King James Version
Numbers 12:15 in the King James Version says “And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.”
Numbers 12:15 · KJV
And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.
And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.
And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.
And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“from the camp”
H4264an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or e
“seven”
H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
“days”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“and the people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“journeyed”
H5265properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e., start on a journey
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“was brought”
H622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e., remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
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