Numbers 12 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Numbers 13

¹Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto Moses^H4872, saying^H559^(H8800),

² “Send men, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel. Of every tribe of their fathers, you shall send a man, every one a prince among them.”

KJVSend^H7971^(H8798) thou men^H582, that they may search^H8446^(H8799) the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667, which I give^H5414^(H8802) unto the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478: of every^H376 tribe^H4294 of their fathers^H1 shall ye send^H7971^(H8799) a man^H259, every one a ruler^H5387 among them.

³ Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the commandment of Yahweh. All of them were men who were heads of the children of Israel.

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 by the commandment^H6310 of the LORD^H3068 sent^H7971^(H8799) them from the wilderness^H4057 of Paran^H6290: all those men^H582 were^H1992 heads^H7218 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478.

⁴ These were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.

KJVAnd these were their names^H8034: of the tribe^H4294 of Reuben^H7205, Shammua^H8051 the son^H1121 of Zaccur^H2139.

⁵ Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.

KJVOf the tribe^H4294 of Simeon^H8095, Shaphat^H8202 the son^H1121 of Hori^H2753.

⁶ Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

KJVOf the tribe^H4294 of Judah^H3063, Caleb^H3612 the son^H1121 of Jephunneh^H3312.

⁷ Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.

KJVOf the tribe^H4294 of Issachar^H3485, Igal^H3008 the son^H1121 of Joseph^H3130.

⁸ Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun.

KJVOf the tribe^H4294 of Ephraim^H669, Oshea^H1954 the son^H1121 of Nun^H5126.

⁹ Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.

KJVOf the tribe^H4294 of Benjamin^H1144, Palti^H6406 the son^H1121 of Raphu^H7505.

¹⁰ Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.

KJVOf the tribe^H4294 of Zebulun^H2074, Gaddiel^H1427 the son^H1121 of Sodi^H5476.

¹¹ Of the tribe of Joseph, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.

KJVOf the tribe^H4294 of Joseph^H3130, namely, of the tribe^H4294 of Manasseh^H4519, Gaddi^H1426 the son^H1121 of Susi^H5485.

¹² Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.

KJVOf the tribe^H4294 of Dan^H1835, Ammiel^H5988 the son^H1121 of Gemalli^H1582.

¹³ Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.

KJVOf the tribe^H4294 of Asher^H836, Sethur^H5639 the son^H1121 of Michael^H4317.

¹⁴ Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.

KJVOf the tribe^H4294 of Naphtali^H5321, Nahbi^H5147 the son^H1121 of Vophsi^H2058.

¹⁵ Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.

KJVOf the tribe^H4294 of Gad^H1410, Geuel^H1345 the son^H1121 of Machi^H4352.

¹⁶ These are the names of the men who Moses sent to spy out the land. Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.

KJVThese are the names^H8034 of the men^H582 which Moses^H4872 sent^H7971^(H8804) to spy out^H8446^(H8800) the land^H776. And Moses^H4872 called^H7121^(H8799) Oshea^H1954 the son^H1121 of Nun^H5126 Jehoshua^H3091.

¹⁷ Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, “Go up this way by the South, and go up into the hill country.

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 sent^H7971^(H8799) them to spy out^H8446^(H8800) the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667, and said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Get you up^H5927^(H8798) this way southward^H5045, and go up^H5927^(H8804) into the mountain^H2022:

¹⁸ See the land, what it is; and the people who dwell therein, whether they are strong or weak, whether they are few or many;

KJVAnd see^H7200^(H8804) the land^H776, what it is; and the people^H5971 that dwelleth^H3427^(H8802) therein, whether they be strong^H2389 or weak^H7504, few^H4592 or many^H7227;

¹⁹ and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they are that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in strongholds;

KJVAnd what the land^H776 is that they dwell in^H3427^(H8802), whether it be good^H2896 or bad^H7451; and what cities^H5892 they be that they dwell^H3427^(H8802) in^H2007, whether in tents^H4264, or in strong holds^H4013;

²⁰ and what the land is, whether it is fertile or poor, whether there is wood therein, or not. Be courageous, and bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the time of the first-ripe grapes.

KJVAnd what the land^H776 is, whether it be fat^H8082 or lean^H7330, whether there be^H3426 wood^H6086 therein, or not. And be ye of good courage^H2388^(H8694), and bring^H3947^(H8804) of the fruit^H6529 of the land^H776. Now the time^H3117 was the time^H3117 of the firstripe^H1061 grapes^H6025.

²¹ So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.

KJVSo they went up^H5927^(H8799), and searched^H8446^(H8799) the land^H776 from the wilderness^H4057 of Zin^H6790 unto Rehob^H7340, as men come^H935^(H8800) to Hamath^H2574.

²² They went up by the South, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

KJVAnd they ascended^H5927^(H8799) by the south^H5045, and came^H935^(H8799) unto Hebron^H2275; where Ahiman^H289, Sheshai^H8344, and Talmai^H8526, the children^H3211 of Anak^H6061, were.(Now Hebron^H2275 was built^H1129^(H8738) seven^H7651 years^H8141 before^H6440 Zoan^H6814 in Egypt^H4714.)

²³ They came to the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bore it on a staff between two. They also brought some of the pomegranates and figs.

KJVAnd they came^H935^(H8799) unto the brook^H5158 of Eshcol^H812, and cut down^H3772^(H8799) from thence a branch^H2156 with one^H259 cluster^H811 of grapes^H6025, and they bare^H5375^(H8799) it between two^H8147 upon a staff^H4132; and they brought of the pomegranates^H7416, and of the figs^H8384.

²⁴ That place was called the valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the children of Israel cut down from there.

KJVThe place^H4725 was called^H7121^(H8804) the brook^H5158 Eshcol^H812, because of^H182 the cluster of grapes^H811 which the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 cut down^H3772^(H8804) from thence.

²⁵ They returned from spying out the land at the end of forty days.

KJVAnd they returned^H7725^(H8799) from searching^H8446^(H8800) of the land^H776 after^H7093 forty^H705 days^H3117.

²⁶ They went and came to Moses, to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, to the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word to them and to all the congregation. They showed them the fruit of the land.

KJVAnd they went^H3212^(H8799) and came^H935^(H8799) to Moses^H4872, and to Aaron^H175, and to all the congregation^H5712 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, unto the wilderness^H4057 of Paran^H6290, to Kadesh^H6946; and brought back^H7725^(H8686) word^H1697 unto them, and unto all the congregation^H5712, and shewed^H7200^(H8686) them the fruit^H6529 of the land^H776.

²⁷ They told him, and said, “We came to the land where you sent us. Surely it flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit.

KJVAnd they told^H5608^(H8762) him, and said^H559^(H8799), We came^H935^(H8804) unto the land^H776 whither thou sentest^H7971^(H8804) us, and surely it floweth^H2100^(H8802) with milk^H2461 and honey^H1706; and this is the fruit^H6529 of it.

²⁸ However, the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. Moreover, we saw the children of Anak there.

KJVNevertheless^H657 the people^H5971 be strong^H5794 that dwell^H3427^(H8802) in the land^H776, and the cities^H5892 are walled^H1219^(H8803), and very^H3966 great^H1419: and moreover we saw^H7200^(H8804) the children^H3211 of Anak^H6061 there.

²⁹ Amalek dwells in the land of the South. The Hittite, the Jebusite, and the Amorite dwell in the hill country. The Canaanite dwells by the sea, and along the side of the Jordan.”

KJVThe Amalekites^H6002 dwell^H3427^(H8802) in the land^H776 of the south^H5045: and the Hittites^H2850, and the Jebusites^H2983, and the Amorites^H567, dwell^H3427^(H8802) in the mountains^H2022: and the Canaanites^H3669 dwell^H3427^(H8802) by the sea^H3220, and by the coast^H3027 of Jordan^H3383.

³⁰ Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, “Let’s go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it!”

KJVAnd Caleb^H3612 stilled^H2013^(H8686) the people^H5971 before Moses^H4872, and said^H559^(H8799), Let us go up^H5927^(H8799) at once^H5927^(H8800), and possess^H3423^(H8804) it; for we are well able^H3201^(H8799) to overcome^H3201^(H8800) it.

³¹ But the men who went up with him said, “We aren’t able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.”

KJVBut the men^H582 that went up^H5927^(H8804) with him said^H559^(H8804), We be not able^H3201^(H8799) to go up^H5927^(H8800) against the people^H5971; for they are stronger^H2389 than we.

³² They brought up an evil report of the land which they had spied out to the children of Israel, saying, “The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that eats up its inhabitants; and all the people who we saw in it are men of great stature.

KJVAnd they brought up^H3318^(H8686) an evil report^H1681 of the land^H776 which they had searched^H8446^(H8804) unto the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, saying^H559^(H8800), The land^H776, through which we have gone^H5674^(H8804) to search^H8446^(H8800) it, is a land^H776 that eateth up^H398^(H8802) the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) thereof; and all the people^H5971 that we saw^H7200^(H8804) in it^H8432 are men^H582 of a great stature^H4060.

³³ There we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim. We were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.”

KJVAnd there we saw^H7200^(H8804) the giants^H5303, the sons^H1121 of Anak^H6061, which come of the giants^H5303: and we were in our own sight^H5869 as grasshoppers^H2284, and so we were in their sight^H5869.

WEB·Numbers 12

¹Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cushite woman.

KJVAnd Miriam^H4813 and Aaron^H175 spake^H1696^(H8762) against Moses^H4872 because of^H182 the Ethiopian^H3571 woman^H802 whom he had married^H3947^(H8804): for he had married^H3947^(H8804) an Ethiopian^H3571 woman^H802.

² They said, “Has Yahweh indeed spoken only with Moses? Hasn’t he spoken also with us?” And Yahweh heard it.

KJVAnd they said^H559^(H8799), Hath the LORD^H3068 indeed spoken^H1696^(H8765) only by Moses^H4872? hath he not spoken^H1696^(H8765) also by us? And the LORD^H3068 heard^H8085^(H8799) it.

³ Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all the men who were on the surface of the earth.

KJV(Now the man^H376 Moses^H4872 was very^H3966 meek^H6035^(H8675)^H6035, above all the men^H120 which were upon the face^H6440 of the earth^H127.)

⁴ 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.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H559^(H8799) suddenly^H6597 unto Moses^H4872, and unto Aaron^H175, and unto Miriam^H4813, Come out^H3318^(H8798) ye three^H7969 unto the tabernacle^H168 of the congregation^H4150. And they three^H7969 came out^H3318^(H8799).

⁵ 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.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 came down^H3381^(H8799) in the pillar^H5982 of the cloud^H6051, and stood^H5975^(H8799) in the door^H6607 of the tabernacle^H168, and called^H7121^(H8799) Aaron^H175 and Miriam^H4813: and they both^H8147 came forth^H3318^(H8799).

⁶ He said, “Now hear 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.

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), Hear^H8085^(H8798) now my words^H1697: If there be a prophet^H5030 among you, I the LORD^H3068 will make myself known^H3045^(H8691) unto him in a vision^H4759, and will speak^H1696^(H8762) unto him in a dream^H2472.

⁷ My servant Moses is not so. He is faithful in all my house.

KJVMy servant^H5650 Moses^H4872 is not so, who is faithful^H539^(H8737) in all mine house^H1004.

⁸ 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?”

KJVWith him will I speak^H1696^(H8762) mouth^H6310 to mouth^H6310, even apparently^H4758, and not in dark speeches^H2420; and the similitude^H8544 of the LORD^H3068 shall he behold^H5027^(H8686): wherefore then were ye not afraid^H3372^(H8804) to speak^H1696^(H8763) against my servant^H5650 Moses^H4872?

⁹ Yahweh’s anger burned against them; and he departed.

KJVAnd the anger^H639 of the LORD^H3068 was kindled^H2734^(H8799) against them; and he departed^H3212^(H8799).

¹⁰ 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.

KJVAnd the cloud^H6051 departed^H5493^(H8804) from off the tabernacle^H168; and, behold, Miriam^H4813 became leprous^H6879^(H8794), white as snow^H7950: and Aaron^H175 looked^H6437^(H8799) upon Miriam^H4813, and, behold, she was leprous^H6879^(H8794).

¹¹ 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.

KJVAnd Aaron^H175 said^H559^(H8799) unto Moses^H4872, Alas^H994, my lord^H113, I beseech thee, lay^H7896^(H8799) not the sin^H2403 upon us, wherein we have done foolishly^H2973^(H8738), and wherein we have sinned^H2398^(H8804).

¹² 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.”

KJVLet her not be as one dead^H4994^H4191^(H8801), of whom the flesh^H1320 is half^H2677 consumed^H398^(H8735) when he cometh out^H3318^(H8800) of his mother's^H517 womb^H7358.

¹³ Moses cried to Yahweh, saying, “Heal her, God, I beg you!”

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 cried^H6817^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068, saying^H559^(H8800), Heal^H7495^(H8798) her now, O God^H410, I beseech thee.

¹⁴ 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.”

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto Moses^H4872, If her father^H1 had but^H3417^(H8800) spit^H3417^(H8804) in her face^H6440, should she not be ashamed^H3637^(H8735) seven^H7651 days^H3117? let her be shut^H5462^(H8735) out^H2351 from the camp^H4264 seven^H7651 days^H3117, and after^H310 that let her be received^H622^(H8735) in again.

¹⁵ Miriam was shut up outside of the camp seven days, and the people didn’t travel until Miriam was brought in again.

KJVAnd Miriam^H4813 was shut^H5462^(H8735) out^H2351 from the camp^H4264 seven^H7651 days^H3117: and the people^H5971 journeyed^H5265^(H8804) not till Miriam^H4813 was brought^H622^(H8736) in again.

¹⁶ Afterward the people traveled from Hazeroth, and encamped in the wilderness of Paran.

KJVAnd afterward^H310 the people^H5971 removed^H5265^(H8804) from Hazeroth^H2698, and pitched^H2583^(H8799) in the wilderness^H4057 of Paran^H6290.

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