Parallel Verses

Amplified

(Now the man Moses was very humble (gentle, kind, devoid of self-righteousness), more than any man who was on the face of the earth.)

New American Standard Bible

(Now the man Moses was very humble, more than any man who was on the face of the earth.)

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

Now the man Moses was very humble more than any person on earth.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Bible in Basic English

Now the man Moses was more gentle than any other man on earth.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And the man Moses greatly humble, more than all the men upon the face of the earth.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now the man, Moses, [was] more humble than any other person on the face of the earth,

Modern King James verseion

(Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all the men on the face of the earth.)

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But Moses was a very meek man, above all the men of the earth.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Now, the man Moses, was patient, exceedingly, - above all the sons of earth, who were on the face of the ground.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Now the man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

משׁה 
Mosheh 
Usage: 766

עניו ענו 
`anav 
Usage: 21

above all the men
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

Context Readings

Aaron And Miriam Murmur Against Moses

2 and they said, “Has the Lord really spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken also through us?” And the Lord heard it. 3 (Now the man Moses was very humble (gentle, kind, devoid of self-righteousness), more than any man who was on the face of the earth.) 4 Suddenly the Lord said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle).” And the three of them came out.


Cross References

Matthew 11:29

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me [following Me as My disciple], for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest (renewal, blessed quiet) for your souls.

Numbers 11:10-15

Now Moses heard the people weeping [in self-pity] throughout their families, every man at the doorway of his tent; and the anger of the Lord blazed hotly, and Moses regarded their behavior as evil.

Numbers 20:10-12

and Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock. Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels; must we bring you water out of this rock?”

Psalm 106:32-33


They provoked Him to anger at the waters of Meribah,
So that it went hard with Moses on their account;

Psalm 147:6


The Lord lifts up the humble;
He casts the wicked down to the ground.

Psalm 149:4


For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation.

Matthew 5:5

“Blessed [inwardly peaceful, spiritually secure, worthy of respect] are the gentle [the kind-hearted, the sweet-spirited, the self-controlled], for they will inherit the earth.

Matthew 21:5


Tell the daughter of Zion (the people of Jerusalem),
Behold, your King is coming to you,
Gentle and mounted on a donkey,
Even on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’”

2 Corinthians 10:1

Now I, Paul, urge you by the gentleness and graciousness of Christ—I who am meek [so they say] when with you face to face, but bold [outspoken and fearless] toward you when absent!

2 Corinthians 11:5

Yet I consider myself in no way inferior to the [so-called] super-apostles.

2 Corinthians 12:11

Now I have become foolish; you have forced me [by questioning my apostleship]. Actually I should have been commended by you [instead of being treated disdainfully], for I was not inferior to those super-apostles, even if I am nobody.

1 Thessalonians 2:7

But we behaved gently when we were among you, like a devoted mother tenderly caring for her own children.

James 3:2-3

For we all stumble and sin in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says [never saying the wrong thing], he is a perfect man [fully developed in character, without serious flaws], able to bridle his whole body and rein in his entire nature [taming his human faults and weaknesses].

James 3:13

Who among you is wise and intelligent? Let him by his good conduct show his [good] deeds with the gentleness and humility of true wisdom.

1 Peter 3:4

but let it be [the inner beauty of] the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality and unfading charm of a gentle and peaceful spirit, [one that is calm and self-controlled, not overanxious, but serene and spiritually mature] which is very precious in the sight of God.

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