Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
With him I will speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches, and he shall behold the form of LORD. Why then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?
New American Standard Bible
Even openly, and not in dark sayings,
And he beholds
Why then were you not afraid
To speak against My servant, against Moses?”
King James Version
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?
Holman Bible
openly, and not in riddles;
he sees the form of the Lord.
So why were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
International Standard Version
I speak to him audibly and in visions, not in mysteries. If he can gaze at the image of the LORD, why aren't you afraid to speak against my servant Moses?"
American Standard Version
with him will I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the form of Jehovah shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?
Amplified
“With him I speak mouth to mouth [directly],
Clearly and openly and not in riddles;
And he beholds the form of the Lord.
Why then were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
Bible in Basic English
With him I will have talk mouth to mouth, openly and not in dark sayings; and with his eyes he will see the form of the Lord: why then had you no fear of saying evil against my servant Moses?
Darby Translation
Mouth to mouth do I speak to him openly, and not in riddles; and the form of Jehovah doth he behold. Why then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?
Julia Smith Translation
Mouth to mouth I will speak to him, and in appearance and not in enigmas; and the portion of Jehovah shall he behold: and wherefore were ye not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?
King James 2000
With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even clearly, and not in dark sayings; and the form of the LORD shall he behold: why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
Lexham Expanded Bible
I will speak to him mouth to mouth, [in] clearness, not in riddles; and he will look at the form of Yahweh. Why were you not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?"
Modern King James verseion
I will speak with him mouth to mouth, even clearly, and not in dark speeches. And he shall behold the likeness of Jehovah. Why then were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Unto him I speak mouth to mouth and he seeth the sight and the fashion of the LORD, and not through riddles. Wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?"
NET Bible
With him I will speak face to face, openly, and not in riddles; and he will see the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?"
New Heart English Bible
With him I will speak mouth to mouth, even plainly, and not in riddles; and he shall see the LORD's form. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?"
The Emphasized Bible
Mouth to mouth, do I speak with him And plainly - not in dark sayings, And the form of Yahweh, doth he discern, - Wherefore then, were ye not afraid to speak against my servant - against Moses?
Webster
With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: why then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
World English Bible
With him I will speak mouth to mouth, even plainly, and not in riddles; and he shall see Yahweh's form. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?"
Youngs Literal Translation
mouth unto mouth I speak with him, and by an appearance, and not in riddles; and the form of Jehovah he beholdeth attentively; and wherefore have ye not been afraid to speak against My servant -- against Moses?'
Themes
Ambition » Instances of » Aaron and miriam
Christian ministers » Instances of » Aaron
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Miriam and aaron
Communion » Instances of » moses
Envy » Instances of » Miriam and aaron, of moses
Forgiveness » Instances of » Moses forgives the israelites
Friendship » General references to » Divine (of God)
God » Christ's » Friendship of
Leprosy » Sent as a judgment on » miriam
Prophets » God communicated to » By an audible voice
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 12:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Aaron And Miriam Murmur Against Moses
7 My servant Moses is not so. He is faithful in all my house. 8 With him I will speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches, and he shall behold the form of LORD. Why then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses? 9 And the anger of LORD was kindled against them, and he departed.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 34:10
And there has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom LORD knew face to face,
Exodus 24:10-11
And they saw the God of Israel. And there was under his feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and as it were the very heaven for clearness.
Exodus 33:11
And LORD spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend, and he turned again into the camp. But his minister Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart out of the tent.
Exodus 33:23
And I will take away my hand, and thou shall see my back, but my face shall not be seen.
Psalm 49:4
I will incline my ear to a parable. I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see by polished metal, in dimness, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know just as also I was known.
Exodus 20:4
Thou shall not make to thee a graven image, nor any likeness [of anything] that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
Exodus 33:19
And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and will proclaim the name of LORD before thee. {I will be merciful to whom I may be merciful, and I will be compassionate to whomever I may be compassionate (LXX/NT)}.
Exodus 34:5-7
And LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of LORD.
Exodus 34:30
And when Aaron and all the sons of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him.
Numbers 14:14
and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that thou LORD are in the midst of this people, for thou LORD are seen face to face, and thy cloud stands over them, and thou go before them, in a pillar of clo
Deuteronomy 4:15
Take ye therefore good heed to yourselves, for ye saw no manner of form on the day that LORD spoke to you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire.
Psalm 17:15
As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy form.
Isaiah 40:18
To whom then will ye liken God? Or what likeness will ye compare to him?
Isaiah 46:5
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be alike?
Ezekiel 17:2
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel,
Ezekiel 20:49
Then I said, Ah lord LORD! They say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?
Matthew 13:35
so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, I will open my mouth in parables. I will utter things concealed from the foundation of the world.
Luke 10:16
He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me.
John 1:18
No man has ever seen God. The only begotten Son, being in the bosom of the Father, that man reported him.
John 14:7-10
If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also. And from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
John 15:15
I no longer call you bondmen, because the bondman does not know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, because all things that I heard from my Father, I made known to you.
John 15:24
If I had not done among them the works that no other man has done, they would not have had sin, but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.
2 Corinthians 3:18
But we all, with unveiled face seeing by reflection the glory of Lord, are transformed into the same likeness from glory to glory, just as from the Spirit of Lord.
2 Corinthians 4:4-6
in whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, in order for the light of the good-news of the glory of the Christ (who is a likeness of God) not to shine forth to them.
Colossians 1:15
who is an image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
1 Thessalonians 4:8
Therefore he who disregards, disregards not man, but God, who also gave his Holy Spirit to you.
1 Timothy 6:16
who alone has immortality, dwelling in irreproachable light, whom no man has seen, nor can see, to whom is honor and eternal dominion. Truly.
Hebrews 1:3
Who, being the radiance of his glory, and the exact image of his essence, and upholding all things by the word of his power, having made purification of our sins through himself, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in the
2 Peter 2:10
And especially those going rear of flesh in a degenerate lust, and who despise lordship. Reckless, self-willed men, they do not tremble when speaking evil of dignities.
Jude 1:8
Nevertheless in the same way also these men who dream, indeed defile flesh, and reject lordship, and speak evil of dignities.