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Numbers 12:1–2

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AND Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.
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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From verse 1

  1. Exodus 2:21Rank 1 from verse 1
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    21And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

  2. Genesis 26:34–35Rank 2 from verse 1
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    34¶ And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:

    35Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

  3. Genesis 24:37Rank 3 from verse 1
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    37And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

  4. Genesis 27:46Rank 4 from verse 1
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    46And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

  5. Galatians 4:16Rank 5 from verse 1
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    16Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

  6. Genesis 24:3Rank 6 from verse 1
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    3And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

  7. Genesis 28:6–9Rank 7 from verse 1
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    6¶ When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

    7And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram;

    8And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;

    9Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

  8. Genesis 34:14–15Rank 8 from verse 1
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    14And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:

    15But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;

  9. John 7:5Rank 9 from verse 1
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    5For neither did his brethren believe in him.

  10. Matthew 10:36Rank 10 from verse 1
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    36And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.

  11. Exodus 34:16Rank 11 from verse 1
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    16And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.

  12. Genesis 41:45Rank 12 from verse 1
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    45And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.

  13. Leviticus 21:14Rank 13 from verse 1
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    14A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.

  14. Exodus 2:16Rank 14 from verse 1
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    16Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

  15. John 15:20Rank 15 from verse 1
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    20Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

  16. Matthew 12:48Rank 16 from verse 1
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    48But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

From verse 2

  1. Ezekiel 35:12–13Rank 1 from verse 2
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    12And thou shalt know that I am the Lord, and that I have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume.

    13Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard them.

  2. Numbers 16:3Rank 2 from verse 2
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    3And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord?

  3. Isaiah 37:4Rank 3 from verse 2
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    4It may be the Lord thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the Lord thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.

  4. Micah 6:4Rank 4 from verse 2
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    4For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

  5. Philippians 2:14Rank 5 from verse 2
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    14Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

  6. Philippians 2:3Rank 6 from verse 2
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    3Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

  7. 2 Kings 19:4Rank 7 from verse 2
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    4It may be the Lord thy God will hear all the words of Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the Lord thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left.

  8. Numbers 11:1Rank 8 from verse 2
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    1AND 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.

  9. Romans 12:10Rank 9 from verse 2
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    10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

  10. 1 Peter 5:5Rank 10 from verse 2
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    5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

  11. 2 Samuel 11:27Rank 11 from verse 2
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    27And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.

  12. Numbers 11:29Rank 12 from verse 2
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    29And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lord’s people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them!

  13. Romans 12:3Rank 13 from verse 2
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    3For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

  14. Exodus 5:1Rank 14 from verse 2
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    1AND afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.

  15. Exodus 7:10Rank 15 from verse 2
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    10¶ And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

  16. Genesis 29:33Rank 16 from verse 2
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    33And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the Lord hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.

  17. Proverbs 13:10Rank 17 from verse 2
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    10Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

  18. Psalms 94:7–9Rank 18 from verse 2
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    7Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

    8Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

    9He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

  19. Exodus 15:20–21Rank 19 from verse 2
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    20¶ And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

    21And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

  20. Exodus 4:30Rank 20 from verse 2
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    30And Aaron spake all the words which the Lord had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.

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Numbers 12:1

COMBINED MEANING

spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

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against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

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COMBINED MEANING

whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

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married

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of marry, meaning to take or join in marriage; to enter the marriage relation.

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COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Numbers 12:2

COMBINED MEANING

indeed

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Truly, certainly, actually, or in fact; used for emphasis, confirmation, or concession before a contrast.

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spoken

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1. Uttered, said, declared, addressed, or communicated in words. 2. In 'spoken of,' mentioned, described, or referred to. 3. In 'spoken for,' addressed by request or commendation on another's behalf; in a marriage setting, sought as a spouse. 4. In 'spoken against' or 'evil spoken of,' opposed, contradicted, denounced, or reviled.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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COMBINED MEANING

heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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12:1AND Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

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12:2And 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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12:3(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)

12:4And 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.

12:5And 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.

12:6And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.

12:7My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.

12:8With 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?

12:9And the anger of the Lord was kindled against them; and he departed.

12:10And 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.

12:11And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.

12:12Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother’s womb.

12:13And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.

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