John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 6. And he said, hear now my words , etc.] The Targum of Jonathan reads, “I beseech you”; and Jarchi says, this particle always so signifies; but it is not so agreeable to the language of the divine Being: if there be a prophet among you ; not as making a doubt of it, but rather allowing that there was, and that there were others besides Moses, as even they themselves, Aaron and Miriam, and the seventy elders, and perhaps others; or at least there had been, and would be again, as there were in later times: [I] the Lord will make myself known to him ; that is, declare my mind and will concerning things present, or things to come: in a vision ; when awake, either by day or by night, representing objects to the bodily sight; as the almond tree rod, and the boiling pot, to Jeremiah, ( Jeremiah 1:11-13); the visions of the chariots, ( Ezekiel 23:24 26:7,10), and dry bones, ( Ezekiel 37:1-14), to Ezekiel, and such as were shown to Amos, ( Amos 7:1-9:15): or to the mind by night, as if really discerned by the senses; as the visions of the man riding on a red horse, ( Zechariah 1:8), and of the four horns, ( Zechariah 1:18), and four carpenters, ( Zechariah 1:20), with several others shown to Zechariah: [and] will speak unto him in a dream ; as he had done to Jacob, ( Genesis 31:11), and as he did afterwards to Daniel, ( Daniel 7:1), and many others.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-9 - The patience of Moses was tried in his own family, as well as by the people. The pretence was, that he had married a foreign wife; but probably their pride was hurt, and their envy stirred up, by his superior authority. Opposition from our near relations, and from religious friends, is most painful. But this is to be looked for, an it will be well if in such circumstances we can preserve the gentlenes and meekness of Moses. Moses was thus fitted to the work he was calle to. God not only cleared Moses, but praised him. Moses had the spiri of prophecy in a way which set him far above all other prophets; yet he that is least in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he; and ou Lord Jesus infinitely excels him, Heb 3:1. Let Miriam and Aaro consider whom it was they insulted. We have reason to be afraid of saying or doing any thing against the servants of God. And those ar presumptuous indeed who are not afraid to speak evil of dignities, 2P 2:10. The removal of God's presence is the surest and saddest token of God's displeasure. Woe to us, if he depart! he never departs, till by sin and folly we drive him from us.
Original Hebrew ויאמר559 שׁמעו8085 נא4994 דברי1697 אם518 יהיה1961 נביאכם5030 יהוה3068 במראה4759 אליו413 אתודע3045 בחלום2472 אדבר׃1696
