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href="/kjv/numbers/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Let the children of Israel keep the Passover at its appointed time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Now the sons of Israel are to celebrate the Passover at its appointed time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Now, let the sons of Israel observe the Passover at its appointed time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Now, let the sons of Israel observe the Passover at its appointed time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Now, let the sons of Israel observe the Passover at its appointed time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The sons of Israel are to keep the Passover at its appointed time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover let the children of Israel keep the passover in its appointed season.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />to say to the people, "Celebrate Passover <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Moreover let the children of Israel keep the passover in its appointed season.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The Israelites must celebrate the Passover at the same time every year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"The Israelis are to observe the Passover at its appointed time <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"The Israelites are to observe the Passover at its appointed time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Moreover let the children of Israel keep the Passover in its appointed season.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at its appointed season.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Let the children of Israel keep the Passover in its appointed season. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Also, the sons of Israel prepare the Passover in its appointed time;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Also, the sons of Israel prepare the passover in its appointed season;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Israel shall do the passover in its appointment.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let the children of Israel make the phase in its due time, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Let the sons of Israel observe the Passover at its proper time,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Tell the Israelites to celebrate the Passover at the prescribed time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Let the Israelites keep the passover at its appointed time.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let the children of Israel keep the passover at its appointed time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“The children of Israel shall perform Passover in its time.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Let the children of Israel keep the passover in its appointed season.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Speak, and let the children of Israel keep the passover in its season.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/9-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=3021" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/9.htm">The Second Passover</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>In the first month of the second year after Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai: <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">“The Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·ya·‘ă·śū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">are to observe</a> <a href="/hebrew/6453.htm" title="6453: hap·pā·saḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- Passover. From pacach; a pretermission, i.e. Exemption; used only techically of the Jewish Passover.">the Passover</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: bə·mō·w·‘ă·ḏōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">at its appointed time.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>You are to observe it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with its statutes and ordinances.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-1.htm">Exodus 12:1-28</a></span><br />Now the LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, / “This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year. / Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">Leviticus 23:4-8</a></span><br />These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times. / The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. / On the fifteenth day of the same month begins the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD. For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-1.htm">Deuteronomy 16:1-8</a></span><br />Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night. / You are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name. / You must not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in haste—so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">2 Chronicles 30:1-27</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel. / For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month, / since they had been unable to keep it at the regular time, because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not been gathered in Jerusalem. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">2 Chronicles 35:1-19</a></span><br />Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month. / He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD. / To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/6-19.htm">Ezra 6:19-22</a></span><br />On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles kept the Passover. / All the priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean. And the Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their priestly brothers, and for themselves. / The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Matthew 26:17-19</a></span><br />On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’” / So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-12.htm">Mark 14:12-16</a></span><br />On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” / So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him, / and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-7.htm">Luke 22:7-13</a></span><br />Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed. / Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” / “Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-1.htm">John 13:1</a></span><br />It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7-8</a></span><br />Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. / Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-28.htm">Hebrews 11:28</a></span><br />By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Exodus 13:3-10</a></span><br />So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten. / Today, in the month of Abib, you are leaving. / And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this service in this month. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-16.htm">Numbers 28:16-25</a></span><br />The fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD’s Passover. / On the fifteenth day of this month, there shall be a feast; for seven days unleavened bread is to be eaten. / On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-10.htm">Joshua 5:10-12</a></span><br />On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover. / The day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land. / And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites, so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season.</p><p class="hdg">keep</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-1.htm">Exodus 12:1-3</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, … </p><p class="hdg">his appointed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/28-16.htm">Numbers 28:16</a></b></br> And in the fourteenth day of the first month <i>is</i> the passover of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Exodus 12:6,14</a></b></br> And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/23-5.htm">Leviticus 23:5</a></b></br> In the fourteenth <i>day</i> of the first month at even <i>is</i> the LORD'S passover.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/4-49.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-2.htm">Celebrate</a> <a href="/numbers/8-20.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-46.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/numbers/8-20.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/8-16.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/5-31.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-35.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-5.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/numbers/6-11.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/numbers/8-25.htm">Regular</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Season</a> <a href="/numbers/6-17.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/9-3.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/numbers/9-3.htm">Celebrate</a> <a href="/numbers/9-4.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/9-3.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/numbers/9-4.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/9-4.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/10-8.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/numbers/9-3.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/numbers/9-4.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/numbers/9-4.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/numbers/9-3.htm">Regular</a> <a href="/numbers/9-3.htm">Season</a> <a href="/numbers/9-3.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/9-1.htm">The Passover is again commanded</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/9-6.htm">A second Passover for the unclean or absent</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/9-15.htm">The cloud directs the removals and encampments of the Israelites</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The Israelites are to observe the Passover</b><br>The Passover is a foundational event in Israelite history, commemorating their deliverance from slavery in Egypt. Instituted in <a href="/exodus/12.htm">Exodus 12</a>, it involves the sacrifice of a lamb and the marking of doorposts with its blood, symbolizing God's protection. This observance is a perpetual statute for the Israelites, serving as a reminder of God's salvation and covenant faithfulness. The Passover also prefigures Christ, the Lamb of God, whose sacrifice delivers believers from sin.<p><b>at its appointed time.</b><br>The timing of the Passover is crucial, as it is to be observed on the 14th day of the first month, Nisan (<a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Exodus 12:6</a>). This specific timing underscores the importance of obedience to God's commands and the sacredness of His appointed times. The precise observance reflects God's order and sovereignty. In the New Testament, Jesus' crucifixion during Passover fulfills the typology of the Passover lamb, emphasizing the continuity of God's redemptive plan through history.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel, who were chosen by God to be His people. At this point in the account, they are in the wilderness after being delivered from slavery in Egypt.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness. He is the one receiving God's instructions regarding the Passover.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_passover.htm">The Passover</a></b><br>A significant event and festival in Jewish history commemorating the Israelites' deliverance from Egypt. It involves the sacrifice of a lamb and the marking of doorposts with its blood, symbolizing God's protection and deliverance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting for the Israelites' journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. It is a place of testing, learning, and reliance on God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure who commands the observance of the Passover, emphasizing His role as the deliverer and sustainer of His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The command to observe the Passover at its appointed time underscores the importance of obedience to God's instructions. As believers, we are called to follow God's commands faithfully, trusting in His timing and purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembering_god's_deliverance.htm">Remembering God's Deliverance</a></b><br>The Passover serves as a reminder of God's deliverance and faithfulness. In our lives, we should regularly reflect on and give thanks for the ways God has delivered us, particularly through the sacrifice of Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_tradition_in_faith.htm">The Role of Tradition in Faith</a></b><br>Observing the Passover was a way for the Israelites to maintain their identity and faith. Similarly, Christian traditions and practices can help us stay connected to our faith and community, provided they point us to Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_timing.htm">God's Sovereignty and Timing</a></b><br>The phrase "at its appointed time" highlights God's sovereignty over time and events. We are reminded to trust in God's perfect timing in our lives, even when it doesn't align with our own plans.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_2_chr_30_17-20_fit_with_ot_laws.htm">How does the acceptance of ritually unclean participants in 2 Chronicles 30:17-20 fit with strict purification laws found elsewhere in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_the_second_passover's_timing.htm">Numbers 9:1-2: How can we verify historically the timing of the second Passover in the second year after leaving Egypt when there is limited supporting evidence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season.</span> Septuagint, <span class="greek">ποιείτωσαν τὸ πάσχα</span>. Cf. <a href="/matthew/26-18.htm">Matthew 26:18</a>, <span class="greek">ποιῶ τὸ πάσχα</span>, and <a href="/luke/22-19.htm">Luke 22:19</a>, <span class="greek">τοῦτο ποιεῖτε εἰς τὴν ἐμὴν ἀνάμνησιν</span>. They may have been in doubt as to whether they were to keep it in the wilderness, and indeed they do not seem to have attempted to keep it again until they reached the promised land (see on Joshua 5:5, 6). The passover had indeed been made an "ordinance for ever," but only when they were come to the land which the Lord should give them (<a href="/exodus/12-24.htm">Exodus 12:24, 25</a>; <a href="/exodus/13-5.htm">Exodus 13:5</a>). Apart, therefore, from express command, it would have been doubtful whether the feast should not at least he postponed. Inasmuch, however, as they had been detained at Sinai by Divine direction (albeit partly in consequence of their own idolatry, but for which they might already have been "at home"), it pleased God that they should not lack the blessing and support of the passover at its proper season. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/9-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“The Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are to observe</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַעֲשׂ֧וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ya·‘ă·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Passover</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפָּ֖סַח</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pā·saḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6453.htm">Strong's 6453: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pretermission, exemption, Passover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at its appointed time.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמוֹעֲדֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·mō·w·‘ă·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> </span><span class="str2">Appointed time, place, or meeting</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/9-2.htm">Numbers 9:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/9-2.htm">Numbers 9:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/9-2.htm">Numbers 9:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/9-2.htm">Numbers 9:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/9-2.htm">Numbers 9:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/9-2.htm">Numbers 9:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/9-2.htm">Numbers 9:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/9-2.htm">Numbers 9:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/9-2.htm">Numbers 9:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/9-2.htm">Numbers 9:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/9-2.htm">OT Law: Numbers 9:2 Moreover let the children of Israel keep (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/9-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 9:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 9:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/9-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 9:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 9:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>