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Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cushite woman .
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They said , "Has Yahweh indeed spoken only with Moses ? Hasn't he spoken also with us ?" And Yahweh heard it.
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Now the man Moses was very humble , above all the men who were on the surface of the earth.
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Yahweh spoke suddenly to Moses , to Aaron , and to Miriam , "You three come out to the Tent of Meeting!" The three of them came out.
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Yahweh came down in a pillar of cloud , and stood at the door of the Tent , and called Aaron and Miriam ; and they both came forward.
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He said , "Hear now my words . If there is a prophet among you, I Yahweh will make myself known to 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 I will speak mouth to mouth , even plainly, and not in riddles; and he shall see Yahweh 's form. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant , against Moses ?"
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The anger of Yahweh was kindled against them; and he departed.
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The cloud departed from over the Tent ; and behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow . Aaron looked at Miriam , and behold, she was leprous.
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Aaron said to Moses , "Oh, my lord , please don't count this sin against us , in which we have done foolishly, and in which 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 comes out of his mother's womb ."
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Moses cried to Yahweh , saying, "Heal her, God, I beg you!"
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Yahweh said to Moses , "If her father had but spit in her face , shouldn't she be ashamed seven days ? Let her be shut up outside of the camp seven days , and after that she shall be brought in again."
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Miriam was shut up outside of the camp seven days , and the people didn't travel until Miriam was brought in again.
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Afterward the people traveled from Hazeroth, and encamped in the wilderness of Paran .