Numbers 9:7

Numbers 9:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the Lord in his appointed season among the children of Israel?
• New International Version (NIV)and said to Moses, “We have become unclean because of a dead body, but why should we be kept from presenting the Lord’s offering with the other Israelites at the appointed time?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And those men said to him, "We are unclean through touching a dead body. Why are we kept from bringing the Lord's offering at its appointed time among the people of Israel?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And those men said to him, “We became defiled by a human corpse. Why are we kept from presenting the offering of the Lord at its appointed time among the children of Israel?”

Context of Numbers 9:7

5and they celebrated it on the fourteenth day of the first month at dusk while they were in the Desert of Sinai. The Israelites did everything as the Lord had commanded Moses. 6But there were some men who had become unclean from touching a dead body, and they couldn’t celebrate the Passover that day. They came to Moses and Aaron and said, “We are unclean because we touched a dead body. Why won’t you let us bring our offerings to the Lord at the same time the rest of the Israelites bring their offerings?” 8Moses answered them, “Wait here until I find out what the Lord commands you to do.” 9Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites:

Numbers 9:7 word by word

וַ֠יֹּאמְרוּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָהֵ֙מָּה֙ אֵלָ֔יו אֲנַ֥חְנוּ טְמֵאִ֖ים לְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֑ם לָ֣מָּה נִגָּרַ֗ע לְבִלְתִּ֨י הַקְרִ֜ב אֶת־קָרְבַּ֤ן יְהוָה֙ בְּמֹ֣עֲד֔וֹ בְּת֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thoseהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• defiledטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
• by the dead bodyנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: deadH5315
• of a manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• wherefore are we kept backגָּרַעgâra‛ · diminishH1639
• that we may not offerקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• an offeringקׇרְבָּןqorbân qûrbân · offeringH7133
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• in his appointed seasonמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meeting: time appointedH4150
• amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Numbers 9:7

• Numbers 9:2“The Israelites must celebrate the Passover at the same time every year.
• Exodus 12:27you must answer, ‘It’s the Passover sacrifice in the Lord’s honor. The Lord passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he killed the Egyptians.’ ” Then the people knelt, bowing with their faces touching the ground.
• Deuteronomy 16:2Slaughter an animal from your flock or herd as the Passover sacrifice to the Lord your God. Do this at the place where the Lord will choose for his name to live.
• 2 Chronicles 30:17Many people in the assembly had not made themselves holy. So the Levites had to kill the Passover lambs for all who weren’t clean and couldn’t make their lambs holy for the Lord.
• 1 Corinthians 5:7Remove the old yeast ⌞of sin⌟ so that you may be a new batch of dough, since you don’t actually have the yeast ⌞of sin⌟. Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

Commentaries on Numbers 9:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7We are defiled by the dead body of a man - It is probable that the defilement mentioned here was occasioned by assisting at the burial of some person - a work both of necessity and mercy. This circumstance however gave rise to the ordinance delivered in Numbers 9:10-14, so that on particular occasions the passover might be twice celebrated: At its regular time, the 14th of the first month; An extra time, the 14th of the second month. But the man who had…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-7When it was time to celebrate Passover, some men could not participate due to the rules in Leviticus 7:20–21. They wanted to follow the rules, but it seemed impossible for them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-146-7. there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man--To discharge the last offices to the remains of deceased relatives was imperative; and yet attendance on a funeral entailed ceremonial defilement, which led to exclusion from all society and from the camp for seven days. Some persons who were in this situation at the arrival of the first paschal anniversary, being painfully perplexed about the course of duty because they were…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 9:7

• Passover

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Dead Body
• Appearance
• Sacrifice
• Sinai
• Apocrypha
• Chronicles, Books of

Commentaries on Numbers 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings