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Numbers 12:9

AngerJudgment

7 But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house.

8 I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”

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,

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

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BSB
So the anger of the LORD burned against them, and He departed.
KJV
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed.
WEB
The LORD’s anger burned against them; and he departed.
ASV
And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against them; and he departed.
DARBY
And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against them, and he went away;
BLB
And the anger of YHWH was kindled against them, and He departed.
ÅB
Og Herrens vrede ble tent opp mot dem, og han gikk bort.
OTB
Herrens vrede brant mot dem, og han dro bort.
B1930
Og Herrens vrede optendtes mot dem, og han gikk bort.

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Cross references

  • Numbers 11:1

    Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.

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  • Hosea 5:15

    Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”

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  • Genesis 17:22

    When He had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.

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