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So they came to Moses and Aaron that same day <a href="/nlt/numbers/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> But some of the men had been ceremonially defiled by touching a dead body, so they could not celebrate the Passover that day. They came to Moses and Aaron that day <a href="/esv/numbers/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/numbers/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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 <a href="/kjv/numbers/9.htm">King James Bible</a> 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: <a href="/nkjv/numbers/9.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/numbers/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But there were some men who were unclean because of contact with a dead person, so that they could not celebrate Passover on that day; and they came before Moses and Aaron on that day. <a href="/nasb/numbers/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> But there were some men who were unclean because of the dead person, so that they could not observe Passover on that day; so they came before Moses and Aaron on that day. <a href="/nasb77/numbers/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But there were some men who were unclean because of the dead person, so that they could not observe Passover on that day; so they came before Moses and Aaron on that day. <a href="/lsb/numbers/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But there were some men who were unclean because of a dead person, so that they could not celebrate Passover on that day; so they came near before Moses and Aaron on that day. <a href="/amp/numbers/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But there were certain men who were [ceremonially] unclean because of [touching] the dead body of a man, so they could not observe the Passover on that day; so they came before Moses and Aaron that same day. <a href="/csb/numbers/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But there were some men who were unclean because of a human corpse, so they could not observe the Passover on that day. These men came before Moses and Aaron the same day <a href="/hcsb/numbers/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But there were some men who were unclean because of a human corpse, so they could not observe the Passover on that day. These men came before Moses and Aaron the same day <a href="/asv/numbers/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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: <a href="/cev/numbers/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Some people in Israel's camp had touched a dead body and had become unfit to worship the LORD, and they could not celebrate Passover. But they asked Moses and Aaron, <a href="/erv/numbers/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> And there were certain men, who were unclean by 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: <a href="/gwt/numbers/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But there were some men who had become unclean from touching a dead body, and they couldn't celebrate the Passover that day. They came to Moses and Aaron <a href="/gnt/numbers/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> But there were some people who were ritually unclean because they had touched a corpse, and they were not able to keep the Passover on that day. They went to Moses and Aaron <a href="/isv/numbers/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> But there were men who couldn't observe the Passover that day because they had come in contact with a corpse. That very day, they approached Moses and Aaron <a href="/msb/numbers/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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 <a href="/net/numbers/9.htm">NET Bible</a> It happened that some men who were ceremonially defiled by the dead body of a man could not keep the Passover on that day, so they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day. <a href="/nheb/numbers/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> There were certain men, who were unclean because 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. <a href="/wbt/numbers/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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: <a href="/web/numbers/9.htm">World English Bible</a> There were certain men who were unclean because of the dead body of a man, so that they could not keep the Passover on that day, and they came before Moses and Aaron on that day. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And there are men who have been defiled by the body of a man, and they have not been able to prepare the Passover on that day, and they come near before Moses and before Aaron on that day, <a href="/ylt/numbers/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And there are men who have been defiled by the body of a man, and they have not been able to prepare the passover on that day, and they come near before Moses, and before Aaron, on that day, <a href="/slt/numbers/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And there shall be men who were unclean by the soul of man, and they will not be able to do the passover in that day: and they came near before Moses and before Aaron, in that day:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But behold some who were unclean by occasion of the soul of a men, who could not make the phase on that day, coming to Moses and Aaron, <a href="/cpdv/numbers/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But behold, certain ones, who were not able to observe the Passover on that day, being unclean because of the life of a man, approaching Moses and Aaron, <a href="/nabre/numbers/9.htm">New American Bible</a> There were some, however, who were unclean because of a human corpse and so could not celebrate the Passover that day. These men came up to Moses and Aaron that same day <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now there were certain people who were unclean through touching a corpse, so that they could not keep the passover on that day. They came before Moses and Aaron on that day,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And there were certain men who were defiled by touching 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. <a href="/hpbt/numbers/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And men who were defiled by the persons of men were not able to observe Passover in that day, and they approached before Moshe and before Ahron on that day.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> But there were certain men, who were unclean by 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. <a href="/sep/numbers/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And there came men who were unclean by reason of a dead body, and they were not able to keep the passover on that day; and they came before Moses and Aaron on that day. <a href="/parallel/numbers/9-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=3052" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/numbers/9.htm">The Second Passover</a> …5and 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. 6<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">But there were</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ă·nā·šîm (N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">some men</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">were</a> <a href="/hebrew/2931.htm" title="2931: ṭə·mê·’îm (Adj-mp) -- Unclean. From tame'; foul in a relig. Sense.">unclean</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">due to a dead body,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: lə·ne·p̄eš (Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: yā·ḵə·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally.">so they could</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</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.">observe</a> <a href="/hebrew/6453.htm" title="6453: hap·pe·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/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">on that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: way·yiq·rə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">And they came</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <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.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: wə·lip̄·nê (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: ’a·hă·rōn (N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">and Aaron</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">that same</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> 7and said to Moses, “We are unclean because of a dead body, but why should we be excluded from presenting the LORD’s offering with the other Israelites at the appointed time?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/7-20.htm">Leviticus 7:20-21</a> But if anyone who is unclean eats meat from the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people. / If one touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean, detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.” <a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24-28</a> These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening, / and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. / Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean. ... <a href="/leviticus/21-1.htm">Leviticus 21:1-4</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people, / except for his immediate family—his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother, / or his unmarried sister who is near to him, since she has no husband. ... <a href="/leviticus/22-3.htm">Leviticus 22:3-7</a> Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD. / If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen, / or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be— ... <a href="/numbers/5-2.htm">Numbers 5:2-3</a> “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. / You must send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.” <a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11-13</a> Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days. / He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean. / Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-8.htm">Deuteronomy 14:8</a> as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass. <a href="/2_chronicles/30-17.htm">2 Chronicles 30:17-20</a> Since there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves, the Levites were in charge of slaughtering the Passover lambs for every unclean person to consecrate the lambs to the LORD. / A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone / who 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.” ... <a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a> Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/44-25.htm">Ezekiel 44:25-27</a> A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person. However, for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister, he may do so, / and after he is cleansed, he must count off seven days for himself. / And on the day he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he must present his sin offering, declares the Lord GOD. <a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Matthew 8:2-4</a> Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. / Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.” <a href="/matthew/15-11.htm">Matthew 15:11</a> A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.” <a href="/mark/1-40.htm">Mark 1:40-44</a> Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed. ... <a href="/mark/7-18.htm">Mark 7:18-23</a> “Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him, / because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.) / He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him. ... <a href="/luke/5-12.htm">Luke 5:12-14</a> While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. / “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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:defiled<a href="/numbers/5-2.htm">Numbers 5:2</a> Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead:<a href="/numbers/6-6.htm">Numbers 6:6,7</a> All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body… <a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11,16,18</a> He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days… they came<a href="/numbers/15-33.htm">Numbers 15:33</a> And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.<a href="/numbers/27-2.htm">Numbers 27:2,5</a> And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, … <a href="/exodus/18-15.htm">Exodus 18:15,19,26</a> And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/8-22.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/numbers/6-21.htm">Able</a> <a href="/numbers/6-21.htm">Account</a> <a href="/numbers/8-7.htm">Body</a> <a href="/numbers/9-4.htm">Celebrate</a> <a href="/numbers/6-11.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/numbers/6-12.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/numbers/9-4.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/numbers/9-5.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/9-4.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/numbers/9-5.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/numbers/9-5.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/numbers/8-26.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/numbers/6-12.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/10-8.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/numbers/11-14.htm">Able</a> <a href="/numbers/11-29.htm">Account</a> <a href="/numbers/9-7.htm">Body</a> <a href="/numbers/9-10.htm">Celebrate</a> <a href="/numbers/9-7.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/numbers/9-7.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/numbers/9-11.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/numbers/9-9.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/9-10.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/numbers/9-10.htm">Passover</a> <a href="/numbers/9-11.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/numbers/9-10.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/numbers/9-7.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 9</div>1. <a href="/numbers/9-1.htm">The Passover is again commanded</a> 6. <a href="/numbers/9-6.htm">A second Passover for the unclean or absent</a> 15. <a href="/numbers/9-15.htm">The cloud directs the removals and encampments of the Israelites</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>But there were some men who were unclean due to a dead body In the context of ancient Israel, ceremonial cleanliness was crucial for participation in religious activities. Contact with a dead body rendered a person unclean, as outlined in <a href="/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11</a> and <a href="/numbers/19.htm">Numbers 19</a>. This law emphasized the sanctity of life and the separation from death, which is a result of sin. The requirement for purity before God foreshadows the need for spiritual cleanliness through Christ, who cleanses believers from sin.so they could not observe the Passover on that day The Passover was a foundational event for Israel, commemorating their deliverance from Egypt (Exodus 12). It was a sacred duty for all Israelites to observe it. The inability to participate due to uncleanness highlights the tension between the law's demands and human circumstances. This situation anticipates the New Testament teaching that Christ is our Passover lamb (<a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7</a>), offering a way for all to be included in God's redemptive plan, regardless of their state.And they came before Moses and Aaron that same day Moses and Aaron, as leaders and mediators, represent the law and priesthood. Their role in addressing the concerns of the people points to the need for intercession and guidance in spiritual matters. This prefigures Christ as the ultimate mediator between God and humanity (<a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a>). The immediacy of the men's approach to Moses and Aaron underscores the importance of seeking resolution and guidance in matters of faith and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to deliver His people from Egypt and guide them through the wilderness. 2. <a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a> Moses' brother and the first high priest of Israel, serving as a spiritual leader alongside Moses. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_men_who_were_unclean.htm">The Men Who Were Unclean</a> These individuals were ceremonially unclean due to contact with a dead body, which prevented them from participating in the Passover. 4. <a href="/topical/p/passover.htm">Passover</a> A significant Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites' deliverance from Egypt, symbolizing God's salvation and protection. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a> The setting where the Israelites journeyed after their exodus from Egypt, a place of testing and divine provision.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_purity.htm">The Importance of Purity</a> The requirement for ceremonial cleanliness underscores the holiness of God and the need for purity in worship. <a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_all.htm">God's Provision for All</a> The situation in <a href="/numbers/9-6.htm">Numbers 9:6</a> leads to the provision of a second Passover (Pesach Sheni) for those who were unclean, demonstrating God's grace and inclusivity. <a href="/topical/a/approaching_god_with_our_concerns.htm">Approaching God with Our Concerns</a> The men approached Moses and Aaron with their dilemma, modeling how we should bring our concerns and questions to God and His appointed leaders. <a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_community_worship.htm">The Significance of Community Worship</a> The Passover was a communal event, emphasizing the importance of gathering together in worship and remembrance of God's deliverance. <a href="/topical/c/christ_as_our_passover.htm">Christ as Our Passover</a> Reflect on how Jesus fulfills the Passover, offering us eternal deliverance and cleansing from sin.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 9</a> <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> <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> <a href="/q/why_address_women's_inheritance_later.htm">Numbers 27:1–11: If God’s law was perfect, why did He only address women’s inheritance rights after Zelophehad’s daughters complained? </a> <a href="/q/how_to_verify_aaron's_priestly_lineage.htm">How can the exclusive priestly role assigned to Aaron's descendants (Numbers 18:1-7) be historically verified given the sparse archaeological evidence for tribal lineages?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) And there were certain men . . . --It has been supposed that the reference is to Mishael and Elzaphan, who appear to have buried their cousins, Nadab and Abihu, about this time (Blunt's "Script. Coincidences," pp. 66, 67,1850). If the consecration of Aaron and his sons began on the first day of the first month (<a href="/exodus/40-2.htm" title="On the first day of the first month shall you set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.">Exodus 40:2</a>; <a href="/exodus/40-12.htm" title="And you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.">Exodus 40:12</a>), and the death of Nadab and Abihu could not have taken place until the eighth day (<a href="/leviticus/9-1.htm" title="And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;">Leviticus 9:1</a>; <a href="/leviticus/9-12.htm" title="And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented to him the blood, which he sprinkled round about on the altar.">Leviticus 9:12</a>; <a href="/leviticus/10-19.htm" title="And Aaron said to Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD?">Leviticus 10:19</a>), inasmuch as the defilement caused by contact with the dead lasted for seven days (<a href="/numbers/19-11.htm" title="He that touches the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.">Numbers 19:11</a>), it will follow, if this law was already in force, that those who buried Nadab and Abihu must have been unclean on the fourteenth day of the first month. Independently, then, of the doubtful inference which Professor Blunt draws from the identity of the numbers of the other tribes at the two numberings taken, the one before and the other after this time, from which he concludes that the deaths must have occurred amongst those who belonged to the tribe of Levi, which was not included in the census, this circumstance may fairly be adduced as one of the numerous undesigned coincidences with which Holy Scripture abounds. It may be observed further that, whilst reference would naturally be made to Moses on all doubtful occasions, none would be so likely to have recourse to him with the inquiry contained in <a href="/numbers/9-7.htm" title="And those men said to him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: why are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in his appointed season among the children of Israel?">Numbers 9:7</a> as those who had been employed by his direction (<a href="/leviticus/10-4.htm" title="And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, Come near, carry your brothers from before the sanctuary out of the camp.">Leviticus 10:4</a>) in the burial of Nadab and Abihu. The law contained in <a href="/leviticus/7-21.htm" title="Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain to the LORD, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.">Leviticus 7:21</a> appears to have been understood to refer to all sacrificial meals. The legal uncleanness which disqualified the Israelites for participation in the Passover may be regarded as typical of the moral and spiritual disqualifications which render men unfit for participation in the Lord's Supper. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - There were certain men. It has been supposed by many that these men must have been Mishael and Elizaphan, who had recently (cf. <a href="/exodus/40-17.htm">Exodus 40:17</a>; <a href="/leviticus/9-1.htm">Leviticus 9:1</a>; <a href="/leviticus/10-4.htm">Leviticus 10:4</a>) been defiled by burying their cousins Nadab and Abihu. This, however, is based upon the assumption that the totals given in <a href="/exodus/38-26.htm">Exodus 38:26</a> and in <a href="/numbers/1-46.htm">Numbers 1:46</a> are really independent, and that therefore no one belonging to any other tribe than that of Levi had died in the interval. As that assumption is untenable (see above on chapter Numbers 1:46), so this "coincidence" falls to the ground. We know indeed that Mishael and Elizaphan were defiled at this time, and we do not know that any one else was; but, on the other hand, the words "the dead body of a man" seem to point to a single corpse only. Dead body. Hebrew, nephesh, as in <a href="/numbers/5-2.htm">Numbers 5:2</a>; <a href="/numbers/6-11.htm">Numbers 6:11</a>, and other places. It is inexplicable how this word, which properly means "soul," should have come to be used of a corpse; perhaps it is an additional testimony to the complete absence from Jewish teaching of any doctrine of an immortal spirit. The Septuagint uses ψύχη here. <a href="/commentaries/numbers/9-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But there were וַיְהִ֣י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be some men אֲנָשִׁ֗ים (’ă·nā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> Man, mankind who אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that were הָי֤וּ (hā·yū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be unclean טְמֵאִים֙ (ṭə·mê·’îm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2931.htm">Strong's 2931: </a> Unclean due to a dead body, אָדָ֔ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being so they could יָכְל֥וּ (yā·ḵə·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3201.htm">Strong's 3201: </a> To be able, have power not וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no observe לַעֲשֹׂת־ (la·‘ă·śōṯ-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make the Passover הַפֶּ֖סַח (hap·pe·saḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6453.htm">Strong's 6453: </a> A pretermission, exemption, Passover on that הַה֑וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day. בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day And they came וַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּ (way·yiq·rə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> To come near, approach before לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face Moses מֹשֶׁ֛ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver and Aaron אַהֲרֹ֖ן (’a·hă·rōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses that same הַהֽוּא׃ (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day בַּיּ֥וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/9-6.htm">Numbers 9:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/9-6.htm">Numbers 9:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/9-6.htm">Numbers 9:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/9-6.htm">Numbers 9:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/9-6.htm">Numbers 9:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/9-6.htm">Numbers 9:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/9-6.htm">Numbers 9:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/9-6.htm">Numbers 9:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/9-6.htm">Numbers 9:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/9-6.htm">Numbers 9:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/9-6.htm">OT Law: Numbers 9:6 There were certain men who were unclean (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/9-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 9:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 9:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/9-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 9:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 9:7" /></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>