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The Bible for Young People

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of The Bible for Young People is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.
And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us?
And the LORD heard it.
(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.
And they three came out.
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The Bible for Young People

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of The Bible for Young People is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.
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And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us?
/ənd ðeɪ sed hæθ ðə lɔːrd ˌɪnˈdiːd ˈspoʊkən ˈoʊnli baɪ ˈmoʊzəs hæθ hiː nɑːt ˈspoʊkən ˈɔːlsoʊ baɪ ʌs/
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And the LORD heard it.
/ənd ðə lɔːrd hɜːrd ɪt/
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(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.
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And they three came out.
/ənd ðeɪ θriː keɪm aʊt/

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Aaron noun US /ˈerən/

United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)

From this reading “MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.”

congregation noun US /ˌkɑːŋɡrəˈɡeɪʃən/

a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

From this reading “(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.”

Ethiopian noun US /ˌiːθiˈoʊpiən/

a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia

From this reading “MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.”

leprosy noun US /ˈleprəsi/

chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae

From this reading “MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.”

meek adjective US /miːk/

humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

From this reading “(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.”

Moses noun US /ˈmoʊzəs/

(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai

From this reading “MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.”

tabernacle noun US /ˈtæbərnækəl/

the Mormon temple

From this reading “(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.”

unto preposition US /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading “(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Come out verb + adjective

appear or become visible; make a showing

In this reading “(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.”

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AaronnounUS /ˈerən/

United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)

From this reading MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us?

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us?

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading And they three came out.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

congregationnounUS /ˌkɑːŋɡrəˈɡeɪʃən/

a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

EthiopiannounUS /ˌiːθiˈoʊpiən/

a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia

From this reading MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

Hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us?

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading And the LORD heard it.

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And the LORD heard it.

LEPROSYnounUS /ˈleprəsi/

chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae

From this reading MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

LORDnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us?

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/

joined in matrimony

From this reading MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

meekadjectiveUS /miːk/

humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

MIRIAM

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

MIRIAM'S

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

MosesnounUS /ˈmoʊzəs/

(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai

From this reading MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us?

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us?

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us?

spake

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us?

suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/

happening unexpectedly

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

tabernaclenounUS /ˈtæbərnækəl/

the Mormon temple

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us?

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us?

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading MIRIAM'S LEPROSY MIRIAM and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation.

Chapter 9 of The Bible for Young People by Gwendolen Jackson [Compiler] Gilder holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 9 of The Bible for Young People contain?

Chapter 9 holds 151 sentences of The Bible for Young People, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 9 of The Bible for Young People by Gwendolen Jackson [Compiler] Gilder exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 151 sentences, grouped into 31 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 9 of The Bible for Young People?

Work through the 31 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 can be played aloud in United States English.

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Young
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