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Numbers 9

1And the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872in the wildernessבְמִדְבַּר־ve.mid.bar-H4057of Sinaiסִ֠ינַיSi.naiH5514,in the firstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֜יתha.she.NitH8145yearבַּשָּׁנָ֨הba.sha.NahH8141after they were come outלְצֵאתָ֨םle.tze.TamH3318of the landמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Let the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478also keepוְיַעֲשׂ֧וּve.ya.'a.SuH6213the passoverהַפָּ֖סַחha.Pa.sachH6453at his appointed seasonבְּמוֹעֲדֽוֹ׃be.mo.'a.DoH4150.

3In the fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֣ה עָשָֽׂר־be.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.sar-H6240 H702dayי֠וֹםYomH3117of this monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,at evenהָֽעֲרְבַּ֛יִםha.'ar.Ba.yimH6153,ye shall keepתַּעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213it in his appointed seasonבְּמוֹעֲד֑וֹbe.mo.'a.DoH4150:according to all the ritesחֻקֹּתָ֥יוchu.ko.TavH2708of it, and according to all the ceremoniesמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יוmish.pa.TavH4941thereof, shall ye keepתַּעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213it.

4And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that they should keepלַעֲשֹׂ֥תla.'a.SotH6213the passoverהַפָּֽסַח׃ha.Pa.sachH6453.

5And they keptוַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the passoverהַפֶּ֡סַחha.Pe.sachH6453on the fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָה֩ עָשָׂ֨רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of the firstבָּרִאשׁ֡וֹןba.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֛דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320at evenהָעַרְבַּ֖יִםha.'ar.Ba.yimH6153in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057of Sinaiסִינָ֑יsi.NaiH5514:according to all that the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,so didעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6And there were certain menאֲנָשִׁ֗ים'a.na.ShimH582,who were defiledטְמֵאִים֙te.me.'ImH2931by the dead bodyלְנֶ֣פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315of a manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,that they couldיָכְל֥וּya.khe.LuH3201not keepלַעֲשֹׂת־la.'a.sot-H6213the passoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117:and they cameוַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּvai.yik.re.VuH7126beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175on that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117:

7And thoseהָהֵ֙מָּה֙ha.He.mahH1992menהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.ShimH582saidוַ֠יֹּאמְרוּVai.yo.me.ruH559unto him, We aredefiledטְמֵאִ֖יםte.me.'ImH2931by the dead bodyלְנֶ֣פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315of a manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120:wherefore are we kept backנִגָּרַ֗עni.ga.Ra'H1639,that we may not offerהַקְרִ֜בhak.RivH7126an offeringקָרְבַּ֤ןka.re.BanH7133of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068in his appointed seasonבְּמֹ֣עֲד֔וֹbe.Mo.'a.DoH4150amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

8And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Stand stillעִמְד֣וּ'im.DuH5975,and I will hearוְאֶשְׁמְעָ֔הve.'esh.me.'AhH8085what the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will commandיְצַוֶּ֥הye.tza.VehH6680concerning you.

9And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Speakדַּבֵּ֛רda.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,If anyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you or of your posterityלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755shall be uncleanטָמֵ֣א׀ta.Me'H2931by reason of a dead bodyלָנֶ֡פֶשׁla.Ne.feshH5315, or bein a journeyבְדֶ֨רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870afar offרְחֹקָ֜הׄre.cho.KahH7350,yet he shall keepוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213the passoverפֶ֖סַחFe.sachH6453unto the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

11The fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֨ה עָשָׂ֥רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702dayי֛וֹםYomH3117of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֜יha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320at evenהָעַרְבַּ֖יִםha.'ar.Ba.yimH6153they shall keepיַעֲשׂ֣וּya.'a.SuH6213it, andeatיֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃yo.khe.Lu.huH398it with unleavened breadמַצּ֥וֹתma.TzotH4682and bitterוּמְרֹרִ֖יםu.me.ro.RimH4844herbs.

12They shall leaveיַשְׁאִ֤ירוּyash.'I.ruH7604none of it unto the morningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242,nor breakיִשְׁבְּרוּ־yish.be.ru-H7665any boneוְעֶ֖צֶםve.'E.tzemH6106of it: according to all the ordinancesחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708of the passoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453they shall keepיַעֲשׂ֥וּya.'a.SuH6213it.

13But the manוְהָאִישׁ֩ve.ha.'IshH376that iscleanטָה֜וֹרta.HorH2889,and is not in a journeyוּבְדֶ֣רֶךְu.ve.De.rekhH1870,and forbearethוְחָדַל֙ve.cha.DalH2308to keepלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the passoverהַפֶּ֔סַחha.Pe.sachH6453,even the same soulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from among his peopleמֵֽעַמֶּ֑יהָme.'a.Mei.haH5971:because he broughtהִקְרִיב֙hik.RivH7126not the offeringקָרְבַּ֣ןka.re.BanH7133of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068in his appointed seasonבְּמֹ֣עֲד֔וֹbe.Mo.'a.DoH4150,that manהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376shall bearיִשָּׂ֖אyi.Sa'H5375his sinחֶטְא֥וֹchet.'OH2399.

14And if a strangerגֵּ֗רGerH1616shall sojournיָג֨וּרya.GurH1481among you, and will keepוְעָ֤שָֽׂהve.'A.sahH6213the passoverפֶ֙סַח֙fe.sachH6453unto the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068;according to the ordinanceכְּחֻקַּ֥תke.chu.KatH2708of the passoverהַפֶּ֛סַחha.Pe.sachH6453,and according to the mannerוּכְמִשְׁפָּט֖וֹu.khe.mish.pa.ToH4941thereof, so shall he doיַעֲשֶׂ֑הya.'a.SehH6213:ye shall have oneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259ordinanceחֻקָּ֤הchu.KahH2708,both for the strangerוְלַגֵּ֖רve.la.GerH1616,and for him that was bornוּלְאֶזְרַ֥חu.le.'ez.RachH249in the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

15And on the dayוּבְיוֹם֙u.ve.yOmH3117that the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908was reared upהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965the cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051coveredכִּסָּ֤הki.SahH3680the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908, namely,the tentלְאֹ֖הֶלle.'O.helH168of the testimonyהָעֵדֻ֑תha.'e.DutH5715:and at evenוּבָעֶ֜רֶבu.va.'E.revH6153there was upon the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908as it were the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784,until the morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

16So it was alwayתָמִ֔ידta.MidH8548:the cloudהֶעָנָ֖ןhe.'a.NanH6051coveredיְכַסֶּ֑נּוּye.khas.Se.nuH3680it by day,and the appearanceוּמַרְאֵה־u.mar.'eh-H4758of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784by nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

17And whenוּלְפִ֞יu.le.FiH6310the cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051was taken upהֵעָלֹ֤תhe.'a.LotH5927from the tabernacleהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168,then afterוְאַ֣חֲרֵי־ve.'A.cha.rei-H310that the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedיִסְע֖וּyis.'UH5265:and in the placeוּבִמְק֗וֹםu.vim.KomH4725where the cloudהֶֽעָנָ֔ןhe.'a.NanH6051abodeיִשְׁכָּן־yish.kon-H7931,there the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478pitched their tentsיַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.NuH2583.

18At the commandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedיִסְעוּ֙yis.'UH5265,and at the commandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068they pitchedיַחֲנ֑וּya.cha.NuH2583:as long asיְמֵ֗יye.MeiH3117the cloudהֶעָנָ֛ןhe.'a.NanH6051abodeיִשְׁכֹּ֧ןyish.KonH7931upon the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908they restedיַחֲנֽוּ׃ya.cha.NuH2583in their tents.

19And when the cloudהֶֽעָנָ֛ןhe.'a.NanH6051tarried longוּבְהַאֲרִ֧יךְu.ve.ha.'a.RikhH748upon the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,then the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478keptוְשָׁמְר֧וּve.sha.me.RuH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and journeyedיִסָּֽעוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5265not.

20And soit wasוְיֵ֞שׁve.YeshH3426,when the cloudהֶֽעָנָ֛ןhe.'a.NanH6051was a fewמִסְפָּ֖רmis.ParH4557daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117upon the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןha.mish.KanH4908;according to the commandmentפִּ֤יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068they abodeיַחֲנ֔וּya.cha.NuH2583in their tents, and according to the commandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068they journeyedיִסָּֽעוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5265.

21And soit wasוְיֵ֞שׁve.YeshH3426,when the cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051abode from evenמֵעֶ֣רֶבme.'E.revH6153unto the morningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242, and thatthe cloudהֶֽעָנָ֛ןhe.'a.NanH6051was taken upוְנַעֲלָ֧הve.na.'a.LahH5927in the morningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,then they journeyedוְנָסָ֑עוּve.na.Sa.'uH5265: whether it wasby dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119or by nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915that the cloudהֶעָנָ֖ןhe.'a.NanH6051was taken upוְנַעֲלָ֥הve.na.'a.LahH5927,they journeyedוְנָסָֽעוּ׃ve.na.Sa.'uH5265.

22Or whether it weretwo daysיֹמַ֜יִםyo.Ma.yimH3117,or a monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,or a yearיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117,that the cloudהֶעָנָ֤ןhe.'a.NanH6051tarriedבְּהַאֲרִ֨יךְbe.ha.'a.RikhH748upon the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908,remainingלִשְׁכֹּ֣ןlish.KonH7931thereon, the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478abodeיַחֲנ֥וּya.cha.NuH2583in their tents, and journeyedיִסָּ֑עוּyi.Sa.'uH5265not: but when it was taken upוּבְהֵעָלֹת֖וֹu.ve.he.'a.lo.ToH5927,they journeyedיִסָּֽעוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5265.

23At the commandmentפִּ֤יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068they restedיַחֲנ֔וּya.cha.NuH2583in the tents, and at the commandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068they journeyedיִסָּ֑עוּyi.Sa.'uH5265:they keptשָׁמָ֔רוּsha.Ma.ruH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,at the commandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

Commentaries on Numbers 9

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