The Meaning of Numbers 12:7 Explained

Numbers 12:7

KJV: My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.

YLT: not so My servant Moses; in all My house he is stedfast;

Darby: Not so my servant Moses: he is faithful in all my house.

ASV: My servant Moses is not so; he is faithful in all my house:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

My servant  Moses  [is] not so, who [is] faithful  in all mine house. 

What does Numbers 12:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 12:1-15 - God Protects Moses Against Criticism
This Ethiopian wife may have been Zipporah, or some other woman whom Moses married after his first wife's death. That Moses, the great lawgiver and leader, who could rule a turbulent multitude and face the great king of Egypt, should take the taunts of his brother and sister so quietly, indicates how deep and far-reaching had been the transformation of his character. Compare Exodus 2:12, etc. "Fret not thyself because of evildoers"¦. Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him," Psalms 37:1-40.
When we hand our cause over to God He comes down, Numbers 12:5. He rebukes the enemy and avenger. Be faithful to Him and you may reckon on His faithfulness to you! That commendation of faithfulness, which Moses received, may be won by all! See Mark 13:34.
Our intercession may bring pardon and healing; but sin leaves its mark, Numbers 12:15. You are shut out of the enjoyment of the camp, and the march is delayed. Ponder James 3:5-6. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 12

1  God rebukes the sedition of Miriam and Aaron
11  Miriam's leprosy is healed at the prayer of Moses
14  God commands her to be shut out of the host
16  The people encamp in the desert of Paran

What do the individual words in Numbers 12:7 mean?

Not so with My servant Moses In all My house faithful He [is]
לֹא־ כֵ֖ן עַבְדִּ֣י מֹשֶׁ֑ה בְּכָל־ בֵּיתִ֖י נֶאֱמָ֥ן הֽוּא

כֵ֖ן  so  with 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֵּן 
Sense: so, therefore, thus.
עַבְדִּ֣י  My  servant 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
מֹשֶׁ֑ה  Moses 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹשֶׁה  
Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
בְּכָל־  In  all 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
בֵּיתִ֖י  My  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
נֶאֱמָ֥ן  faithful 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: אָמַן 
Sense: to support, confirm, be faithful.
הֽוּא  He  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.