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Numbers 12

Num. 12:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the cloud
`anan (Hebrew #6051)
a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud
KJV usage: cloud(-y).
Pronounce: aw-nawn'
Origin: from 6049
departed
cuwr (Hebrew #5493)
a primitive root; to turn off (literal or figurative)
KJV usage: be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), X grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, X be sour, take (away, off), turn (aside, away, in), withdraw, be without.
Pronounce: soor
Origin: or suwr (Hosea 9:12) {soor}
from off the tabernacle
'ohel (Hebrew #168)
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
KJV usage: covering, (dwelling)(place), home, tabernacle, tent.
Pronounce: o'-hel
Origin: from 166
; and, behold, Miriam
Miryam (Hebrew #4813)
rebelliously; Mirjam, the name of two Israelitesses
KJV usage: Miriam.
Pronounce: meer-yawm'
Origin: from 4805
became leprous
tsara` (Hebrew #6879)
to scourge, i.e. (intransitive and figurative) to be stricken with leprosy
KJV usage: leper, leprous.
Pronounce: tsaw-rah'
Origin: a primitive root
a, white as snow
sheleg (Hebrew #7950)
snow (probably from its whiteness)
KJV usage: snow(-y).
Pronounce: sheh'-leg
Origin: from 7949
: and Aaron
'Aharown (Hebrew #175)
Aharon, the brother of Moses
KJV usage: Aaron.
Pronounce: a-har-one'
Origin: of uncertain derivation
looked
panah (Hebrew #6437)
to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
KJV usage: appear, at (even-)tide, behold, cast out, come on, X corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-)turn (aside, away, back, face, self), X right (early).
Pronounce: paw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
upon Miriam
Miryam (Hebrew #4813)
rebelliously; Mirjam, the name of two Israelitesses
KJV usage: Miriam.
Pronounce: meer-yawm'
Origin: from 4805
, and, behold, she was leprous
tsara` (Hebrew #6879)
to scourge, i.e. (intransitive and figurative) to be stricken with leprosy
KJV usage: leper, leprous.
Pronounce: tsaw-rah'
Origin: a primitive root
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Deut. 24:9• 9Remember what Jehovah thy God did unto Miriam on the way, after that ye came forth out of Egypt. (Deut. 24:9)
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2 Kings 5:27• 27But the leprosy of Naaman shall fasten upon thee, and upon thy seed forever. And he went out from his presence leprous, as snow. (2 Kings 5:27)
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2 Chron. 26:19‑21• 19Then Uzziah was wroth, and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense; and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of Jehovah from beside the incense altar.
 20And Azariah, the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because Jehovah had smitten him.
 21And Uzziah the king was a leper to the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of Jehovah. And Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land. (2 Chron. 26:19‑21)

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Aaron,
Cloud,
Miriam,
Snow,
The Tabernacle

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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the cloud.
Ex. 33:7‑10• 7And Moses took the tent, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the Congregation. And it came to pass that every one who sought Jehovah went out to the tent of meeting which was outside the camp.
 8And it came to pass, when Moses went out to the tent, all the people rose up, and stood every man at the entrance of his tent, and they looked after Moses until he entered into the tent.
 9And it came to pass when Moses entered into the tent, the pillar of cloud descended, and stood at the entrance of the tent, and Jehovah talked with Moses.
 10And all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent; and all the people rose and worshipped, every man at the entrance of his tent. (Ex. 33:7‑10)
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Ezek. 10:4‑5,18‑19• 4Then the glory of Jehovah went up from the cherub over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of Jehovah's glory.
 5And the sound of the cherubim's wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.
 18Then the glory of Jehovah departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.
 19And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of Jehovah's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. (Ezek. 10:4‑5,18‑19)
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Hos. 9:12• 12Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left; yea, woe also to them when I depart from them! (Hos. 9:12)
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Matt. 25:41• 41Then shall he say also to those on the left, Go from me, accursed, into the everlasting fire that is prepared for the devil and his angels. (Matt. 25:41)
behold.
Deut. 24:9• 9Remember what Jehovah thy God did unto Miriam on the way, after that ye came forth out of Egypt. (Deut. 24:9)
leprous.
Lev. 13:2,3‑46• 2When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a swelling, or a scab, or a bright spot, and it becometh in the skin of his flesh a stroke of leprosy, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest, or to one of his sons the priests.
 3And when the priest looketh on the stroke in the skin of his flesh, and the hair in the stroke is turned white, and the stroke looketh deeper than the skin of his flesh, it [is] the stroke of leprosy; and the priest shall look on him and pronounce him unclean.
 4But if the bright spot [be] white in the skin of his flesh, and look not deeper than the skin, and the hair be not turned white, the priest shall shut up [him that hath] the stroke seven days.
 5And the priest shall look on him the seventh day; and, behold, in his sight the stroke remaineth as it was, the stroke hath not spread in the skin, then the priest shall shut him up seven days a second time.
 6And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day, and, behold, the stroke [is] become pale, the stroke hath not spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it [is] a scab; and he shall wash his garments, and be clean.
 7But if the scab have spread much in the skin, after he hath been seen by the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen again by the priest;
 8and the priest shall look on him, and, behold, the scab hath spread in the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it [is] leprosy.
 9When a sore of leprosy is in a man, he shall be brought to the priest;
 10and the priest shall look on [him], and, behold, [there is] a white rising in the skin, and it hath turned the hair white, and a trace of raw flesh [is] in the rising:
 11it [is] an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh; and the priest shall pronounce him unclean; he shall not shut him up; for he [is] unclean.
 12And if the leprosy break out much in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of [him that hath] the sore, from his head even to his feet, wherever the eyes of the priest look,
 13and the priest looketh, and, behold, the leprosy covereth all his flesh, he shall pronounce clean [him that hath] the sore: it is all turned white; he [is] clean.
 14But on the day when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean.
 15And the priest shall look on the raw flesh, and shall pronounce him unclean; the raw flesh is unclean; it [is] leprosy.
 16But if the raw flesh change again and be turned white, he shall come to the priest,
 17and the priest shall look on him, and, behold, the sore is turned white, then the priest shall pronounce clean [him that hath] the sore; he [is] clean.
 18And when the flesh hath in the skin thereof a boil and it is healed,
 19and in the place of the boil is a white rising, or a white reddish bright spot, it shall be shown to the priest;
 20and the priest shall look on it, and behold, it looketh deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof is turned white; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it [is] the sore of leprosy broken out in the boil.
 21But if the priest look on it, and, behold, no white hairs [are] therein, and it [is] not deeper than the skin, and [is] pale, the priest shall shut him up seven days;
 22and if it spread much in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it [is] the sore.
 23But if the bright spot have stayed in its place and have not spread, it [is] the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
 24Or when the flesh hath in the skin thereof a burning inflammation and the place of the inflammation becometh a bright spot white-reddish or white,
 25then the priest shall look on it, and, behold, the hair is turned white in the bright spot, and it looketh deeper than the skin, it [is] a leprosy that is broken out in the inflammation; and the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it [is] the sore of leprosy.
 26But if the priest look on it, and, behold, no white hair [is] in the bright spot, and it [is] no deeper than the skin, but [is] pale, the priest shall shut him up seven days.
 27And the priest shall look on him the seventh day, and if it have spread much in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it [is] the sore of leprosy.
 28But if the bright spot stay in its place, not spread in the skin, and [is] pale, it is the rising of the inflammation; and the priest shall pronounce him clean; for it [is] the scar of the inflammation.
 29And if a man or a woman hath a sore on the head or on the beard,
 30and the priest look on the sore, and, behold, it looketh deeper than the skin, and yellow thin hair [is] in it, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it [is] a scall, leprosy of the head or of the beard.
 31And if the priest look on the sore of the scall, and, behold, it looketh not deeper than the skin, and no black hair [is] in it, the priest shall shut up [him that hath] the sore of the scall seven days.
 32And when the priest looketh on the sore on the seventh day, and, behold, the scall hath not spread, and no yellow hair is in it, and the scall doth not look deeper than the skin,
 33he shall shave himself, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up [him that hath] the scall seven days a second time.
 34And the priest shall look on the scall on the seventh day, and, behold, the scall hath not spread in the skin, nor looketh deeper than the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; and he shall wash his garments and be clean.
 35But if the scall hath spread much in the skin after his cleansing,
 36and the priest shall look on him, and, behold, the scall hath spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair: he [is] unclean.
 37But if in his eyes the scall be at a stay, and black hair hath grown up therein, the scall is healed, he [is] clean; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
 38And if a man or a woman, hath in the skin of their flesh bright spots, white bright spots,
 39and the priest look, and, behold, in the skin of their flesh [are] pale white spots, it [is] an eruption that hath broken out in the skin; he [is] clean.
 40And if a man's hair have fallen off his head, he [is] bald; he [is] clean.
 41And if his hair be fallen off from the front part of his head toward his face, he [is] forehead bald; he [is] clean.
 42And if there be in the bald head or bald forehead a white-reddish sore, it [is] a leprosy that has broken out in his bald head or his bald forehead.
 43And the priest shall look on it, and, behold, the rising of the sore [is] white-reddish in his bald head or in his bald forehead, as the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the flesh,
 44he is a leprous man, he [is] unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his sore [is] in his head.
 45And the leper in whom the sore is, — his garments shall be rent, and his head shall be uncovered , and he shall cover his upper lip or beard, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean
 46All the days that the sore [shall be] in him, he shall be unclean: he [is] unclean; he shall dwell apart; outside the camp his dwelling [shall be]. (Lev. 13:2,3‑46)
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2 Kings 5:27• 27But the leprosy of Naaman shall fasten upon thee, and upon thy seed forever. And he went out from his presence leprous, as snow. (2 Kings 5:27)
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2 Kings 15:5• 5And Jehovah smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house. And Jotham the king's son was over the house, judging the people of the land. (2 Kings 15:5)
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2 Chron. 26:19‑21• 19Then Uzziah was wroth, and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense; and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of Jehovah from beside the incense altar.
 20And Azariah, the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because Jehovah had smitten him.
 21And Uzziah the king was a leper to the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of Jehovah. And Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land. (2 Chron. 26:19‑21)
• It is...in their character of witness or prophet that they suffer this chastening. (“Numbers 12” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and the cloud departed from off the tent. And behold, Miriam was leprous as snow; and Aaron turned toward Miriam, and behold, she was leprous.

W. Kelly Translation

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and the cloud departed from off the tent. And behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)