MIRIAM AND AARON REBEL

12 Miriamv and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he married (for he had married a Cushite woman). 2 They said, “Does the Lord speak only through Moses? Does he not also speak through us?” And the Lord heard it. 3 Moses was a very humble man, more so than anyone on the face of the earth.

4 Suddenly the Lord said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “You three come out to the tent of meeting.” So the three of them went out. 5 Then the Lord descended in a pillar of cloud,a stood at the entrance to the tent, and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When the two of them came forward, 6 he said:

“Listen to what I say:

If there is a prophet among you from the Lord,

I make myself known to him in a vision;b

I speak with him in a dream.

7 Not so with my servant Moses;

he is faithful inA all my household.c

8 I speak with himd directly,B

openly, and not in riddles;

he sees the form of the Lord.e

So why were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” 9 The Lord’s anger burned against them,f and he left.