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And suddenlyפִּתְאֹםYHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Mosesאֶל מֹשֶׁהand to Aaronוְאֶל אַהֲרֹןand to Miriam,וְאֶל מִרְיָם“Come out,צְאוּyou three,שְׁלָשְׁתְּכֶםto the tentאֶל אֹהֶלof meeting.”מוֹעֵדAnd the three of themשְׁלָשְׁתָּםcame out.וַיֵּצְאוּ
Numbers 12:4
Study it in the app“And suddenly YHWH said to Moses and to Aaron and to Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the tent of meeting.” And the three of them came out.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 12:4, word by word
- And suddenlyפִּתְאֹםpitom
suddenly
Suddenly, in an instant.
Where else “pitom” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- and to Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- and to Miriamמִרְיָםmiryam
Miriam
Miriam, sister of Moses and Aaron, a prophetess; also a woman of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:17).
Where else “miryam” appears- “Come outצְאוּtseu
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “tseu” appears- you threeשְׁלָשְׁתְּshelasht
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelasht” appears- to the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed
meeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appears
The context
3Now the man Moses was very humble, more than any human being who was on the face of the ground.
4 · This verse (above)
5And YHWH came down in a pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the tent, and called Aaron and Miriam, and the two of them came out.