Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Numbers 12:3
the man Moses was very meek— (Exodus 14:13; Exodus 32:12-13; Numbers 14:13; Numbers 21:7; Deuteronomy 9:18). This observation might have been made to account for Moses taking no notice of their angry reproaches and for God's interposing so speedily for the vindication of His servant's cause. The circumstance of Moses recording an eulogium on a distinguishing excellence of his own character is not without a parallel among the sacred writers, when forced to it by the insolence and contempt of opponents (II Corinthians 11:5; II Corinthians 12:11-12). But it is not improbable that, as this verse appears to be a parenthesis, it may have been inserted as a gloss by Ezra or some later prophet. Others, instead of "very meek," suggest "very afflicted," as the proper rendering.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Numbers 12:3:
Exodus 2:11
Numbers 12:1
Numbers 16:15
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