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Numbers 12:2

“Does the LORD speak only through Moses?” they said. “Does He not also speak through us?” And the LORD heard this.

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ASV

And they said, Hath Jehovah indeed spoken only with Moses? hath he not spoken also with us? And Jehovah heard it.

KJV

And they said, Hath the Lord indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the Lord heard it.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
הֲרַ֤קha.Rak¿ onlyH7535 →
אַךְ־'akh-onlyH389 →
בְּמֹשֶׁה֙be.mo.Shehby MosesH4872 →
דִּבֶּ֣רdi.Berhas he spokenH1696 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
הֲלֹ֖אha.Lo'¿ notH3808 →
גַּם־gam-alsoH1571 →
בָּ֣נוּBa.nuby <the> us
דִבֵּ֑רdi.Berhas he spokenH1696 →
וַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'and he heardH8085 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →

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Job 42:10After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.Ezekiel 35:12–13Then you will know that I, the LORD, have heard every contemptuous word you uttered against the mountains of Israel when you said, ‘They are desolate; they are given to us to devour!’Numbers 16:3They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”Philippians 2:14Do everything without complaining or arguing,Isaiah 37:4Perhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”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.Philippians 2:3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.Numbers 11:1Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.Romans 12:10Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.2 Kings 19:4Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”1 Peter 5:5Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”2 Samuel 11:27And when the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the LORD.Romans 12:3For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.Numbers 11:29But Moses replied, “Are you jealous on my account? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would place His Spirit on them!”Psalms 94:7–9They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”Genesis 29:33Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.Exodus 7:10So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent.Proverbs 13:10Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

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