Num Numbers, chapter Book of Numbers, chapter 12
Miriam and Aaron were critical of Moses because of his Ethiopian12:1. “Ethiopian”: literally, “Cushite,” referring to the land southeast of Egypt. wife—he'd married an Ethiopian woman. Num 16:2; Exo 2:21“Is it only through Moses that the Lord speaks?” they asked. “Doesn't he speak through us too?” The Lord heard all this.
Moses was a very humble man, more than anyone else on earth.Exo 11:8; Mat 11:29
All of a sudden the Lord called for Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, telling them, “The three of you, come to the Tent of Meeting.” The three of them did so.
The Lord came down in a pillar of cloud and stood in the entrance to the Tent. He called Aaron and Miriam and they came forward. Exo 16:10; Num 11:17; Num 14:10“Now listen to my words, he told them. If you had prophets, I the Lord would reveal myself to them in visions; I would communicate with them in dreams. 1Sa 3:7But it's not like this with my servant Moses, who of all my people is the one who is faithful. Heb 3:5I talk to him personally, face to face. I speak plainly, not in riddles. He sees the likeness of the Lord. So why weren't you afraid when you criticized my servant Moses?” Exo 33:11; Deu 34:10; 1Co 13:12The Lord was angry with them, and he left.Num 11:3
As the cloud rose above the Tent, Miriam's skin suddenly turned white with leprosy. Aaron turned to look and saw that she had leprosy. Deu 24:9He said to Moses, “My lord, please don't punish us for this sin that we've so stupidly committed. Please don't let her become like a stillborn baby whose flesh is already decaying when they're born!”2Ki 5:10
Moses called out to the Lord, “God, please heal her!”
But the Lord replied to Moses, “If her father had spit in her face wouldn't she have been disgraced for seven days? Keep her in isolation outside the camp for seven days, and then she can be taken back in.”Lev 13:46; Lev 14:8
Miriam was kept in isolation outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until she was taken back in. Then the people left Hazeroth and set up camp in the Desert of Paran.Num 11:35