Ibrani 3:5

3:5 Now Moses was faithful in all God’s ¹  house ²  as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken.

Bilangan 12:7

12:7 My servant ³  Moses is not like this; he is faithful ⁴  in all my house.

[3:5]  ¹ tn Grk “his”; in the translation the referent (God) has been specified for clarity.

[3:5]  ² sn A quotation from Num 12:7.

[12:7]  ³ sn The title “my servant” or “servant of the Lord” is reserved in the Bible for distinguished personages, people who are truly spiritual leaders, like Moses, David, Hezekiah, and also the Messiah. Here it underscores Moses’ obedience.

[12:7]  ⁴ tn The word “faithful” is נֶאֱמָן (ne’eman), the Niphal participle of the verb אָמַן (’aman). This basic word has the sense of “support, be firm.” In the Niphal it describes something that is firm, reliable, dependable – what can be counted on. It could actually be translated “trustworthy.”