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Numbers 12:1

Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife.

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ASV

And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cushite woman.

KJV

And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַתְּדַבֵּ֨רva.te.da.Berand she spokeH1696 →
מִרְיָ֤םmir.YamMiriamH4813 →
וְאַהֲרֹן֙ve.'a.ha.Ronand AaronH175 →
בְּמֹשֶׁ֔הbe.mo.Shehagainst MosesH4872 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
אֹד֛וֹת'o.Dot[the] causes ofH182 →
הָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.Shahthe womanH802 →
הַכֻּשִׁ֖יתha.ku.Shit<the> CushiteH3569 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhomH834 →
לָקָ֑חla.Kachhe had takenH3947 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
אִשָּׁ֥ה'i.Shaha womanH802 →
כֻשִׁ֖יתkhu.ShitCushiteH3569 →
לָקָֽח׃la.Kachhe had takenH3947 →

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Exodus 2:21Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.Genesis 26:34–35When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.Genesis 27:46Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?”Genesis 24:37My master made me swear an oath and said, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell,Micah 6:4For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.Genesis 24:3and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,Matthew 10:36A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’Galatians 4:16Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?Genesis 28:6–9Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,”John 7:5For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.Genesis 34:14–15“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.Exodus 15:20Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.Exodus 2:7Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call one of the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?”Leviticus 21:14He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people,Genesis 41:45Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.Exodus 34:16And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.Numbers 20:1In the first month, the whole congregation of Israel entered the Wilderness of Zin and stayed in Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.John 15:20Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.

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