| 1. Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses regarding the Cushite woman he had married, for he had married a Cushite woman. |
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א. וַתְּדַבֵּר מִרְיָם וְאַהֲרֹן בְּמֹשֶׁה עַל אֹדוֹת הָאִשָּׁה הַכֻּשִׁית אֲשֶׁר לָקָח כִּי אִשָּׁה כֻשִׁית לָקָח: |
| 2. They said, "Has the Lord spoken only to Moses? Hasn't He spoken to us too?" And the Lord heard. |
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ב. וַיֹּאמְרוּ הֲרַק אַךְ בְּמֹשֶׁה דִּבֶּר יְ־הֹוָ־ה הֲלֹא גַּם בָּנוּ דִבֵּר וַיִּשְׁמַע יְ־הֹוָ־ה: |
| 3. Now this man Moses was exceedingly humble, more so than any person on the face of the earth. |
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ג. וְהָאִישׁ מֹשֶׁה [ענו] עָנָיו מְאֹד מִכֹּל הָאָדָם אֲשֶׁר עַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה: |
| 4. The Lord suddenly said to Moses, Aaron and Miriam, "Go out, all three of you, to the Tent of Meeting!" And all three went out. |
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ד. וַיֹּאמֶר יְ־הֹוָ־ה פִּתְאֹם אֶל מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל אַהֲרֹן וְאֶל מִרְיָם צְאוּ שְׁלָשְׁתְּכֶם אֶל אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וַיֵּצְאוּ שְׁלָשְׁתָּם: |
| 5. The Lord descended in a pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the Tent. He called to Aaron and Miriam, and they both went out. |
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ה. וַיֵּרֶד יְ־הֹוָ־ה בְּעַמּוּד עָנָן וַיַּעֲמֹד פֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל וַיִּקְרָא אַהֲרֹן וּמִרְיָם וַיֵּצְאוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם: |
| 6. He said, "Please listen to My words. If there be prophets among you, [I] the Lord will make Myself known to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream. |
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ו. וַיֹּאמֶר שִׁמְעוּ נָא דְבָרָי אִם יִהְיֶה נְבִיאֲכֶם יְ־הֹוָ־ה בַּמַּרְאָה אֵלָיו אֶתְוַדָּע בַּחֲלוֹם אֲדַבֶּר בּוֹ: |
| 7. Not so is My servant Moses; he is faithful throughout My house. |
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ז. לֹא כֵן עַבְדִּי מֹשֶׁה בְּכָל בֵּיתִי נֶאֱמָן הוּא: |
| 8. With him I speak mouth to mouth; in a vision and not in riddles, and he beholds the image of the Lord. So why were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses ? |
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ח. פֶּה אֶל פֶּה אֲדַבֶּר בּוֹ וּמַרְאֶה וְלֹא בְחִידֹת וּתְמֻנַת יְ־הֹוָ־ה יַבִּיט וּמַדּוּעַ לֹא יְרֵאתֶם לְדַבֵּר בְּעַבְדִּי בְמֹשֶׁה: |
| 9. The wrath of the Lord flared against them and He left. |
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ט. וַיִּחַר אַף יְ־הֹוָ־ה בָּם וַיֵּלַךְ: |
| 10. The cloud departed from above the Tent, and behold, Miriam was afflicted with tzara'ath, [as white] as snow. Then Aaron turned to Miriam and behold, she was afflicted with tzara'ath. |
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י. וְהֶעָנָן סָר מֵעַל הָאֹהֶל וְהִנֵּה מִרְיָם מְצֹרַעַת כַּשָּׁלֶג וַיִּפֶן אַהֲרֹן אֶל מִרְיָם וְהִנֵּה מְצֹרָעַת: |
| 11. Aaron said to Moses, "Please, master, do not put sin upon us for acting foolishly and for sinning. |
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יא. וַיֹּאמֶר אַהֲרֹן אֶל מֹשֶׁה בִּי אֲדֹנִי אַל נָא תָשֵׁת עָלֵינוּ חַטָּאת אֲשֶׁר נוֹאַלְנוּ וַאֲשֶׁר חָטָאנוּ: |
| 12. Let her not be like the dead, which comes out of his mother's womb with half his flesh consumed!" |
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יב. אַל נָא תְהִי כַּמֵּת אֲשֶׁר בְּצֵאתוֹ מֵרֶחֶם אִמּוֹ וַיֵּאָכֵל חֲצִי בְשָׂרוֹ: |
| 13. Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, "I beseech you, God, please heal her." |
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יג. וַיִּצְעַק מֹשֶׁה אֶל יְ־הֹוָ־ה לֵאמֹר אֵל נָא רְפָא נָא לָהּ: |
| 14. The Lord replied to Moses, "If her father were to spit in her face, would she not be humiliated for seven days? She shall be confined for seven days outside the camp, and afterwards she may enter. |
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יד. וַיֹּאמֶר יְ־הֹוָ־ה אֶל מֹשֶׁה וְאָבִיהָ יָרֹק יָרַק בְּפָנֶיהָ הֲלֹא תִכָּלֵם שִׁבְעַת יָמִים תִּסָּגֵר שִׁבְעַת יָמִים מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה וְאַחַר תֵּאָסֵף: |
| 15. So Miriam was confined outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not travel until Miriam had entered. |
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טו. וַתִּסָּגֵר מִרְיָם מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וְהָעָם לֹא נָסַע עַד הֵאָסֵף מִרְיָם: |
| 16. Then the people departed from Hazeroth, and they camped in the desert of Paran. |
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טז. וְאַחַר נָסְעוּ הָעָם מֵחֲצֵרוֹת וַיַּחֲנוּ בְּמִדְבַּר פָּארָן: |
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