Numbers 12:3

In 11 translations

BSB

Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.

KJV

(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)

WEB

Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all the men who were on the surface of the earth.

ASV

Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men that were upon the face of the earth.

LSV

And the man Moses [is] very humble, more than any of the men who [are] on the face of the ground.

YLT

And the man Moses [is] very humble, more than any of the men who [are] on the face of the ground.

DBY

But the man Moses was very meek, above all men that were upon the face of the earth.

DRC

(For Moses was a man exceeding meek above all men that dwelt upon earth)

GNV

(But Moses was a verie meeke man, aboue all the men that were vpon the earth)

JPS

Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men that were upon the face of the earth. —

LXXE

And the man Moses was very meek beyond all the men that were upon the earth.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וְהָאִ֥ישׁ מֹשֶׁ֖ה ענו מְאֹ֑ד מִכֹּל֙ הָֽאָדָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה׃Read aloud as (qere): עָנָ֣יו

LXX-Br

Καὶ ὁ ἄνθρωπος Μωυσῆς πραῢς σφόδρα παρὰ πάντας τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τοὺς ὄντας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

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• Matthew 11:29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
• James 3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
• 2 Corinthians 12:11I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
• Matthew 5:5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
• 2 Corinthians 11:5I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.”
• Numbers 20:10–12Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?” Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his…
• Psalms 149:4For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
• Psalms 106:32–33At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them. For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.
• James 3:2–3We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body. When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole…
• 1 Peter 3:4but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
• Matthew 21:5“Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
• Numbers 11:10–15Then Moses heard the people of family after family weeping at the entrances to their tents, and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly, and Moses was also displeased. So Moses asked the LORD, “Why have You brought…
• 1 Thessalonians 2:7On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.
• Psalms 147:6The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
• 2 Corinthians 10:1Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.

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