Revised Version 1895

Numbers 9

1And theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872in thewildernessבְמִדְבַּר־ve.mid.bar-H4057ofSinaiסִ֠ינַיSi.naiH5514, in thefirstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320of thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֜יתha.she.NitH8145yearבַּשָּׁנָ֨הba.sha.NahH8141afterאֶל־'el-H413they werecomeH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Moreover let thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478keepוְיַעֲשׂ֧וּve.ya.'a.SuH6213thepassoverהַפָּ֖סַחha.Pa.sachH6453initsאֶת־'et-H853appointedבְּמוֹעֲדֽוֹ׃be.mo.'a.DoH4150seasonH4150.

3In the fourteenthdayי֠וֹםYomH3117of thismonthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, atevenH853, ye shallkeepתַּעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213it initsH3605appointedבְּמוֹעֲד֑וֹbe.mo.'a.DoH4150seasonH4150:accordingH4941toallH3605thestatutesחֻקֹּתָ֥יוchu.ko.TavH2708of it, andaccordingH4941toallH3605theordinancesH4941thereof, shall yekeepתַּעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213it.

4AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872spake unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that they shouldkeepלַעֲשֹׂ֥תla.'a.SotH6213thepassoverהַפָּֽסַח׃ha.Pa.sachH6453.

5And theykeptוַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213thepassoverהַפֶּ֡סַחha.Pe.sachH6453in thefirstבָּרִאשׁ֡וֹןba.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֛דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, on the fourteenthdayי֥וֹםYomH3117of themonthH2320, atevenH3651, in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057ofSinaiסִינָ֑יsi.NaiH5514: according toallכְּ֠כֹלKe.kholH3605that theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651didעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6And there werecertainH376menH376, who wereuncleanטְמֵאִים֙te.me.'ImH2931by thedeadH5315bodyH5315of amanH376,soH6213that theycouldיָכְל֥וּya.khe.LuH3201notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808keepH6213thepassoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453on thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117: and theycameH1961beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872andbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175on thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117:

7andthoseH376menH376saidוַ֠יֹּאמְרוּVai.yo.me.ruH559unto him,WeH587areuncleanטְמֵאִ֖יםte.me.'ImH2931by thedeadH5315bodyH5315of amanH376: wherefore areweH587keptbackאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413, thatweH587maynotלְבִלְתִּ֨יle.vil.TiH1115offerהַקְרִ֜בhak.RivH7126the oblation of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068initsאֶת־'et-H853appointedבְּמֹ֣עֲד֔וֹbe.Mo.'a.DoH4150seasonH4150among thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

8AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Stayעִמְד֣וּ'im.DuH5975ye; that I mayhearוְאֶשְׁמְעָ֔הve.'esh.me.'AhH8085whatמַה־mah-H4100theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068willcommandיְצַוֶּ֥הye.tza.VehH6680concerningyouH6680.

9And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Speakדַּבֵּ֛רda.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,IfH3588anyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofyouH3588or of yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755shall beuncleanטָמֵ֣א׀ta.Me'H2931by reason of adeadH5315bodyH5315, or be in ajourneyבְדֶ֨רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870afarH7350offH7350, yet he shallkeepוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213thepassoverפֶ֖סַחFe.sachH6453unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068:

11in thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֜יha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320on the fourteenthdayי֛וֹםYomH3117atevenאֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853they shallkeepיַעֲשׂ֣וּya.'a.SuH6213it; they shalleatיֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃yo.khe.Lu.huH398it withunleavenedמַצּ֥וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682andbitterוּמְרֹרִ֖יםu.me.ro.RimH4844herbsH4844:

12they shallleaveיַשְׁאִ֤ירוּyash.'I.ruH7604noneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808of it unto themorningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242,norלֹ֣אlo'H3808breakיִשְׁבְּרוּ־yish.be.ru-H7665aboneוְעֶ֖צֶםve.'E.tzemH6106thereof:accordingמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nuH4480toallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605thestatuteחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708of thepassoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453they shallkeepיַעֲשׂ֥וּya.'a.SuH6213it.

13But themanוְהָאִישׁ֩ve.ha.'IshH376that iscleanטָה֜וֹרta.HorH2889, and isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808in ajourneyוּבְדֶ֣רֶךְu.ve.De.rekhH1870, and forbeareth tokeepלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thepassoverהַפֶּ֔סַחha.Pe.sachH6453, thatsoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall becutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from hispeopleמֵֽעַמֶּ֑יהָme.'a.Mei.haH5971:becauseכִּ֣י׀kiH3588heofferedהִקְרִיב֙hik.RivH7126notלֹ֤אlo'H3808the oblation of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068initsהָיָ֗הha.YahH1961appointedבְּמֹ֣עֲד֔וֹbe.Mo.'a.DoH4150seasonH4150, thatmanהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376shallbearיִשָּׂ֖אyi.Sa'H5375hissinחֶטְא֥וֹchet.'OH2399.

14AndifH3588astrangerגֵּ֗רGerH1616shall sojourn amongyouH3588, and willkeepוְעָ֤שָֽׂהve.'A.sahH6213thepassoverפֶ֙סַח֙fe.sachH6453unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068;accordingH4941to thestatuteכְּחֻקַּ֥תke.chu.KatH2708of thepassoverהַפֶּ֛סַחha.Pe.sachH6453, andaccordingH4941to theordinanceH4941thereof,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651shall hedoיַעֲשֶׂ֑הya.'a.SehH6213: ye shall have onestatuteחֻקָּ֤הchu.KahH2708, both for thestrangerוְלַגֵּ֖רve.la.GerH1616, and for him that is born in thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retzH776.

15And on thedayוּבְיוֹם֙u.ve.yOmH3117that thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908was rearedupהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965thecloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051coveredכִּסָּ֤הki.SahH3680thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908,evenH5704thetentלְאֹ֖הֶלle.'O.helH168of thetestimonyהָעֵדֻ֑תha.'e.DutH5715: and atevenH5704it wasuponעַֽל־'al-H5921thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908as it were theappearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784,untilH5704morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

16Soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651it was alway: thecloudהֶעָנָ֖ןhe.'a.NanH6051coveredיְכַסֶּ֑נּוּye.khas.Se.nuH3680it, and theappearanceוּמַרְאֵה־u.mar.'eh-H4758offireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784bynightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

17Andwheneverוּלְפִ֞יu.le.FiH6310thecloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051wastakenH5927upH5927from over theTentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168, thenafterוְאַ֣חֲרֵי־ve.'A.cha.rei-H310that thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedיִסְע֖וּyis.'UH5265: and in theplaceוּבִמְק֗וֹםu.vim.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834thecloudהֶֽעָנָ֔ןhe.'a.NanH6051abode, there thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478encampedיַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.NuH2583.

18At thecommandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedיִסְעוּ֙yis.'UH5265, and at thecommandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068theyencampedיַחֲנ֑וּya.cha.NuH2583: aslongיְמֵ֗יye.MeiH3117as thecloudהֶעָנָ֛ןhe.'a.NanH6051abodeuponH5921thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908theyremainedH2583encampedיַחֲנֽוּ׃ya.cha.NuH2583.

19And when thecloudהֶֽעָנָ֛ןhe.'a.NanH6051tarrieduponעַל־'al-H5921thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117, then thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478keptוְשָׁמְר֧וּve.sha.me.RuH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andjourneyedיִסָּֽעוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5265notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.

20Andsometimesוְיֵ֞שׁve.YeshH3426thecloudהֶֽעָנָ֛ןhe.'a.NanH6051was afewמִסְפָּ֖רmis.ParH4557daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117uponעַל־'al-H5921thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןha.mish.KanH4908; thenaccordingעַל־'al-H5921to thecommandmentפִּ֤יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068theyremainedיִהְיֶ֧הyih.YehH1961encampedיַחֲנ֔וּya.cha.NuH2583, andaccordingוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921to thecommandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068theyjourneyedיִסָּֽעוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5265.

21Andsometimesוְיֵ֞שׁve.YeshH3426thecloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051was fromeveningמֵעֶ֣רֶבme.'E.revH6153untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242; and when thecloudהֶֽעָנָ֛ןhe.'a.NanH6051wastakenH5927upH5927in themorningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, theyjourneyedוְנָסָ֑עוּve.na.Sa.'uH5265: orifאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834itcontinuedיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961bydayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and bynightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915, when thecloudהֶעָנָ֖ןhe.'a.NanH6051wastakenH5927upH5927, theyjourneyedוְנָסָֽעוּ׃ve.na.Sa.'uH5265.

22WhetherH176it weretwoH3808daysיֹמַ֜יִםyo.Ma.yimH3117, or amonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320, or ayearיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117, that thecloudהֶעָנָ֤ןhe.'a.NanH6051tarrieduponעַל־'al-H5921thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908, abidingthereonעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921, thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478remainedH2583encampedיַחֲנ֥וּya.cha.NuH2583, andjourneyedיִסָּ֑עוּyi.Sa.'uH5265notH3808: but when it wastakenH5927upH5927, theyjourneyedיִסָּֽעוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5265.

23At thecommandmentפִּ֤יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068theyencampedיַחֲנ֔וּya.cha.NuH2583, and at thecommandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068theyjourneyedיִסָּ֑עוּyi.Sa.'uH5265: theykeptשָׁמָ֔רוּsha.Ma.ruH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֤רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, at thecommandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

Commentaries on Numbers 9

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