Passage Research
Numbers 12 — Sermon Preparation
Miriam and Aaron criticize Moses over his marriage and authority; God rebukes them, Miriam is struck with leprosy and excluded from camp for seven days. Below is a research summary for Numbers 12, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 16
- verses
- 196 / 99
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 5
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Numbers 12 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מִרְיָם | Miryâm | H4813 | 7 | Mirjam |
| מֹשֶׁה | Môsheh | H4872 | 9 | Mosheh |
| אַהֲרוֹן | ʼAhărôwn | H175 | 5 | Aharon |
| דָבַר | dâbar | H1696 | 6 | arrange, speak |
| כּוּשִׁית | Kûwshîyth | H3571 | 2 | a Cushite woman |
| יָצָא | yâtsâʼ | H3318 | 4 | go, bring |
| יָרָק | yârâq | H3417 | 2 | spit |
How preachers through history handled this text
5 public-domain excerpts on Numbers 12, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The cloud departed, and Miriam became leprous. When God goes, evil comes: expect no good when God departs. Her foul tongue, as Bishop Hall says, was justly punished with a foul face. Aaron, as priest, was judge of the leprosy. He could not pronounce her leprous without trembling, knowing himself to be equally guilty. But if she was thus punished for speaking against Moses, what will become of those who sin against Christ? …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Numbers 12:10–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Hazeroth— Num 12:1
- Paran— Num 12:16
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