English Bible Presentation Sharing - Numbers Book, chapter 12, verse 33 in Erven Version

Numbers 12 : 1 (ERVEN)

Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses. They criticized him because he married an Ethiopian woman.

Numbers 12 : 2 (ERVEN)

They said to themselves, "The Lord used Moses to speak to the people, but he is not the only one. The Lord also spoke through us!" The Lord heard this.

Numbers 12 : 3 (ERVEN)

(Moses was a very humble man. He was more humble than any other man on earth.)

Numbers 12 : 4 (ERVEN)

So suddenly, the Lord came and spoke to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. He said, "You three, come to the Meeting Tent, now!" So Moses, Aaron, and Miriam went to the Tent.

Numbers 12 : 5 (ERVEN)

The Lord came down in the tall cloud and stood at the entrance to the Tent. He called out, "Aaron and Miriam!" They went to him.

Numbers 12 : 6 (ERVEN)

God said, "Listen to me! You will have prophets. I, the Lord, will let them learn about me through visions. I will speak to them in dreams.

Numbers 12 : 7 (ERVEN)

But Moses is not like that. He is my faithful servant�I trust him with everyone in my house.

Numbers 12 : 8 (ERVEN)

When I speak to him, I talk face to face with him. I don't use stories with hidden meanings�I show him clearly what I want him to know. And Moses can look at the very image of the Lord. So why were you brave enough to speak against my servant Moses?"

Numbers 12 : 9 (ERVEN)

The Lord was very angry with them, and he left them.

Numbers 12 : 10 (ERVEN)

The cloud rose from the Tent. Aaron turned and looked at Miriam. Her skin was white like snow� she had a terrible skin disease!

Numbers 12 : 11 (ERVEN)

Then Aaron said to Moses, "Please, sir, forgive us for the foolish sin that we did.

Numbers 12 : 12 (ERVEN)

Don't let her lose her skin like a baby who is born dead." (Sometimes a baby will be born like that, with half of its skin eaten away.)

Numbers 12 : 13 (ERVEN)

So Moses prayed to the Lord, "God, please heal her from this sickness!"

Numbers 12 : 14 (ERVEN)

The Lord answered Moses, "If her father spit in her face, she would be shamed for seven days. So put her outside the camp for seven days. After that she can come back into the camp."

Numbers 12 : 15 (ERVEN)

So they took Miriam outside the camp for seven days. And the people did not move from that place until she was brought in again.

Numbers 12 : 16 (ERVEN)

After that, the people left Hazeroth and traveled to the desert of Paran where they set up camp.