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Numbers 12 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Some translations prefer to set apart extended quotations, prayers or songs. The ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of 12:6-8, which are an important quotation.
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Idiom
God used the idiom "mouth to mouth" meaning "speaking directly with both people present." This indicated that Moses was more than just a prophet and greater than other prophets. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet)