Numbers 9:12

Numbers 9:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.
• New International Version (NIV)They must not leave any of it till morning or break any of its bones. When they celebrate the Passover, they must follow all the regulations.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They shall leave none of it until the morning, nor break any of its bones; according to all the statute for the Passover they shall keep it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They shall leave none of it until morning, nor break one of its bones. According to all the ordinances of the Passover they shall keep it.

Context of Numbers 9:12

10“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: If any of the people now or in future generations are ceremonially unclean at Passover time because of touching a dead body, or if they are on a journey and cannot be present at the ceremony, they may still celebrate the Lord’s Passover. 11They must offer the Passover sacrifice one month later, at twilight on the fourteenth day of the second month. They must eat the Passover lamb at that time with bitter salad greens and bread made without yeast. They must not leave any of the lamb until the next morning, and they must not break any of its bones. They must follow all the normal regulations concerning the Passover. 13“But those who neglect to celebrate the Passover at the regular time, even though they are ceremonially clean and not away on a trip, will be cut off from the community of Israel. If they fail to present the Lord’s offering at the proper time, they will suffer the consequences of their guilt. 14And if foreigners living among you want to celebrate the Passover to the Lord, they must follow these same decrees and regulations. The same laws apply both to native-born Israelites and to the foreigners living among you.”

Numbers 9:12 word by word

לֹֽא־יַשְׁאִ֤ירוּ מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ עַד־בֹּ֔קֶר וְעֶ֖צֶם לֹ֣א יִשְׁבְּרוּ־ב֑וֹ כְּכָל־חֻקַּ֥ת הַפֶּ֖סַח יַעֲשׂ֥וּ אֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They shall leaveשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• none of it unto the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• nor breakשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• any boneעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
• of it: according to all the ordinancesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
• of the passoverפֶּ֫סַחpesach · PassoverH6453
• they shall keepעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Numbers 9:12

• Exodus 12:10Do not leave any of it until the next morning. Burn whatever is not eaten before morning.
• Exodus 12:46Each Passover lamb must be eaten in one house. Do not carry any of its meat outside, and do not break any of its bones.
• John 19:36These things happened in fulfillment of the Scriptures that say, “Not one of his bones will be broken,”
• Numbers 9:3at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. Be sure to follow all my decrees and regulations concerning this celebration.”
• Exodus 12:43Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “These are the instructions for the festival of Passover. No outsiders are allowed to eat the Passover meal.

Commentaries on Numbers 9:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12According to all the ordinances - i. e. those relating to the Passover lamb, not those concerning the feast, for the Little Passover lasted, according to the Jews, only one day; nor was it held to be needful that at it leaven should be put away out of the houses.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12The Israelites could not break the bones of the Passover lamb (see Exodus 12:46; Psalm 34:20; John 19:32–36; compare John 1:29; 1 Corinthians 5:7). The apostle John mentioned this instruction when he wrote that they did not break the legs of Jesus when he was on the cross (John 19:36).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-148-14. Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you--A solution of the difficulty was soon obtained, it being enacted, by divine authority, that to those who might be disqualified by the occurrence of a death in their family circle or unable by distance to keep the passover on the anniversary day, a special license was granted of observing it by themselves on the same day and hour of the following month…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 9:12

• Passover

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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