Numbers 12
- 1And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman he had married. For he had married an Ethiopian woman.
- 2And they said, Has the Lord indeed spoken only by Moses? Has he not spoken also by us? And the Lord heard it.
- 3Now the man Moses was very humble, above all the men who were on the face of the earth.
- 4And the Lord spoke suddenly to Moses, and to Aaron, and to Miriam, Come out, you three to 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 out.
- 6And he said, Hear now my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known to him in a vision, and will speak to him in a dream.
- 7My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all my house.
- 8With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches. The likeness of the Lord shall he look: therefore then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
- 9And the anger of the Lord burned against them, and he left.
- 10And the cloud left the tabernacle, and Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked on Miriam, and she was leprous.
- 11And Aaron said to Moses, Oh no, my lord, I urge you, do not lay the sin on us, in which we have done foolishly, and in which we have sinned.
- 12Let her not be as one dead, whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother's womb.
- 13And Moses cried to the Lord, saying, Heal her now, O God, I urge you.
- 14And the Lord said to Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? Let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.
- 15And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people did not travel till Miriam was brought in again.
- 16And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and camped in the wilderness of Paran.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Numbers 12 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.
GIGAKJVAnd Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman he had married. For he had married an Ethiopian woman.
KJVAnd they said, Hath the Lord indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the Lord heard it.
GIGAKJVAnd they said, Has the Lord indeed spoken only by Moses? Has he not spoken also by us? And the Lord heard it.
KJV(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)
GIGAKJVNow the man Moses was very humble, above all the men who were on the face of the earth.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord spoke suddenly to Moses, and to Aaron, and to Miriam, Come out, you three to the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd 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 out.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd he said, Hear now my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known to him in a vision, and will speak to him in a dream.
KJVMy servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.
GIGAKJVMy servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all my house.
KJVWith him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
GIGAKJVWith him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches. The likeness of the Lord shall he look: therefore then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
KJVAnd the anger of the Lord was kindled against them; and he departed.
GIGAKJVAnd the anger of the Lord burned against them, and he left.
KJVAnd the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.
GIGAKJVAnd the cloud left the tabernacle, and Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked on Miriam, and she was leprous.
KJVAnd Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.
GIGAKJVAnd Aaron said to Moses, Oh no, my lord, I urge you, do not lay the sin on us, in which we have done foolishly, and in which we have sinned.
KJVLet her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.
GIGAKJVLet her not be as one dead, whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother's womb.
KJVAnd Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.
GIGAKJVAnd Moses cried to the Lord, saying, Heal her now, O God, I urge you.
KJVAnd the Lord said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord said to Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? Let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.
KJVAnd Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.
GIGAKJVAnd Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people did not travel till Miriam was brought in again.
KJVAnd afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.
GIGAKJVAnd afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and camped in the wilderness of Paran.
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