וְהֶעָנָ֗ן סָ֚ר מֵעַ֣ל הָאֹ֔הֶל וְהִנֵּ֥ה מִרְיָ֖ם מְצֹרַ֣עַת כַּשָּׁ֑לֶג וַיִּ֧פֶן אַהֲרֹ֛ן אֶל־מִרְיָ֖ם וְהִנֵּ֥ה מְצֹרָֽעַת׃
E a nuvem se retirou de sobre a tenda, e eis que Miriam estava leprosa como a neve; e Aharon se voltou para Miriam, e eis que ela estava leprosa.
Guide for the Perplexed
But in the passage, “And the anger of the Lord was kindled against them, and he went” (Num. 12:9), the two meanings of the verb are combined. viz., the withdrawal of the Divine protection, expressed by “and he went,” and the revelation, manifestation, and appearance of something namely, of the anger which went forth and reached them, in consequence of which Miriam became “leprous, white as snow.”