Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
with him will I speak mouth to mouth—immediately, not by an interpreter, nor by visionary symbols presented to his fancy.
apparently—plainly and surely.
not in dark speeches—parables or similitudes.
the similitude of the Lord shall he behold—not the face or essence of God, who is invisible (Exodus 33:20; Colossians 1:15; John 1:18); but some unmistakable evidence of His glorious presence (Exodus 33:2; Exodus 34:5). The latter clause should have been conjoined with the preceding one, thus: "not in dark speeches, and in a figure shall he behold the Lord." The slight change in the punctuation removes all appearance of contradiction to Deuteronomy 4:15.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Numbers 12:8:
Numbers 12:1
Joshua 1:1
Isaiah 52:8
Ezekiel 39:29
Hosea 12:13
Zechariah 1:9
Malachi 3:1
Acts 3:22-26
1 Corinthians 13:12
2 Corinthians 5:7
Hebrews 1:1
2 Peter 2:11
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