unfoldingWord_en_tn/num/12/12.md

Please do not let her be like a dead newborn whose flesh is half consumed

Miriam's leprosy would cause her body to decay until she died. The flesh being decayed is spoken of as if it were eaten. Alternate translation: "Please do not let her be like a dead newborn baby whose flesh is half decayed" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)