Numbers 12:7

Moses - is faithful - נאמן neeman , a prefect or superintendent. So Samuel is termed, 1 Samuel 2:35 ; 1 Samuel 3:20 ; David is so called, 1 Samuel 18:27 , Neeman , and son-in-law of the king. Job 12:20 , speaks of the Neemanim as a name of dignity. It seems also to have been a title of respect given to ambassadors, Proverbs 13:17 ; Proverbs 25:13 . Calmet well observes that the word fidelity is often used for an employ, office, or dignity, and refers to 1 Chronicles 9:22 , 1 Chronicles 9:26 , 1 Chronicles 9:31 ; 2 Chronicles 31:12 , 2 Chronicles 31:15 ; 2 Chronicles 34:12 , etc. Moses was a faithful, well-tried servant in the house of God, and therefore he uses him as a familiar, and puts confidence in him.