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Numbers 12:4 KJV
Numbers · chapter 12 · verse 4
And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out.Numbers 12:4 · King James Version
Numbers 12:4 in context
2And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it.
3(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)
4And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out.
5And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.
6And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- congregationmôwʻêdproperly, an appointmentH4150 →
- tabernacleʼôhela tentH168 →
- suddenlypithʼôwminstantlyH6597 →
- MiriamMiryâmMirjam, the name of two IsraelitessesH4813 →
- spakeʼâmarto sayH559 →
- MosesMôshehMosheh, the Israelite lawgiverH4872 →
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Moses did not resent the injury done him, nor complain of it to God, nor make any appeal to him; but God resented it. He hears all we say in our passion, and is a swift witness of our hasty speeches, which is a reason why we should resolutely bridle our tongues, that we speak not ill of others, and why we should…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-9