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Numbers 12:14

But the LORD answered Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in.”

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ASV

And Jehovah said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut up without the camp seven days, and after that she shall be brought in again.

KJV

And 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.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
מֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehMosesH4872 →
וְאָבִ֙יהָ֙ve.'a.Vi.haand father herH1 →
יָרֹ֤קya.Rokcertainly <to spit>H3417 →
יָרַק֙ya.Rakhe had spatH3417 →
בְּפָנֶ֔יהָbe.fa.Nei.hain face herH6440 →
הֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'¿ notH3808 →
תִכָּלֵ֖םti.ka.Lemwill she be put to shameH3637 →
שִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtsevenH7651 →
יָמִ֑יםya.MimdaysH3117 →
תִּסָּגֵ֞רti.sa.Gershe will be shut upH5462 →
שִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtsevenH7651 →
יָמִים֙ya.MimdaysH3117 →
מִח֣וּץmi.Chutzfrom [the] outsideH2351 →
לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הla.ma.cha.Nehof the campH4264 →
וְאַחַ֖רve.'a.Charand afterH310 →
תֵּאָסֵֽף׃te.'a.Sefshe will be receivedH622 →

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Deuteronomy 25:9his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and declare, “This is what is done to the man who will not maintain his brother’s line.”Job 30:10They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.Isaiah 50:6I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.Numbers 5:2–3“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.Leviticus 13:45–46A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’Numbers 5:2“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.2 Kings 15:5And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.2 Kings 7:3Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die?Mark 14:65Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.Matthew 26:67Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped HimHebrews 12:9Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?Leviticus 14:8The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.2 Chronicles 26:20–21When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him.Job 17:6He has made me a byword among the people, a man in whose face they spit.Luke 17:12As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distanceLeviticus 15:13When the man has been cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean.2 Thessalonians 3:14Take note of anyone who does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter. Do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.

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