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1 Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he married (for he had married a Cushite woman).
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Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite.
2 They said, "Does the Lord speak only through Moses? Does He not also speak through us?" And the Lord heard [it].
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“Has the LORD spoken only through Moses?” they asked. “Hasn’t he also spoken through us?” And the LORD heard this.
3 Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.
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(Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.)
4 Suddenly the Lord said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, "You three come out to the tent of meeting." So the three of them went out.
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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.
5 Then the Lord descended in a pillar of cloud, stood at the entrance to the tent, and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When the two of them came forward,
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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,
6 He said: "Listen to what I say: If there is a prophet among you from the Lord, I make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream.
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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.
7 Not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My household.
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But this is not true of my servant Moses; he is faithful in all my house.
8 I speak with him directly, openly, and not in riddles; he sees the form of the Lord. So why were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?"
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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?”
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