Numbers 9:6

Numbers 9:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day:
• New International Version (NIV)But some of them could not celebrate the Passover on that day because they were ceremonially unclean on account of a dead body. So they came to Moses and Aaron that same day
• English Standard Version (ESV)And there were certain men who were unclean through touching a dead body, so that they could not keep the Passover on that day, and they came before Moses and Aaron on that day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now there were certain men who were defiled by a human corpse, so that they could not keep the Passover on that day; and they came before Moses and Aaron that day.

Context of Numbers 9:6

4So Moses told Bnei-Yisrael to observe Passover. 5They celebrated Passover at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month in the Sinai wilderness. In accordance with all that Adonai commanded Moses, so Bnei-Yisrael did. However, there were some men who could not celebrate Passover because of being defiled by a dead body. So they came to Moses and Aaron on that same day, 7and these men said to him, “We have become unclean because of a dead man’s body. Why should we be kept from presenting the offering of Adonai at the appointed time with the rest of Bnei-Yisrael?” 8Moses answered them, “Wait, and I will inquire what Adonai commands concerning you.”

Numbers 9:6 word by word

וַיְהִ֣י אֲנָשִׁ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָי֤וּ טְמֵאִים֙ לְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔ם וְלֹא־יָכְל֥וּ לַעֲשֹׂת־הַפֶּ֖סַח בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּ לִפְנֵ֥י מֹשֶׁ֛ה וְלִפְנֵ֥י אַהֲרֹ֖ן בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And there were certain menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• who were defiledטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
• by the dead bodyנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: deadH5315
• of a manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• that they couldיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• not keepעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• the passoverפֶּ֫סַחpesach · PassoverH6453
• on that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• and they cameקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175

Cross-references for Numbers 9:6

• Numbers 5:2“Command Bnei-Yisrael to send out from the camp everyone with tza'arat, who has some kind of discharge, or any contaminated by a dead body.
• Numbers 6:6All the days of his separation to Adonai, he is not to go near a dead body.
• Numbers 19:11“Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days.
• Leviticus 21:11nor shall he go near any dead person, defiling himself, even for his father or his mother.
• John 18:28Then they led Yeshua from Caiaphas to the Praetorium. It was early. They themselves did not enter the Praetorium, so they would not become unclean but might eat the Passover.
• Numbers 15:33Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron and the entire assembly.
• Numbers 27:2stood before Moses, Eleazar the kohen and the princes of the entire assembly at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and said,
• Exodus 18:15Moses answered his father-in-law, “It’s because the people come to me to inquire of God.
• Leviticus 24:11The Israelite woman’s son blasphemed the Name, and cursed, so they brought him to Moses. His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.

Commentaries on Numbers 9:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Certain men - Probably Mishael and Elizaphan, who buried their cousins, Nadab and Abihu, within a week of this Passover Leviticus 10:4-5.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 9:6

• Passover
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Aaron
• Moses
• Dead Body
• That Day
• Appearance
• Sacrifice
• Sinai
• Apocrypha
• Chronicles, Books of
• Death

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