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Numbers 12:4–6

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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.
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.
And 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.
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From verse 4

  1. Psalms 76:9Rank 1 from verse 4
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    9When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.

  2. Numbers 16:16–21Rank 2 from verse 4
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    16And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the Lord, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:

    17And 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.

    18And 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.

    19And 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.

    20And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

    21Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.

From verse 5

  1. Numbers 11:25Rank 1 from verse 5
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    25And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.

  2. Exodus 34:5Rank 2 from verse 5
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    5And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.

  3. Exodus 40:38Rank 3 from verse 5
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    38For the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

  4. Psalms 99:7Rank 4 from verse 5
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    7He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them.

From verse 6

  1. 1 Kings 3:5Rank 1 from verse 6
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    5¶ In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

  2. Genesis 31:10–11Rank 2 from verse 6
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    10And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled.

    11And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.

  3. Genesis 46:2Rank 3 from verse 6
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    2And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

  4. Acts 22:17–18Rank 4 from verse 6
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    17And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

    18And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

  5. Luke 1:22Rank 5 from verse 6
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    22And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.

  6. Daniel 10:8Rank 6 from verse 6
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    8Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

  7. Luke 1:11Rank 7 from verse 6
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    11And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

  8. Ezekiel 1:1Rank 8 from verse 6
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    1NOW it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

  9. Acts 10:11Rank 9 from verse 6
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    11And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

  10. Daniel 8:2Rank 10 from verse 6
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    2And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.

  11. Exodus 7:1Rank 11 from verse 6
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    1AND the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

  12. Genesis 15:1Rank 12 from verse 6
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    1AFTER these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

  13. Genesis 20:7Rank 13 from verse 6
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    7Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

  14. Jeremiah 23:28Rank 14 from verse 6
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    28The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord.

  15. Job 33:15Rank 15 from verse 6
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    15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

  16. Job 4:13Rank 16 from verse 6
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    13In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,

  17. Matthew 1:20Rank 17 from verse 6
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    20But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

  18. Psalms 105:15Rank 18 from verse 6
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    15Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

  19. Psalms 89:19Rank 19 from verse 6
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    19Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

  20. Acts 10:17Rank 20 from verse 6
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    17Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate,

  21. Daniel 10:16–17Rank 21 from verse 6
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    16And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.

    17For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.

  22. Daniel 7:1Rank 22 from verse 6
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    1IN the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.

  23. Matthew 2:19Rank 23 from verse 6
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    19¶ But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

  24. Ephesians 4:11Rank 24 from verse 6
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    11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

  25. Luke 20:6Rank 25 from verse 6
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    6But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.

  26. Matthew 2:12–13Rank 26 from verse 6
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    12And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

    13And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

  27. Matthew 23:31Rank 27 from verse 6
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    31Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

  28. Matthew 23:37Rank 28 from verse 6
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    37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

  29. Revelation 11:10Rank 29 from verse 6
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    10And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.

  30. Revelation 11:3Rank 30 from verse 6
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    3And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

  31. Matthew 23:34Rank 31 from verse 6
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    34¶ Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:

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Numbers 12:4

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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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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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tabernacle

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Sense 1: A tent, booth, or dwelling; especially Israel’s sacred tent of worship. Sense 2: Figuratively, the body as a dwelling.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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congregation

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1. A gathered assembly, company, or community of people, or the people considered together as a body. 2. In the fixed expressions "tabernacle of the congregation" and "tent of the congregation," part of the name of the appointed meeting place.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Numbers 12:5

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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cloud

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Sense 1: A visible mass of vapour in the sky. Sense 2: Figuratively, a covering or multitude.

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tabernacle

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Sense 1: A tent, booth, or dwelling; especially Israel’s sacred tent of worship. Sense 2: Figuratively, the body as a dwelling.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

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Numbers 12:6

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hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

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words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

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prophet

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A person who declares or bears a message as divinely inspired, including one who foretells, whether truly or falsely.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Skeat 1893

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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vision

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Something seen, especially a divinely given sight or revelation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604

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speak

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Sense 1: To utter words or articulate sounds, or to use a language. Sense 2: To address or converse with someone. Sense 3: To state, declare, make mention of, or otherwise make a matter known.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

dream

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Sense 1: Thoughts, images, or visions experienced in sleep. Sense 2: To experience images or thoughts in sleep, especially a vision in a dream.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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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.

12:2And they said, Hath the Lord indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the Lord heard it.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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