Verse 10
Numbers 9:10
New Living Translation
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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
דַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵ/אמֹ֑ר אִ֣ישׁ אִ֣ישׁ כִּי יִהְיֶֽה טָמֵ֣א לָ/נֶ֡פֶשׁ אוֹ֩ בְ/דֶ֨רֶךְ רְחֹקָ֜הׄ לָ/כֶ֗ם א֚וֹ לְ/דֹרֹ֣תֵי/כֶ֔ם וְ/עָ֥שָׂה פֶ֖סַח לַ/יהוָֽה
English Translation
Speak to the children of Israel, saying, "If any man becomes unclean because of a dead body or is on a distant journey, he shall keep the Passover to the LORD."
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Chapter 9 Context
1
A year after Israel’s departure from Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai. In t...
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“Tell the Israelites to celebrate the Passover at the prescribed time,
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at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. Be sure to follow all my decrees and regulatio...
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So Moses told the people to celebrate the Passover
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in the wilderness of Sinai as twilight fell on the fourteenth day of the month. And they celebrated...
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6
But some of the men had been ceremonially defiled by touching a dead body, so they could not celebra...
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and said, “We have become ceremonially unclean by touching a dead body. But why should we be prevent...
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8
Moses answered, “Wait here until I have received instructions for you from the LORD.”
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9
This was the LORD’s reply to Moses.
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10
“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: If any of the people now or in future gene...
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They must offer the Passover sacrifice one month later, at twilight on the fourteenth day of the sec...
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12
They must not leave any of the lamb until the next morning, and they must not break any of its bones...
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13
“But those who neglect to celebrate the Passover at the regular time, even though they are ceremonia...
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14
And if foreigners living among you want to celebrate the Passover to the LORD, they must follow thes...
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15
On the day the Tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered it. But from evening until morning the cloud...
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16
This was the regular pattern — at night the cloud that covered the Tabernacle had the appearance of...
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17
Whenever the cloud lifted from over the sacred tent, the people of Israel would break camp and follo...
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18
In this way, they traveled and camped at the LORD’s command wherever he told them to go. Then they r...
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19
If the cloud remained over the Tabernacle for a long time, the Israelites stayed and performed their...
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20
Sometimes the cloud would stay over the Tabernacle for only a few days, so the people would stay for...
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21
Sometimes the cloud stayed only overnight and lifted the next morning. But day or night, when the cl...
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22
Whether the cloud stayed above the Tabernacle for two days, a month, or a year, the people of Israel...
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23
So they camped or traveled at the LORD’s command, and they did whatever the LORD told them through M...
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