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1 Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because he was married to a Cushite woman from Sudan.
2 They asked: »Did Jehovah speak only through Moses? Did he not also speak through us? Jehovah heard their complaint.
3 Moses was a very humble (meek) man. He was more humble than anyone else on earth.
4 Suddenly, Jehovah said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam: »All three of you come to the tent of meeting.« So all three of them went to the tent.
5 Then Jehovah came down in the column of smoke and stood at the entrance to the tent. He called to Aaron and Miriam. They both came forward.
6 He said: »Listen to my words: ‘When there are prophets of Jehovah among you, I make myself known to them in visions or speak to them in dreams.
7 »‘But this is not the way I treat my servant Moses. He is the most faithful person in my household.
8 »‘I speak with him face to face. I speak plainly and not in riddles. He even sees the form of Jehovah. Why were you not afraid to criticize my servant Moses?’«
9 Jehovah was angry with them, so he left.