New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 9:6-11

6But there were somemenH376whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834wereuncleanטְמֵאִים֙te.me.'ImH2931because of thedeadH5315personH5315,so that they couldיָכְל֥וּya.khe.LuH3201not observeלַעֲשֹׂת־la.'a.sot-H6213Passoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117; sothey cameוַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּvai.yik.re.VuH7126beforeH6440Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175on that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

7Thoseהָהֵ֙מָּה֙ha.He.mahH1992menH376saidוַ֠יֹּאמְרוּVai.yo.me.ruH559to him, “Thoughwe are uncleanטְמֵאִ֖יםte.me.'ImH2931because of thedeadH5315personH5315,whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100are we restrainedנִגָּרַ֗עni.ga.Ra'H1639from presentingהַקְרִ֜בhak.RivH7126the offeringקָרְבַּ֤ןka.re.BanH7133of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068at its appointedH4150timeבְּמֹ֣עֲד֔וֹbe.Mo.'a.DoH4150amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?”

8Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872therefore saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Waitעִמְד֣וּ'im.DuH5975,and I will listenוְאֶשְׁמְעָ֔הve.'esh.me.'AhH8085to whatמַה־mah-H4100the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will commandיְצַוֶּ֥הye.tza.VehH6680concerning you.”

9Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10“Speakדַּבֵּ֛רda.BerH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Ifכִּי־ki-H3588anyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you orאוֹ֩'oH176of your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755becomesיִהְיֶֽה־yih.yeh-H1961uncleanטָמֵ֣א׀ta.Me'H2931because of a deadpersonלָנֶ֡פֶשׁla.Ne.feshH5315,orא֚וֹ'oH176is on a distantרְחֹקָ֜הׄre.cho.KahH7350journeyבְדֶ֨רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870,he may, however, observeוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213the Passoverפֶ֖סַחFe.sachH6453to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

11In the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֜יha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320on thefourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֨ה עָשָׂ֥רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240dayי֛וֹםYomH3117at twilightהָעַרְבַּ֖יִםha.'ar.Ba.yimH6153,they shall observeיַעֲשׂ֣וּya.'a.SuH6213it; theyshall eatיֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃yo.khe.Lu.huH398it with unleavenedמַצּ֥וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682and bitterוּמְרֹרִ֖יםu.me.ro.RimH4844herbsH4844.

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