So immediately the Lord called to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam and said, “Go out to the Tabernacle, all three of you!” So the three of them went to the Tabernacle.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh spoke suddenly to Moses, to Aaron, and to Miriam, “You three come out to the Tent of Meeting!” The three of them came out.
- KJV And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out.
- BSB And suddenly the LORD said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “You three, come out to the Tent of Meeting.” So the three went out,
- NKJV Suddenly the Lord said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the tabernacle of meeting!” So the three came out.
- NASB And the Lord suddenly said to Moses and to Aaron and Miriam, “You three go out to the tent of meeting.” So the three of them went out.
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Quick answer
God suddenly summons Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to the Tent of Meeting. The LORD himself will judge the dispute.
Overview
Without delay God calls the three siblings to the Tent of Meeting. The suddenness signals the seriousness with which God treats the challenge to Moses. God steps in directly to settle the matter rather than leaving it to human argument.
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Cross-references · 2
- Ps 76:9when God arose to judgment, to save all the afflicted ones of the earth. Selah.
- Num 16:16–21Moses said to Korah, “You and all your company go before Yahweh, you, and they, and Aaron, tomorrow.
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