With 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?
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Verse 8 is found in chapter 12 of Numbers. Miriam and Aaron challenge Moses, and the conflict leads to a divine affirmation of the uniqueness of his prophetic relationship with God. God distinguishes between ordinary forms of revelation and the exceptional communication granted to Moses. Miriam is afflicted with leprosy and Aaron acknowledges the sin, while Moses intercedes for her. The episode combines prophetic authority, discipline, and mercy.
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Mündlich rede ich mit ihm, und er sieht den HERRN in seiner Gestalt, nicht durch dunkle Worte oder Gleichnisse. Warum habt ihr euch denn nicht gefürchtet, wider meinen Knecht Mose zu reden?
Boca a boca hablaré con él, y a las claras, y no por figuras; y verá la apariencia de Jehová: ¿por qué pues no tuvisteis temor de hablar contra mi siervo Moisés?
Con él hablo boca a boca, con claridad y no mediante enigmas; él contempla la apariencia de Jehová. ¿Por qué no tuvieron temor de hablar contra mi siervo Moisés?».
Je lui parle bouche à bouche, je me révèle à lui sans énigmes, et il voit une représentation de l'Eternel. Pourquoi donc n'avez-vous pas craint de parler contre mon serviteur, contre Moïse?
Io parlo a bocca a bocca con lui, e a veduta, e non con maniere oscure; ed egli vede la sembianza del Signore; perchè dunque non avete voi temuto di parlar contro al mio servitore, contro a Mosè?
Boca a boca falo com ele, claramente e não por enigmas; pois ele vê a semelhança do SENHOR; por que, pois, não tivestes temor de falar contra o meu servo, contra Moisés?
我與他面對面說話,清清楚楚,不用謎語,他甚至看見我的形像。你們為何批評我的僕人 摩西 而不懼怕呢?」
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