Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version he said, “Listen to my words: “When there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, reveal myself to them in visions, I speak to them in dreams. New Living Translation And the LORD said to them, “Now listen to what I say: “If there were prophets among you, I, the LORD, would reveal myself in visions. I would speak to them in dreams. English Standard Version And he said, “Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the LORD make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream. Berean Standard Bible He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream. King James Bible And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. New King James Version Then He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak to him in a dream. New American Standard Bible He said, “Now hear My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will make Myself known to him in a vision. I will speak with him in a dream. NASB 1995 He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, shall make Myself known to him in a vision. I shall speak with him in a dream. NASB 1977 He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, shall make Myself known to him in a vision. I shall speak with him in a dream. Legacy Standard Bible and He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, Yahweh, shall make Myself known to him in a vision. I shall speak with him in a dream. Amplified Bible And He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I the LORD will make Myself known to him in a vision And I will speak to him in a dream. Christian Standard Bible he said: “Listen to what I say: If there is a prophet among you from the LORD, I make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream. Holman Christian Standard Bible He said:” Listen to what I say: If there is a prophet among you from the LORD, I make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream. American Standard Version And he said, Hear now my words: if there be a prophet among you, I Jehovah will make myself known unto him in a vision, I will speak with him in a dream. Contemporary English Version Then after commanding them to listen carefully, he said: "I, the LORD, speak to prophets in visions and dreams. English Revised Version And he said, Hear now my words: if there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, I will speak with him in a dream. GOD'S WORD® Translation He said, "Listen to my words: When there are prophets of the LORD among you, I make myself known to them in visions or speak to them in dreams. Good News Translation and the LORD said, "Now hear what I have to say! When there are prophets among you, I reveal myself to them in visions and speak to them in dreams. International Standard Version Then he told the two of them: "Pay attention to what I have to say! When there is a prophet among you, won't I, the LORD, reveal myself to him in a vision? Won't I speak with him in a dream? Majority Standard Bible He said, ?Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream. NET Bible The LORD said, "Hear now my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known to him in a vision; I will speak with him in a dream. New Heart English Bible He said, "Hear now my words. If there is a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known to him in a vision. I will speak with him in a dream. Webster's Bible Translation And he said, Hear now my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known to him in a vision, and will speak to him in a dream. World English Bible He said, “Now hear my words. If there is a prophet among you, I, Yahweh, will make myself known to him in a vision. I will speak with him in a dream. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd He says, “Now hear My words: If your prophet is of YHWH, "" I make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream. Young's Literal Translation And He saith, 'Hear, I pray you, My words: If your prophet is of Jehovah -- in an appearance unto him I make Myself known; in a dream I speak with him; Smith's Literal Translation And he will say, Hear ye now, my word: If there shall be your prophet of Jehovah, in a vision I will be known to him; in a dream I will speak to him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe said to them: Hear my words: if there be among you a prophet of the Lord, I will appear to him in a vision, or I will speak to him in a dream. Catholic Public Domain Version he said to them: “Listen to my words. If there will be among you a prophet of the Lord, I will appear to him in a vision, or I will speak to him through a dream. New American Bible the LORD said: Now listen to my words: If there are prophets among you, in visions I reveal myself to them, in dreams I speak to them; New Revised Standard Version And he said, “Hear my words: When there are prophets among you, I the LORD make myself known to them in visions; I speak to them in dreams. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the LORD said to them, Hear now my words: If you are prophets, I the LORD will reveal myself to you in a vision and will speak to you in a dream. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And LORD JEHOVAH said to them: “Hear now my words; if your Prophecy will come, I LORD JEHOVAH am revealed in a vision upon you, and in a dream I speak with you. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And He said: 'Hear now My words: if there be a prophet among you, I the LORD do make Myself known unto him in a vision, I do speak with him in a dream. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he said to them, Hear my words: If there should be of you a prophet to the Lord, I will be made known to him in a vision, and in sleep will I speak to him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Murmuring of Miriam and Aaron…5and the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud, stood at the entrance to the Tent, and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When both of them had stepped forward, 6He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream. 7But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house.… Cross References Joel 2:28-29 And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. / Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days. Acts 2:17-18 ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. / Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. Hebrews 1:1-2 On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets. / But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets. 1 Samuel 3:1 And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare, and visions were scarce. Deuteronomy 34:10 Since that time, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face— Genesis 15:1 After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.” 1 Kings 3:5 One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!” Daniel 7:1 In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account. Job 33:14-16 For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices. / In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds, / He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings Jeremiah 23:28 Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD. Ezekiel 1:1 In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God. Matthew 1:20 But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. Acts 10:10-11 He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. / He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. Acts 16:9 During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” Treasury of Scripture And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known to him in a vision, and will speak to him in a dream. a prophet Genesis 20:7 Exodus 7:1 Psalm 105:15 in a vision Genesis 15:1 Genesis 46:2 Job 4:13 a dream Genesis 31:10,11 1 Kings 3:5 Jeremiah 23:28 Jump to Previous Appearance Dream Dreams Ear Hear Prophet Reveal Speak Vision Visions WordsJump to Next Appearance Dream Dreams Ear Hear Prophet Reveal Speak Vision Visions WordsNumbers 12 1. God rebukes the sedition of Miriam and Aaron11. Miriam's leprosy is healed at the prayer of Moses 14. God commands her to be shut out of the host 16. The people encamp in the desert of Paran He said, 'Hear now My words This phrase begins with a direct command from God, emphasizing the importance and authority of what is about to be communicated. The Hebrew word for "hear" is "שְׁמַע" (shema), which implies not just listening but also understanding and obeying. This is reminiscent of the Shema in Deuteronomy 6:4, a central declaration of faith in Judaism. The use of "My words" underscores that the message is divine, not human, and demands reverence and attention. In a conservative Christian perspective, this highlights the importance of Scripture as God's authoritative word, deserving of our full attention and obedience. If there is a prophet among you I, the LORD will reveal Myself to him in a vision I will speak to him in a dream Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He said,וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Hear שִׁמְעוּ־ (šim·‘ū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently now נָ֣א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' My words: דְבָרָ֑י (ḏə·ḇā·rāy) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause If אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not there is יִֽהְיֶה֙ (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a prophet [among you], נְבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔ם (nə·ḇî·’ă·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet [I], the LORD, יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will reveal Myself אֶתְוַדָּ֔ע (’eṯ·wad·dā‘) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3045: To know to him אֵלָ֣יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to in a vision, בַּמַּרְאָה֙ (bam·mar·’āh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4759: A vision, a mirror I will speak אֲדַבֶּר־ (’ă·ḏab·ber-) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to him בּֽוֹ׃ (bōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew in a dream; בַּחֲל֖וֹם (ba·ḥă·lō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2472: A dream Links Numbers 12:6 NIVNumbers 12:6 NLT Numbers 12:6 ESV Numbers 12:6 NASB Numbers 12:6 KJV Numbers 12:6 BibleApps.com Numbers 12:6 Biblia Paralela Numbers 12:6 Chinese Bible Numbers 12:6 French Bible Numbers 12:6 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 12:6 He said Hear now my words: if (Nu Num.) |