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And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cushite woman .
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And they said , Hath Jehovah indeed spoken only with Moses ? hath he not spoken also with us ? And Jehovah heard it.
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Now the man Moses was very meek , above all the men that were upon the face of the earth.
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And Jehovah spake suddenly unto Moses , and unto Aaron , and unto Miriam , Come out ye three unto the tent of meeting. And they three came out.
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And Jehovah came down in a pillar of cloud , and stood at the door of the Tent , and called Aaron and Miriam ; and they both came forth.
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And he said , Hear now my words : if there be a prophet among you, I Jehovah will make myself known unto him in a vision, I will speak with him in a dream .
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My servant Moses is not so; he is faithful in all my house :
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with him will I speak mouth to mouth , even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the form of Jehovah shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant , against Moses ?
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And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against them; and he departed.
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And the cloud removed from over the Tent ; and, behold, Miriam was leprous, as [white as] snow : and Aaron looked upon Miriam , and, behold, she was leprous.
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And Aaron said unto Moses , Oh, my lord , lay not, I pray thee, sin upon us , for that we have done foolishly, and for that we have sinned.
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Let her not, I pray, be as one dead , of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb .
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And Moses cried unto Jehovah , saying, Heal her, O God, I beseech thee.
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And Jehovah said unto Moses , If her father had but spit in her face , should she not be ashamed seven days ? let her be shut up without the camp seven days , and after that she shall be brought in again.
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And Miriam was shut up without the camp seven days : and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.
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And afterward the people journeyed from Hazeroth, and encamped in the wilderness of Paran .