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Berean Standard Bible

“Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife.”

Numbers 12:1

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Study note

Moses' own sister and brother, Miriam and Aaron, begin to speak against him, using as their pretext the Cushite woman he had married. The following verse reveals the deeper issue: they question whether the Lord speaks only through Moses.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife.

World English Bible (WEB)

Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cushite woman.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cushite woman.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now Miriam and Aaron said evil against Moses, because of the Cushite woman to whom he was married, for he had taken a Cushite woman as his wife.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y HABLARON María y Aarón contra Moisés á causa de la mujer Ethiope que había tomado: porque él había tomado mujer Ethiope.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Un día Miriam y Aarón se pusieron a criticar a Moisés porque su mujer era una cusita,

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