Numbers 12:3
(But the man Moses was very meek, more so than any man who was upon the face of the earth.)
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)
In Context
Cross References
Numbers 11:10And Moses heard the people weep according to their families, every man at the door of his tent: and the anger of the Lord was kindled greatly; and in the eyes of Moses also was it displeasing.
Psalms 106:32They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, and evil happened to Moses for their sake;
Psalms 149:4For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people; he will adorn the meek with salvation.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 12:2-4
Murmuring of Miriam and Aaron. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. 2 And they said, Hath the Lord indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the Lord heard it. 3 (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) Here is, I. The unbecoming passion of Aaron and Miriam: they spoke against Moses, v. 1 . If Moses, that received so much honour… Read the whole commentary →