Numbers 12:13
in Numbers 12So Moses cried out to the LORD, “O God, please heal her!”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying, Heal her, O God, I beseech thee.
KJV
And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.
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This verse in Numbers 12
Commentary
5 notes on this verseSo Miriam here was healed by the prayer of Moses, whom she had abused, and Abimelech by the prayer of Abraham, Gen. xx. Moses might have stood off, and have said, "She is served well enough, let her govern her tongue better next time;" but, not content with being able to say that he had not prayed for the inflicting of the judgment, he prays earnestly for the removal of it.
This site's exposition
So Moses cried out to the LORD
on Numbers 12:13-14
The prayer runs to five words in the Hebrew and the man praying it is the man who was spoken against. Its answer is a delay, measured by the shame of a daughter whose father has spat in her face, which stands seven days.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Miriam and her company spake evil of Moses, and he immediately begged them off from their punishment; nay, would not so much as let it be known that his cause was avenged. But not so we: on the contrary, this is what we most desire; to have all men know that they have not passed unpunished.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Moses cried unto the Lord,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
On the humble and penitential submission of Aaron, Moses interceded for both the offenders, especially for Miriam, who was restored; not, however, till she had been made, by her exclusion, a public example [Nu 12:14, 15].
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּצְעַ֣ק | vaiyitzak | and he cried out | H6817 → | 55 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לֵאמֹ֑ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֵ֕ל | ʾel | O God | H410 → | 241 times |
| נָ֛א | na' | please | H4994 → | 404 times |
| רְפָ֥א | refa' | heal | H7495 → | |
| נָ֖א | na' | please | H4994 → | 404 times |
| לָֽהּ׃ פ | lah | <to> <the> her |
וַיִּצְעַ֣קand he cried out
vaiyitzakH6817 →55 times
מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לֵאמֹ֑ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
אֵ֕לO God
ʾelH410 →241 times
נָ֛אplease
na'H4994 →404 times
רְפָ֥אheal
refa'H7495 →
נָ֖אplease
na'H4994 →404 times
לָֽהּ׃ פ<to> <the> her
lah
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 12:21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 3:9
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Luke 6:27–30
But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
- Proverbs 16:32
He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
- 1 Peter 3:9
Through
James 5:15And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
it leads to
- 1 John 5:14–16
And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
- James 5:13
Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
- James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
- 1 John 5:14–16
Through
Luke 6:28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
it leads to
- Romans 12:14
Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.
- 1 Corinthians 4:12
We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
- Romans 12:14
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, HOMILIES ON ACTS 14; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.