em>was</em> very meek, above all the men which <em>were</em> upon the face of the earth.) NIV 3 (Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.) JUB 4 And the LORD spoke suddenly unto Moses and unto Aaron and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the testimony. And they three came out. NIV 4 At once the LORD said to Moses, Aaron and Miriam, “Come out to the tent of meeting, all three of you.” So the three of them went out. JUB 5 Then the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud and stood <em>in</em> the door of the tabernacle and called Aaron and Miriam; and they both came forth. NIV 5 Then the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud; he stood at the entrance to the tent and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When the two of them stepped forward, JUB 6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision <em>and</em> will speak unto him in dreams. NIV 6 he said, “Listen to my words: “When there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, reveal myself to them in visions, I speak to them in dreams. JUB 7 My slave Moses is not so, who <em>is</em> faithful in all my house. NIV 7 But this is not true of my servant Moses; he is faithful in all my house. JUB 8 With him I will speak mouth to mouth and by sight not by enigmas; he shall see the similitude of the LORD. Why then were ye not afraid to speak against my slave Moses? NIV 8 With him I speak face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” JUB 9 Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against them, and he departed. NIV 9 The anger of the LORD burned against them, and he left them. JUB 10 And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle, and, behold, Miriam <em>was</em> leprous as the snow; and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she <em>was</em> leprous. NIV 10 When the cloud lifted from above the tent, Miriam’s skin was leprous —it became as white as snow. Aaron turned toward her and saw that she had a defiling skin disease, JUB 11 And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, in which we have done foolishly, and we have sinned. NIV 11 and he said to Moses, “Please, my lord, I ask you not to hold against us the sin we have so foolishly committed. JUB 12 Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb. NIV 12 Do not let her be like a stillborn infant coming from its mother’s womb with its flesh half eaten away.” JUB 13 Then Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee. NIV 13 So Moses cried out to the LORD, “Please, God, heal her!” JUB 14 And the LORD said 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 in <em>again</em>. NIV 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.” JUB 15 So Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days, and the people did not journey until Miriam was brought in <em>again</em>. NIV 15 So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on till she was brought back. JUB 16 And afterward he moved the people from Hazeroth, and they pitched camp in the wilderness of Paran. NIV 16 After that, the people left Hazeroth and encamped in the Desert of Paran.
The Jubilee Bible
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(Jubilee Bible 2000)NIV 1 Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. NIV 2 “Has the LORD spoken only through Moses?” they asked. “Hasn’t he also spoken through us?” And the LORD heard this. NIV 3 (Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.) NIV 4 At once the LORD said to Moses, Aaron and Miriam, “Come out to the tent of meeting, all three of you.” So the three of them went out. NIV 5 Then the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud; he stood at the entrance to the tent and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When the two of them stepped forward, NIV 6 he said, “Listen to my words: “When there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, reveal myself to them in visions, I speak to them in dreams. NIV 7 But this is not true of my servant Moses; he is faithful in all my house. NIV 8 With him I speak face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” NIV 9 The anger of the LORD burned against them, and he left them. NIV 10 When the cloud lifted from above the tent, Miriam’s skin was leprous —it became as white as snow. Aaron turned toward her and saw that she had a defiling skin disease, NIV 11 and he said to Moses, “Please, my lord, I ask you not to hold against us the sin we have so foolishly committed. NIV 12 Do not let her be like a stillborn infant coming from its mother’s womb with its flesh half eaten away.” NIV 13 So Moses cried out to the LORD, “Please, God, heal her!” NIV 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.” NIV 15 So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on till she was brought back. NIV 16 After that, the people left Hazeroth and encamped in the Desert of Paran.