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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/12.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/12.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Do not let her be like a stillborn infant coming from its mother&#8217s womb with its flesh half eaten away.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Don’t let her be like a stillborn baby, already decayed at birth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Let her not be as one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother’s womb.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Please do not let her be like a stillborn infant whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Please do not let her be as one dead, whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Oh, do not let her be like a dead person, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother’s womb!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Oh, do not let her be like one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes from his mother&#8217s womb!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Oh, do not let her be like one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes from his mother’s womb!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Oh, do not let her be like one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes from his mother’s womb!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Oh, do not let her be like one dead, already half decomposed when he comes from his mother’s womb.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Please don’t let her be like a dead baby whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother’s womb.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Please don&#8217t let her be like a dead baby whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother&#8217s womb.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Let her not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't let Miriam's flesh rot away like a child born dead!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Let her not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Don't let her be like a stillborn baby that's not completely developed."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Don't let her become like something born dead with half its flesh eaten away." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Please don't let her be like one of the living dead, who is born with a congenital skin disease." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Please do not let her be like a stillborn infant whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother?s womb.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do not let her be like a baby born dead, whose flesh is half-consumed when it comes out of its mother's womb!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Let her not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother's womb."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed at the time of his birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Let her not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />please do not let her be as [one] dead, when in his coming out from the womb of his mother—the half of his flesh is consumed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> let her not, I pray thee, be as one dead, when in his coming out from the womb of his mother -- the half of his flesh is consumed.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Now shall she not be as the dead, which in his coming forth from the womb of his mother, and his flesh shall be half consumed?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let her not be as one dead, and as an abortive that is cast forth from the mother's womb. Lo, now one half of her flesh is consumed with the leprosy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Do not let this one be like one who is dead, or like an abortion that has been cast from the womb of her mother. Behold, half of her flesh is already consumed by leprosy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do not let her be like the stillborn baby that comes forth from its mother’s womb with its flesh half consumed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not let her be like one stillborn, whose flesh is half consumed when it comes out of its mother’s womb.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother's womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And do not let us be as a dead person who goes out from the belly of her mother and the body of her flesh is consumed!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Let her not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let her not be as it were like death, as an abortion coming out of his mother's womb, when <i>the disease</i> devours the half of the flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/12-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=3962" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/12.htm">The Murmuring of Miriam and Aaron</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>and said to Moses, “My lord, please do not hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">Please</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: ṯə·hî (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">let her be</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: kam·mêṯ (Prep-k, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">like a stillborn infant</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">whose</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: ḇə·śā·rōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">flesh</a> <a href="/hebrew/2677.htm" title="2677: ḥă·ṣî (N-msc) -- Half. From chatsah; the half or middle.">is half</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: way·yê·’ā·ḵêl (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">consumed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: bə·ṣê·ṯōw (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">when he comes out</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">of his mother’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/7358.htm" title="7358: mê·re·ḥem (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Womb. From racham; the womb.">womb.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>So Moses cried out to the LORD, “O God, please heal her!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/13-45.htm">Leviticus 13:45-46</a></span><br />A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’ / As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">2 Kings 5:1-14</a></span><br />Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. / At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. / She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/18-13.htm">Job 18:13</a></span><br />It devours patches of his skin; the firstborn of death devours his limbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Isaiah 1:6</a></span><br />From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-4</a></span><br />He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-8.htm">Lamentations 4:8</a></span><br />But now their appearance is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-12.htm">Zechariah 14:12</a></span><br />And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Matthew 8:2-3</a></span><br />Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5</a></span><br />The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-40.htm">Mark 1:40-42</a></span><br />Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-12.htm">Luke 5:12-13</a></span><br />While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-12.htm">Luke 17:12-19</a></span><br />As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance / and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” / When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-39.htm">John 11:39</a></span><br />“Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-9.htm">Acts 10:9-16</a></span><br />The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray. / He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. / He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-13.htm">Romans 6:13</a></span><br />Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother's womb.</p><p class="hdg">as one dead</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/88-4.htm">Psalm 88:4,5</a></b></br> I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man <i>that hath</i> no strength: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/2-1.htm">Ephesians 2:1-5</a></b></br> And you <i>hath he quickened</i>, who were dead in trespasses and sins; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/colossians/2-13.htm">Colossians 2:13</a></b></br> And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;</p><p class="hdg">of whom</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/3-16.htm">Job 3:16</a></b></br> Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants <i>which</i> never saw light.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/58-8.htm">Psalm 58:8</a></b></br> As a snail <i>which</i> melteth, let <i>every one of them</i> pass away: <i>like</i> the untimely birth of a woman, <i>that</i> they may not see the sun.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/15-8.htm">1 Corinthians 15:8</a></b></br> And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/10-30.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/numbers/9-10.htm">Body</a> <a href="/numbers/11-33.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/numbers/9-10.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/numbers/11-21.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-20.htm">Half</a> <a href="/numbers/11-12.htm">Infant</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-3.htm">Stillborn</a> <a href="/numbers/11-28.htm">Time</a> <a href="/numbers/11-6.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/numbers/8-16.htm">Womb</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/15-13.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/numbers/19-7.htm">Body</a> <a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/numbers/14-29.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/numbers/18-31.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/numbers/15-9.htm">Half</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">Infant</a> <a href="/job/3-16.htm">Stillborn</a> <a href="/numbers/13-20.htm">Time</a> <a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/numbers/18-15.htm">Womb</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/12-1.htm">God rebukes the sedition of Miriam and Aaron</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/12-11.htm">Miriam's leprosy is healed at the prayer of Moses</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/12-14.htm">God commands her to be shut out of the host</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/12-16.htm">The people encamp in the desert of Paran</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The imagery of a stillborn infant is powerful and evokes a sense of helplessness and tragedy. In the ancient Near Eastern context, a stillborn child was seen as a profound loss, both emotionally and socially. This phrase underscores the severity of Miriam's condition and the urgency of Aaron's request for her healing. The plea reflects a deep familial bond and a recognition of the dire consequences of sin.<p><b>whose flesh is half consumed</b><br>Leprosy in biblical times was a term used for various skin diseases, often seen as a divine punishment. The description of flesh being "half consumed" indicates the severity of Miriam's condition, symbolizing decay and death. This imagery is not only physical but also spiritual, representing the destructive nature of sin. The condition of leprosy rendered a person ceremonially unclean, isolating them from the community and worship, which is significant in the context of Israel's covenant relationship with God.<p><b>when he comes out of his mother’s womb.</b><br>The reference to birth highlights the vulnerability and innocence of a newborn, contrasting with the tragic state of a stillborn. This imagery serves to emphasize the unnatural and pitiable condition of Miriam's affliction. In a broader biblical context, birth is often associated with new beginnings and life, making the comparison to a stillborn even more poignant. This plea for Miriam's restoration can be seen as a desire for a new beginning, a return to life and community, much like the spiritual rebirth offered through faith in God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Numbers, Moses is the leader of the Israelites and the one through whom God communicates His will. In this chapter, he is the subject of criticism from his siblings, Miriam and Aaron.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/miriam.htm">Miriam</a></b><br>Moses' sister, who, along with Aaron, speaks against Moses because of his Cushite wife. As a result of her actions, she is struck with leprosy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>Moses' brother and the high priest, who also criticizes Moses. Unlike Miriam, Aaron is not struck with leprosy but pleads with Moses for Miriam's healing.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate authority who responds to the criticism against Moses by defending him and punishing Miriam with leprosy.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness_of_paran.htm">The Wilderness of Paran</a></b><br>The setting for this event, where the Israelites are encamped during their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Miriam's leprosy serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of sin, particularly the sin of speaking against God's chosen leaders. It underscores the importance of respecting God's appointed authorities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intercession_and_mercy.htm">Intercession and Mercy</a></b><br>Aaron's plea to Moses and Moses' subsequent intercession for Miriam highlight the power and importance of intercessory prayer. It shows that even when we fall short, there is room for repentance and seeking God's mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>God's response to Miriam and Aaron's criticism of Moses demonstrates His sovereignty and justice. He defends His chosen servant and administers discipline, reminding us that God sees and judges all actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>This passage teaches the value of humility and warns against pride and jealousy. Miriam and Aaron's criticism stemmed from a lack of humility, which led to their downfall.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god's_character_inconsistent_in_numbers_12_9-10.htm">Does the harsh divine reaction in Numbers 12:9-10 conflict with other biblical portrayals of God's mercy, suggesting an inconsistency in the text's depiction of God's character?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_only_miriam_punished_in_numbers_12.htm">Why does Numbers 12:1-2 single out Miriam for punishment while Aaron seems to escape similar consequences for the same complaint?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_num_12_10's_leprosy_align_medically.htm">How does Numbers 12:10's sudden, miraculous onset of leprosy align with medical understanding of the disease's gradual development?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_a_7-day_disease_cure_credible.htm">How credible is it that an apparently contagious disease is healed precisely in seven days (Numbers 12:14-15) without leaving lasting physical complications?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">Let her not be as one dead.--</span>This is another of the places in which the Scribes are said to have altered the text. The original is said to have been as follows:--<span class= "ital">Let her not be as one dead, who proceeded from the womb of our mother, and half of our flesh be consumed. </span>The leper was "as one dead" in two respects--(1) as being shut out from inter course with his brethren; and (2) as causing ceremonial defilement in the case of those who were brought into contact with him, similar to that which was caused by touching a dead body. "He was," as Archbishop Trench has remarked, "a dreadful parable of death" (On <span class= "ital">the Miracles, </span>p. 214). In the most severe types of leprosy there was, as the same writer has observed, "a dissolution, little by little, of the whole body, so that one limb after another actually decayed and fell away" (<span class= "ital">Ibid, </span>p. 213).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As</span> <span class="cmt_word">one dead.</span> Rather, "as the dead thing," i.e. the still-born child, in which death and decay have anticipated life. Such was the frightful effect of leprosy in its last stages. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/12-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Please</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> </span><span class="str2">I pray', 'now', 'then'</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let her be</span><br /><span class="heb">תְהִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a stillborn infant</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּמֵּ֑ת</span> <span class="translit">(kam·mêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whose</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flesh</span><br /><span class="heb">בְשָׂרֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·śā·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is half</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲצִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ṣî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2677.htm">Strong's 2677: </a> </span><span class="str2">The half, middle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">consumed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּאָכֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·’ā·ḵêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when he comes out</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצֵאתוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣê·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his mother’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמּ֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">womb.”</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵרֶ֣חֶם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·re·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7358.htm">Strong's 7358: </a> </span><span class="str2">The womb </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/12-12.htm">Numbers 12:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/12-12.htm">Numbers 12:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/12-12.htm">Numbers 12:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/12-12.htm">Numbers 12:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/12-12.htm">Numbers 12:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/12-12.htm">Numbers 12:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/12-12.htm">Numbers 12:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/12-12.htm">Numbers 12:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/12-12.htm">Numbers 12:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/12-12.htm">Numbers 12:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/12-12.htm">OT Law: Numbers 12:12 Let her not I pray be as (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/12-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 12:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 12:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/12-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 12:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 12:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>