Numbers 12:13
And Moses cried to the Lord, saying: O God, I beseech thee heal her.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Clamavitque Moyses ad Dominum, dicens : Deus, obsecro, sana eam.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ ἐβόησεν Μωυσῆς πρὸς Κύριον λέγων Ὁ θεός, δέομαί σου, ἴασαι αὐτήν.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וַיִּצְעַ֣ק מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶל יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר אֵ֕ל נָ֛א רְפָ֥א נָ֖א לָֽהּ
The Fathers on this verse
St John Chrysostom The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom, Matthew VIII. 5
Nevertheless all these darts that noble person drew out of his soul, and so shone forth after this, so wiped out the stain, became so pure, that his offspring even after his death had their sins mitigated by him: and that which was said of Abraham, we find God saying the same of this man also; or rather, much more of the latter. For with respect to the patriarch it is said, “I remembered my covenant with Abraham;”but here He saith not “the covenant,” but how? “I will defend this city for my servant David’s sake.” And besides, on account of His favor towards him, He suffered not Solomon to fall from the kingdom, great as the sin was which he had committed. …