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 the Passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, in the wilderness of Sinai; in accordance with everything that the Lord had commanded Moses, so the sons of Israel did. 6But there were some men who were unclean because of contact with a dead person, so that they could not celebrate Passover on that day; and they came before Moses and Aaron on that day. Those men said to him, “Though we are unclean because of a dead person, why are we kept from presenting the offering of the Lord at its appointed time among the sons of Israel?” 8Moses then said to them, “Wait, and I will listen to what the Lord will command concerning you.” 9Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

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

• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• we are uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
• deadנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• whyמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• are we keptגָּרַעgâra‛ · diminishH1639
• from presentingקָרַבqârab · to present: bringH7126
• the offeringקׇרְבָּןqorbân qûrbân · offeringH7133
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• at its appointedמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meeting: time appointedH4150
• timeמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meeting: time appointedH4150
• amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Numbers 9:7

• Numbers 9:2“Now the sons of Israel are to celebrate the Passover at its appointed time.
• Exodus 12:27then you shall say, ‘It is a Passover sacrifice to the Lord because He passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians, but spared our homes.’” And the people bowed low and worshiped.
• Deuteronomy 16:2You shall sacrifice the Passover to the Lord your God from the flock and the herd, in the place where the Lord chooses to establish His name.
• 2 Chronicles 30:17For there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves; therefore, the Levites were in charge of the slaughter of the Passover lambs for everyone who was unclean, in order to consecrate them to the Lord.
• 1 Corinthians 5:7Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also 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