Numbers 12:6

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“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 12:6 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 15:1After 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.”
  2. Genesis 20:7Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die—you and all who belong to you.”
  3. Genesis 28:12And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.
  4. Genesis 28:16When Jacob woke up, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was unaware of it.”
  5. Genesis 31:10When the flocks were breeding, I saw in a dream that the streaked, spotted, and speckled males were mating with the females.
  6. Genesis 37:5Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
  7. Genesis 37:9Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”
  8. Genesis 46:2And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.
  9. Exodus 7:1The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.
  10. Deuteronomy 18:15The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
  11. Deuteronomy 18:18I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.
  12. 1 Samuel 3:21And the LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word.
  13. 1 Samuel 28:6He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.
  14. 2 Samuel 7:4But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
  15. 1 Kings 3:5One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”
  16. Job 4:13In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
  17. Job 33:15In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,
  18. Psalms 89:19You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
  19. Psalms 105:15“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
  20. Jeremiah 23:28Let 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.
  21. Ezekiel 1:1In 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.
  22. Daniel 2:19During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven
  23. Daniel 7:1In 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.
  24. Daniel 8:2And in the vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa, in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.

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