Numbers 12 · Verse 9

Numbers 12:9

And the anger of the Lord was kindled against them; and he departed.
Numbers 12:9, King James Version

Numbers 12:9 in other translations

BSBSo the anger of the LORD burned against them, and He departed.
WEBThe LORD’s anger burned against them; and he departed.
ASVAnd the anger of Jehovah was kindled against them; and he departed.
YLTAnd the anger of Jehovah burneth against them, and He goeth on,
DARBYAnd the anger of Jehovah was kindled against them, and he went away;
BBEAnd burning with wrath against them, the Lord went away.
WebsterAnd the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed.

What does Numbers 12:9 mean?

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 12:9 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּֽחַרvai.Yi.charand it burnedH2734
אַ֧ף'af[the] anger ofH639
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בָּ֖םbamon <the> them
וַיֵּלַֽךְ\׃vai.ye.Lakhand he wentH1980

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

Cross references for Numbers 12:9

  • Numbers 11:1

    And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord: and the Lord heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.

  • Hosea 5:15

    I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.

  • Genesis 17:22

    And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

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11:1; Ho 5:15

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Context

  • Numbers 12:8

    With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?

  • Numbers 12:9

    And the anger of the Lord was kindled against them; and he departed.

  • Numbers 12:10

    And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.

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Numbers 12:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces el furor de Jehová se encendió en ellos; y fuése.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et la colère de l’ Éternel s’embrasa contre eux, et il s’en alla;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der Zorn Jehovas entbrannte wider sie, und er ging weg.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Iratusque contra eos, abiit: