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Numbers 12:11

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9 So the anger of the LORD burned against them, and He departed.

10 As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous,

and said to Moses, “My lord, please do not hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed.

12 Please do not let her be like a stillborn infant whose flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s womb.”

13 So Moses cried out to the LORD, “O God, please heal her!”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and said to Moses, “My lord, please do not hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed.
KJV
And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.
WEB
Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord, please don’t count this sin against us, in which we have done foolishly, and in which we have sinned.
ASV
And Aaron said unto Moses, Oh, my lord, lay not, I pray thee, sin upon us, for that we have done foolishly, and for that we have sinned.
DARBY
Then Aaron said to Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not this sin upon us, wherein we have been foolish, and have sinned!
BLB
And Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord, please do not lay on us [this] sin, which we have done foolishly and in which we have sinned.
ÅB
Da sa Aron til Moses: Hør meg, herre! La oss ikke lide for en synd vi har gjort i vår dårskap!
OTB
Aron sa til Moses: «Å, min herre, jeg ber deg, ikke hold denne synden mot oss, for vi har handlet tåpelig og syndet.
B1930
Da sa Aron til Moses: Hør mig, herre! La oss ikke lide for en synd vi har gjort i vår dårskap!

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 24:10

    After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

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  • 2 Samuel 19:19

    and said, “My lord, do not hold me guilty, and do not remember your servant’s wrongdoing on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king not take it to heart.

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  • Proverbs 30:32

    If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.

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  • 1 Samuel 12:19

    They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”

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  • 1 Kings 13:6

    Then the king responded to the man of God, “Intercede with the LORD your God and pray that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him as it was before.

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  • 1 Samuel 15:24–25

    Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:30

    Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.

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  • Revelation 3:9

    Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.

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