²⁰ Then Miriam the prophetess,^(A) Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with their tambourines and danced.^{(B) 21} Miriam sang to them:

Miriam and Aaron Rebel

12 Miriam^(A) and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite^[a][b] woman he married (for he had married a Cushite woman).

⁵⁹ The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. She bore to Amram: Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.

⁹ Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam on the journey after you left Egypt.^(A)