7But this is not the way I treat my servant Moses. He is the most faithful person in my household. 8I speak with him face to face, plainly and not in riddles. He even sees the form of the LORD. Why weren't you afraid to criticize my servant Moses?" 9The LORD was angry with them, so he left. 10When the smoke left the tent, Miriam was covered with an infectious skin disease. She was as white as snow. Aaron turned to her and saw she was covered with the disease. 11So he said to Moses, "Please, sir, don't punish us for this foolish sin we committed. 12Don't let her be like a stillborn baby that's not completely developed." 13So Moses cried to the LORD, "Please, God, heal her!" 14The LORD replied to Moses, "If her own father had spit in her face, wouldn't she be excluded from the community for seven days? She must be put in isolation outside the camp for seven days. Then she can be brought back." 15So Miriam was put in isolation outside the camp for seven days. The people didn't break camp until she was brought back. 16After that, the people moved from Hazeroth and set up camp in the Desert of Paran.
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