Numbers 12:3

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Numbers 12:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife.

2 “Does the LORD speak only through Moses?” they said. “Does He not also speak through us?” And the LORD heard this.

3 Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.

4 And suddenly the LORD said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “You three, come out to the Tent of Meeting.” So the three went out,

5 and the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud, stood at the entrance to the Tent, and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When both of them had stepped forward,

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Matthew 11:29

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2 Corinthians 10:1

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1 Thessalonians 2:7

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James 3:13

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1 Peter 3:4

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Numbers 11:11

So Moses asked the LORD, “Why have You brought this trouble on Your servant? Why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid upon me the burden of all these people?

Numbers 11:12

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Numbers 11:14

I cannot carry all these people by myself; it is too burdensome for me.

Numbers 11:15

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Numbers 20:10

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Numbers 20:11

Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, so that a great amount of water gushed out, and the congregation and their livestock were able to drink.

Numbers 20:12

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At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.

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