Numbers 12 · Verse 4

Numbers 12:4

And 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.
Numbers 12:4, King James Version

Numbers 12:4 in other translations

BSBAnd suddenly the LORD said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “You three, come out to the Tent of Meeting.” So the three went out,
WEBThe LORD spoke suddenly to Moses, to Aaron, and to Miriam, “You three come out to the Tent of Meeting!” The three of them came out.
ASVAnd Jehovah spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tent of meeting. And they three came out.
YLTAnd Jehovah saith suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, ‘Come out ye three unto the tent of meeting;' and they three come out.
DARBYThen Jehovah spoke suddenly to Moses, and to Aaron, and to Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tent of meeting. And they went out, they three.
BBEAnd suddenly the Lord said to Moses and Aaron and Miriam, Come out, you three, to the Tent of meeting. And the three of them went out.
WebsterAnd the LORD spoke suddenly to Moses, and to Aaron, and to Miriam, Come out ye three to the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out.

What does Numbers 12:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. the Lord spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam--The divine interposition was made thus openly and immediately, in order to suppress the sedition and prevent its spreading among the people.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 And the Lord spake suddenly - The sudden interference of God in this business shows at once the importance of the case and his displeasure.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 12:1-9

The patience of Moses was tried in his own family, as well as by the people. The pretence was, that he had married a foreign wife; but probably their pride was hurt, and their envy stirred up, by his superior authority. Opposition from our near relations, and from religious friends, is most painful. But this is to be looked for, and it will be well if in such circumstances we can preserve the gentleness and meekness…

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Numbers 12:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068
פִּתְאֹ֗םpit.'OmsuddenlyH6597
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehMosesH4872
וְאֶֽל\־ve.'el-and toH413
אַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonAaronH175
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and toH413
מִרְיָ֔םmir.YamMiriamH4813
צְא֥וּtze.'Ucome outH3318
שְׁלָשְׁתְּכֶ֖םshe.la.she.te.KhemO [the] three of youH7969
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אֹ֣הֶל'O.hel[the] tent ofH168
מוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdmeetingH4150
וַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'Uand they went outH3318
שְׁלָשְׁתָּֽם\׃she.la.she.Tam[the] three of themH7969

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Numbers 12:4

  • Psalms 76:9

    When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.

  • Numbers 16:16-21

    And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the Lord, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow: And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the Lord every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer. And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron. And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the congregation. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Lord.
Ps 76:9
Come out.
16:16-21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Numbers 12:3

    (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)

  • Numbers 12:4

    And 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.

  • Numbers 12:5

    And 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.

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Numbers 12:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y luego dijo Jehová á Moisés, y á Aarón, y á María: Salid vosotros tres al tabernáculo del testimonio. Y salieron ellos tres.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et soudain l’ Éternel dit à Moïse, et à Aaron et à Marie: Sortez, vous trois, vers la tente d’assignation. Et ils sortirent eux trois.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da sprach Jehova plötzlich zu Mose und zu Aaron und zu Mirjam: Gehet hinaus, ihr drei, zum Zelte der Zusammenkunft! Und sie gingen hinaus, die drei.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
statim locutus est ad eum, et ad Aaron et Mariam: Egredimini vos tantum tres ad tabernaculum fœderis. Cumque fuissent egressi,