5. The Lord came down in a pillar of cloud. He stood at the entrance to the Tent. He called to Aaron and Miriam, and they both came near.
6. He said, “Listen to my words:When a prophet is among you,I, the Lord, will show myself to him in visions.I will speak to him in dreams.
7. But this is not true with my servant Moses.I trust him to lead all my people.
8. I speak face to face with him.I speak clearly, not with hidden meanings.He has even seen the form of the Lord.You should be afraidto speak against my servant Moses.”
9. The Lord was very angry with them, but he left.
10. The cloud lifted from the Tent. Then Aaron turned toward Miriam. She was as white as snow. She had a harmful skin disease.
11. Aaron said to Moses, “Please, my master, forgive us for our foolish sin.
12. Don’t let her be like a baby who is born dead. (Sometimes a baby is born with half of its flesh eaten away.)”
13. So Moses cried out to the Lord, “God, please heal her!”
14. The Lord answered Moses, “If her father had spit in her face, she would have been shamed for seven days. So put her outside the camp for seven days. After that, she may come back.”