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href="/bsb/numbers/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So Moses told the Israelites to celebrate the Passover,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Moses told the people to celebrate the Passover<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So Moses told the people of Israel that they should keep the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses told the Israelites to observe the Passover,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Moses told the children of Israel that they should keep the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses told the sons of Israel to celebrate the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Moses told the sons of Israel to observe the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Moses told the sons of Israel to observe the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Moses told the sons of Israel to celebrate the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Moses told the Israelites to observe the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses told the Israelites to observe the Passover,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses told the Israelites to observe the Passover, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So Moses told the Israelites to celebrate the Passover,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So Moses told the people to observe the Passover, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Moses instructed the Israelis to observe the Passover. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Moses told the Israelites to observe the Passover,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Moses instructed the Israelites to observe the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moses spoke to the children of Israel, that they should keep the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses told the children of Israel that they should keep the Passover. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses speaks to the sons of Israel to prepare the Passover,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Moses speaketh unto the sons of Israel to prepare the passover,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Moses will speak to the sons of Israel to do the passover.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Moses commanded the children of Israel that they should make the phase. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Moses instructed the sons of Israel, so that they would observe the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So Moses told the Israelites to celebrate the Passover,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Moses told the Israelites that they should keep the passover.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Moses told the children of Israel that they should keep the passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Moshe said to the children of Israel that they shall observe Passover.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Moses spoke unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses ordered the children of Israel to sacrifice the passover,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/9-4.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=3036" 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">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.” <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">So Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: way·ḏab·bêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">told</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·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/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śōṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">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> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>and they did so in the Wilderness of Sinai, at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.…<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 13:1-17</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. / The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. / Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God. ...<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">And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/9-3.htm">Celebrate</a> <a href="/numbers/9-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/9-3.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/numbers/9-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/9-2.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/9-3.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/numbers/8-22.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/numbers/9-2.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/numbers/9-2.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/numbers/9-1.htm">Speaketh</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/9-6.htm">Celebrate</a> <a href="/numbers/9-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/9-6.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/numbers/9-5.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/9-5.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/9-6.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/numbers/9-5.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/numbers/9-5.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/numbers/9-5.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/numbers/9-9.htm">Speaketh</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>So Moses told the Israelites</b><br>Moses, as the leader and prophet of Israel, acts as the intermediary between God and the people. His role is crucial in conveying God's commandments. This phrase highlights Moses' obedience and leadership. The Israelites, descendants of Jacob, are the chosen people through whom God intends to reveal His laws and promises. This moment is part of their journey from slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land, emphasizing the importance of following divine instructions.<p><b>to observe the Passover</b><br>The Passover is a significant Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites' deliverance from slavery in Egypt, as described 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 reminder of God's salvation and covenant with His people. The Passover also foreshadows the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, whose blood brings salvation to believers. The command to observe it underscores the importance of remembering and celebrating God's past acts of deliverance and His ongoing faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to deliver His people from Egypt and guide them through the wilderness. In this verse, Moses acts as the mediator between God and the Israelites, instructing them to observe the Passover.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The descendants of Jacob, also known as the children of Israel. They are the recipients of God's covenant and are commanded to observe the Passover as a remembrance of their deliverance from Egypt.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/passover.htm">Passover</a></b><br>A significant Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites' exodus from Egypt. It involves the sacrifice of a lamb and the marking of doorposts with its blood, symbolizing God's deliverance and protection.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>Moses' instruction to observe the Passover highlights the importance of obedience to God's commands. As believers, we are called to follow God's instructions faithfully, trusting in His wisdom and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembrance_and_thanksgiving.htm">Remembrance and Thanksgiving</a></b><br>The Passover serves as a reminder of God's deliverance and faithfulness. In our lives, we should regularly remember and give thanks for God's past deliverances and blessings, fostering a heart of gratitude.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_our_passover.htm">Christ as Our Passover</a></b><br>The Passover points to Jesus Christ, the ultimate Passover Lamb. Understanding this connection deepens our appreciation for Christ's sacrifice and encourages us to live in the freedom He provides.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a></b><br>The observance of the Passover was a communal event for the Israelites. Similarly, our faith is meant to be lived out in community, encouraging one another in worship and obedience.<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/any_evidence_of_ritual_for_touching_dead.htm">Numbers 9:6-7: Is there any archaeological record or external source that confirms the strict ritual handling of those who had touched a dead body?</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/why_does_numbers_33_50-56_endorse_war.htm">Numbers 33:50-56: Why does the text insist on divinely sanctioned warfare for taking the land when later prophets and passages emphasize peace, suggesting an inconsistency in divine commands?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_40_years_to_reach_promised_land.htm">Why did Israelites' journey to the Promised Land take 40 years?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/9-4.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">So Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">told</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·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">to observe</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲשֹׂ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·śōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<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">הַפָּֽסַח׃</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/9-4.htm">Numbers 9:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/9-4.htm">Numbers 9:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/9-4.htm">Numbers 9:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/9-4.htm">Numbers 9:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/9-4.htm">Numbers 9:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/9-4.htm">Numbers 9:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/9-4.htm">Numbers 9:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/9-4.htm">Numbers 9:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/9-4.htm">Numbers 9:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/9-4.htm">Numbers 9:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/9-4.htm">OT Law: Numbers 9:4 Moses spoke to the children of Israel (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/9-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 9:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 9:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/9-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 9:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 9:5" /></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>