Sixteen verses, and almost every one is contested ground. Miriam and Aaron speak against Moses — the Hebrew verb is feminine singular, so grammatically Miriam alone is the subject; only YLT shows it. The grievance that matters is hath he not spoken also by us? The claim is true, and the answer denies not their prophecy but its rank. Then Miriam alone is struck, and the whole nation refuses to move until she comes back.