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And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. (KJV)

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וַתְּדַבֵּ֨רva.te.da.Berand she spoke

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpw3fs)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Numbers 12:1 word 1

מִרְיָ֤םmir.YamMiriam

Lemma: מִרְיָם (mir.yam) · Strong's: H4813G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Miriam

Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 15:20, Exodus 15:21, Numbers 12:4, Numbers 12:5, Numbers 12:10, Numbers 12:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4813G; TAHOT Numbers 12:1 word 2

וְאַהֲרֹן֙ve.'a.ha.Ronand Aaron

Lemma: אַהֲרֹן (a.ha.ron) · Strong's: H0175

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Aaron

Used 347 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 4:27, Exodus 4:28, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 4:30, Exodus 5:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0175; TAHOT Numbers 12:1 word 3

בְּמֹשֶׁ֔הbe.mo.Shehagainst Moses

Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Moses

Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Numbers 12:1 word 4

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Numbers 12:1 word 5

אֹד֛וֹת'o.Dot[the] causes of

Lemma: אוֹדָה (o.dah) · Strong's: H0182

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: because

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 26:32, Exodus 18:8, Numbers 13:24, Joshua 14:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0182; TAHOT Numbers 12:1 word 6

הָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.Shahthe woman

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: woman

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Numbers 12:1 word 7

הַכֻּשִׁ֖יתha.ku.Shit<the> Cushite

Lemma: כּוּשִׁי (ku.shi) · Strong's: H3569G

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNgfsa)

Meaning: Ethiopian

Used 25 times. Also: 2 Samuel 18:21, 2 Samuel 18:22, 2 Samuel 18:23, 2 Samuel 18:31, 2 Samuel 18:32, 2 Chronicles 12:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3569G; TAHOT Numbers 12:1 word 8

אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhom

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Numbers 12:1 word 9

לָקָ֑חla.Kachhe had taken

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to take: marry

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 4:19, Genesis 6:2, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947I; TAHOT Numbers 12:1 word 10

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Numbers 12:1 word 11

אִשָּׁ֥ה'i.Shaha woman

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: woman

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Numbers 12:1 word 12

כֻשִׁ֖יתkhu.ShitCushite

Lemma: כּוּשִׁי (ku.shi) · Strong's: H3569G

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNgfsa)

Meaning: Ethiopian

Used 25 times. Also: 2 Samuel 18:21, 2 Samuel 18:22, 2 Samuel 18:23, 2 Samuel 18:31, 2 Samuel 18:32, 2 Chronicles 12:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3569G; TAHOT Numbers 12:1 word 13

לָקָֽח\׃la.Kachhe had taken

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to take: marry

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 4:19, Genesis 6:2, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947I; TAHOT Numbers 12:1 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then Miriam	→	מִרְיָם H4813G Miriam
and Aaron	→	אַהֲרֹן H0175 Aaron
criticized	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
Moses	→	מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses
because of	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	אוֹדָה H0182 because
the Cushite	→	כּוּשִׁי H3569G Ethiopian
woman	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
he had married	→	לָקַח H3947I to take: marry
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
he had taken	→	לָקַח H3947I to take: marry
a Cushite	→	כּוּשִׁי H3569G Ethiopian
wife	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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