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pasuk, “Now the man Moshe was exceedingly humble” and the narrative
concerning Miriam and Aharon?

Miriam was held accountable for her account, for she knew that Moshe
would not react to her narrative. He was the humblest of all men, as the
Torah testifies. His remaining silent placed him in the category of not
being there at all. Thus it was as if Miriam spoke behind his back.

The word man denotes strength of character, rooted in the trait of silence.
David Hamelech told his son that if he wished to find success in his reign,
he should be a man, i.e., cling to silence. Moshe was skilled in the craft
of silence and deserved to be called a man by the Torah.

The word (Cushite) is numerically equivalent to the phrase
. Everyone agreed that Tzipporah was a most beautiful woman. The
Torah calls her a Cushite in order to ward off an ayin hara. Rashi explains
that this word is repeated in order to describe her inner beauty as well as
her outer beauty. This teaches us that Moshe did not divorce her for any
flaw he found in her, but due to a desire to reach greater heights.

“Now the man Moshe was exceedingly humble,

more than any person on the face of the earth”
(Bamidbar 12:3)

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