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Numbers 9:6

But there were some men who were unclean due to a dead body, so they could not observe the Passover on that day. And they came before Moses and Aaron that same day

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ASV

And there were certain men, who were unclean by reason of the dead body of a man, so that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day:

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:

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Hebraic traditional view

The make-up Passover

This passage creates something rare in the Law: a second chance at a feast. Anyone unclean or far away at Passover could keep it exactly one month later, on the 14th of the second month. Jewish tradition calls it Pesach Sheni, “Second Passover,” and it is still marked lightly today (some eat a piece of matzah on the day). Israel's kings used the provision at national scale: Hezekiah's great Passover was held in the second month on exactly this ground (2 Chronicles 30).

Sources: Mishnah Pesachim 9:1 (who keeps the Second Passover) · 2 Chronicles 30 (the provision used nationally)

Original language & word study

20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
אֲנָשִׁ֗ים'a.na.ShimpeopleH582 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhoH834 →
הָי֤וּha.Yuthey wereH1961 →
טְמֵאִים֙te.me.'ImuncleanH2931 →
לְנֶ֣פֶשׁle.Ne.feshto a corpse ofH5315 →
אָדָ֔ם'a.Dama personH120 →
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
יָכְל֥וּya.khe.Luthey were ableH3201 →
לַעֲשֹׂת־la.'a.sot-to observeH6213 →
הַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachthe passoverH6453 →
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117 →
הַה֑וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931 →
וַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּvai.yik.re.Vuand they drew nearH7126 →
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
מֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehMosesH4872 →
וְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.Neiand <to> beforeH6440 →
אַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175 →
בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117 →
הַהֽוּא׃ha.Hu'<the> thatH1931 →

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Numbers 27:2the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the whole congregation, and said,Exodus 18:15“Because the people come to me to inquire of God,” Moses replied.Numbers 19:16Anyone in the open field who touches someone who has been killed by the sword or has died of natural causes, or anyone who touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.Numbers 19:11Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days.Exodus 18:19Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him.Numbers 5:2“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.Numbers 6:7Even if his father or mother or brother or sister should die, he is not to defile himself, because the crown of consecration to his God is upon his head.Numbers 27:5So Moses brought their case before the LORD,Numbers 19:18Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and the people who were there. He is also to sprinkle the one who touched a bone, a grave, or a person who has died or been slain.Exodus 18:26And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.John 18:28Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.Numbers 15:33Those who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation,Numbers 6:6–7Throughout the days of his separation to the LORD, he must not go near a dead body.Leviticus 21:11He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother.Leviticus 24:11The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)2 Chronicles 30:19who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”John 11:55Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.

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