And YHWHוַ יְהוָהcame downיֵּרֶדin a pillarבְּעַמּוּדof cloudעָנָןand stoodוַיַּעֲמֹדat the entranceפֶּתַחof the tent,הָאֹהֶלand calledוַיִּקְרָאAaronאַהֲרֹןand Miriam,וּמִרְיָםand the two of themשְׁנֵיהֶםcame out.וַיֵּצְאוּ
Numbers 12:5
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 12:5, word by word
- And 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- came downיֵּרֶדyered
come down
God comes down to see or act.
Where else “yered” appears- in a pillarעַמּוּדamud
pillar, column
Pillar, column; also a pillar of cloud or of fire.
Where else “amud” appears- of cloudעָנָןanan
cloud of presence
The cloud of YHWH's presence.
Where else “anan” appears- and stoodיַּעֲמֹדyaamod
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “yaamod” appears- at the entranceפֶּתַחpetach
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appears- of the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- and calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- and 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- and the two of themשְׁנֵיshene
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appears- came outיֵּצְאוּyetsu
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetsu” appears
The context
4And 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.
5 · This verse (above)
6And he said, “Hear now my words: If there is a prophet among you, I, YHWH, make myself known to him in a vision; in a dream I speak with him.