Bible in Basic English
"Let her not be as one dead, whose flesh is half wasted when he comes out from the body of his mother."
— Numbers 12:12, Bible in Basic English
“Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother’s womb.”
And burning with wrath against them, the Lord went away.
And the cloud was moved from over the Tent; and straight away Miriam became a leper, as white as snow: and Aaron, looking at Miriam, saw that she was a leper.
Then Aaron said to Moses, O my lord, let not our sin be on our heads, for we have done foolishly and are sinners.
Let her not be as one dead, whose flesh is half wasted when he comes out from the body of his mother.
And Moses, crying to the Lord, said, Let my prayer come before you, O God, and make her well.
And the Lord said to Moses, If her father had put a mark of shame on her, would she not be shamed for seven days? Let her be shut up outside the tent-circle for seven days, and after that she may come in again.
So Miriam was shut up outside the tent-circle for seven days: and the people did not go forward on their journey till Miriam had come in again.