Numbers 12:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 12:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
פֶּ֣ה
peh
H6310
mouth
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
פֶּ֞ה
peh
H6310
mouth
אֲדַבֶּר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
בּ֗וֹ
וּמַרְאֶה֙
marʼeh
H4758
sight
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
בְחִידֹ֔ת
chîydâh
H2420
riddle
וּתְמֻנַ֥ת
tᵉmûwnâh
H8544
image
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
יַבִּ֑יט
nâbaṭ
H5027
to look
וּמַדּ֨וּעַ֙
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יְרֵאתֶ֔ם
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
לְדַבֵּ֖ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
בְּעַבְדִּ֥י
ʻebed
H5650
servant
בְמֹשֶֽׁה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
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World English Bible Public Domain
with him will I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the form of Yahweh shall he see: why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?
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King James Version Public Domain
With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Mouth to mouth I speak with him, and appearance and not in riddles, and he looks at the form of Yahweh. And why do you not fear to speak against my servant, against Moses?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).