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They are to eat the lamb, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They must offer the Passover sacrifice one month later, at twilight on the fourteenth day of the second month. They must eat the Passover lamb at that time with bitter salad greens and bread made without yeast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In the second month on the fourteenth day at twilight they shall keep it. They shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Such people are to observe it at twilight on the fourteenth day of the second month. They are to eat the lamb, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, <i>and</i> eat it with unleavened bread and bitter <i>herbs</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />On the fourteenth day of the second month, at twilight, they may keep it. They shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the second month on the fourteenth day at twilight, they shall celebrate it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216In the second month on the fourteenth day at twilight, they shall observe it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘In the second month on the fourteenth day at twilight, they shall observe it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />In the second month on the fourteenth day at twilight, they shall observe it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />On the fourteenth day of the second month [thirty days later] at twilight, they shall observe it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Such people are to observe it in the second month, on the fourteenth day at twilight. They are to eat the animal with unleavened bread and bitter herbs;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Such people are to observe it in the second month, on the fourteenth day at twilight. They are to eat the animal with unleavened bread and bitter herbs;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In the second month on the fourteenth day at even they shall keep it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But it must be done in the second month, in the evening of the fourteenth day. Eat the Passover lamb with thin bread and bitter herbs, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />in the second month on the fourteenth day at even they shall keep it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will celebrate it on the fourteenth day of the second month at dusk. You must eat the Passover animal along with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />you are permitted to observe it one month later instead, on the evening of the fourteenth day of the second month. Celebrate it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />On the fourteenth day of the second month at twilight, they are to eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Such people are to observe it at twilight on the fourteenth day of the second month. They are to eat the lamb, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They may observe it on the fourteenth day of the second month at twilight; they are to eat it with bread made without yeast and with bitter herbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In the second month, on the fourteenth day at evening they shall keep it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The fourteenth day of the second month at evening, they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In the second month, on the fourteenth day at evening they shall keep it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />they prepare it in the second month, on the fourteenth day, between the evenings; they eat it with unleavened and bitter things;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> in the second month, on the fourteenth day, between the evenings they prepare it; with unleavened and bitter things they eat it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the second month, in the fourteenth day, between the evenings they shall do it, upon unleavened and bitter herbs they shall eat it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In the second month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the evening, they shall eat it with unleavened bread and wild lettuce: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In the second month, on the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening, they shall eat it with unleavened bread and wild lettuce.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But you shall celebrate it in the second month, on the fourteenth day of that month during the evening twilight, eating it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In the second month on the fourteenth day, at twilight, they shall keep it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />On the fourteenth day of the second month at the evening they shall keep it, and shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In the fourteenth in the second month at sunset they shall keep it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitters.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />in the second month on the fourteenth day at dusk they shall keep it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />in the second month, on the fourteenth day; in the evening they shall offer it, with unleavened bread and bitter herbs shall they eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/9-11.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=3094" 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">10</span>“Tell the Israelites: ‘When any one of you or your descendants is unclean because of a dead body, or is away on a journey, he may still observe the Passover to the LORD. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ya·‘ă·śū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">Such people are to observe</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: hā·‘ar·ba·yim (Art:: N-md) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">twilight</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: bə·’ar·bā·‘āh (Prep-b:: Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">on the fourteenth</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘ā·śār (Number-ms) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/8145.htm" title="8145: haš·šê·nî (Art:: Number-oms) -- Second (an ord. number). From shanah; properly, double, i.e. Second; also adverbially, again.">of the second</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: ba·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">month.</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yō·ḵə·lu·hū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: 3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">They are to eat the lamb,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">together with</a> <a href="/hebrew/4682.htm" title="4682: maṣ·ṣō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Unleavened bread or cake. ">unleavened bread</a> <a href="/hebrew/4844.htm" title="4844: ū·mə·rō·rîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Bitter thing, bitter herb. Or mrowr; from marar; a bitter herb.">and bitter herbs;</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>they may not leave any of it until morning or break any of its bones. They must observe the Passover according to all its statutes.…<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/12-6.htm">Exodus 12:6</a></span><br />You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-43.htm">Exodus 12:43-49</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: No foreigner is to eat of it. / But any slave who has been purchased may eat of it, after you have circumcised him. / A temporary resident or hired hand shall not eat the Passover. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-5.htm">Leviticus 23:5</a></span><br />The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.<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/30-2.htm">2 Chronicles 30:2-3</a></span><br />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/30-15.htm">2 Chronicles 30:15</a></span><br />And on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-18.htm">2 Chronicles 30:18</a></span><br />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<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">2 Chronicles 35:1</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/6-19.htm">Ezra 6:19-20</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.<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/2-13.htm">John 2:13</a></span><br />When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-4.htm">John 6:4</a></span><br />Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-55.htm">John 11:55</a></span><br />Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.</p><p class="hdg">fourteenth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/9-3.htm">Numbers 9:3</a></b></br> In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-2.htm">Exodus 12:2-14,43-49</a></b></br> This month <i>shall be</i> unto you the beginning of months: it <i>shall be</i> the first month of the year to you… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/30-2.htm">2 Chronicles 30:2-15</a></b></br> For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month… </p><p class="hdg">and eat it</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-8.htm">Exodus 12:8</a></b></br> And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; <i>and</i> with bitter <i>herbs</i> they shall eat it.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/5-30.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/exodus/12-8.htm">Bitter-Tasting</a> <a href="/numbers/6-17.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/numbers/9-10.htm">Celebrate</a> <a href="/numbers/9-5.htm">Dusk</a> <a href="/numbers/6-4.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/numbers/9-5.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/numbers/9-5.htm">Evenings</a> <a href="/numbers/9-5.htm">Fourteenth</a> <a href="/exodus/12-8.htm">Herbs</a> <a href="/numbers/9-6.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/numbers/7-81.htm">Lamb</a> <a href="/numbers/9-5.htm">Month</a> <a href="/numbers/9-10.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/exodus/12-8.htm">Plants</a> <a href="/numbers/9-6.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/numbers/8-9.htm">Together</a> <a href="/numbers/9-5.htm">Twilight</a> <a href="/numbers/6-19.htm">Unleavened</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/22-3.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/exodus/12-8.htm">Bitter-Tasting</a> <a href="/numbers/14-9.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/numbers/9-12.htm">Celebrate</a> <a href="/numbers/28-4.htm">Dusk</a> <a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/numbers/9-15.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/numbers/28-4.htm">Evenings</a> <a href="/numbers/28-16.htm">Fourteenth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-10.htm">Herbs</a> <a href="/numbers/9-12.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/numbers/15-5.htm">Lamb</a> <a href="/numbers/9-22.htm">Month</a> <a href="/numbers/9-12.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/numbers/11-5.htm">Plants</a> <a href="/numbers/9-12.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/numbers/10-2.htm">Together</a> <a href="/numbers/28-4.htm">Twilight</a> <a href="/numbers/28-17.htm">Unleavened</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'; 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The provision of a second Passover, known as Pesach Sheni, highlights God's grace and the importance of the Passover as a foundational event in Israel's history. The timing at twilight mirrors the original Passover in <a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Exodus 12:6</a>, emphasizing continuity and the importance of precise obedience to God's commands. The second month, Iyar, provides a second chance for participation, reflecting God's desire for inclusivity in worship.<p><b>They are to eat the lamb,</b><br>The lamb is central to the Passover celebration, symbolizing the sacrifice that spared the Israelites from the plague of the firstborn in Egypt. This act of eating the lamb is a direct connection to the original Passover event, reinforcing the themes of deliverance and redemption. The lamb also serves as a type of Christ, the "Lamb of God" (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>), whose sacrifice brings ultimate deliverance from sin.<p><b>together with unleavened bread</b><br>Unleavened bread, or matzah, is a reminder of the haste with which the Israelites left Egypt, as there was no time for the dough to rise. It symbolizes purity and the removal of sin, as leaven often represents sin in Scripture (<a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7-8</a>). The inclusion of unleavened bread in the second Passover underscores the call to holiness and separation from sin.<p><b>and bitter herbs;</b><br>Bitter herbs, or maror, are eaten to recall the bitterness of slavery in Egypt. This element of the Passover meal serves as a tangible reminder of the suffering endured by the Israelites and the subsequent deliverance by God's mighty hand. The bitterness also points to the suffering of Christ, who bore the sins of the world, and the bitterness of sin from which believers are delivered.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were delivered from Egypt and are now in the wilderness, receiving instructions on how to live as a covenant community.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who receives and communicates God's laws and instructions to the people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_passover.htm">The Passover</a></b><br>A significant event and feast commemorating the Israelites' deliverance from slavery in Egypt, marked by the sacrifice of a lamb and the eating of unleavened bread and bitter herbs.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_second_month.htm">The Second Month</a></b><br>Refers to the month of Iyar in the Hebrew calendar, which is the time specified for those who were unable to observe the Passover in the first month (Nisan).<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The central place of worship and the dwelling place of God's presence among the Israelites during their journey in the wilderness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_all.htm">God's Provision for All</a></b><br>The allowance for a second Passover in the second month demonstrates God's grace and provision for those who, due to circumstances beyond their control, could not participate in the first observance. This reflects God's understanding and accommodation of human limitations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a></b><br>Observing the Passover was crucial for the Israelites to remember God's deliverance. Similarly, Christians are called to remember Christ's sacrifice, which is our ultimate deliverance from sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_elements.htm">Symbolism of the Elements</a></b><br>The lamb, unleavened bread, and bitter herbs each hold deep symbolic meaning. The lamb represents sacrifice, the unleavened bread signifies purity and haste, and the bitter herbs remind of the bitterness of slavery. These elements encourage reflection on the cost of redemption and the call to holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The detailed instructions for observing the Passover highlight the importance of obedience to God's commands. This obedience is a demonstration of faith and reverence for God's holiness.<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_is_jesus_and_his_mission.htm">What are the bitter herbs mentioned in the Bible?</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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_bitter_herbs_are_in_the_bible.htm">What are the bitter herbs mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_bread_and_wine's_miracles_fit_science.htm">In Matthew 26:26-29, how can the supernatural implications of the bread and wine be reconciled with scientific understanding of physical substances?</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 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The fourteenth day of the second month.</span> The interval gave ample time to return from any ordinary journey, or to be purified from pollution of death. It was in the spirit of this command, though not in the letter of it, that Hezekiah acted (<a href="/2_chronicles/30-2.htm">2 Chronicles 30:2</a>). And possibly it was in the spirit of this command that our Lord acted when he ate the passover by anticipation with his disciples twenty-four hours before the proper time - at which time he was himself to be the Lamb slain. <span class="cmt_word">With unleavened bread and bitter herbs.</span> These and the following directions are expressly added for fear lest any should think that the little passover might be celebrated with less solemnity and with less carefulness than the great passover. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/9-11.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">Such people are to observe</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲשׂ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - 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">it</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹת֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(bên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">twilight</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעַרְבַּ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ar·ba·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - md<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> </span><span class="str2">Evening</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the fourteenth</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאַרְבָּעָ֨ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ar·bā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">י֛וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the second</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֵּׁנִ֜י</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8145.htm">Strong's 8145: </a> </span><span class="str2">Second (an ordinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">month.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> </span><span class="str2">The new moon, a month</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They are to eat [the lamb],</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאכְלֻֽהוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ḵə·lu·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">together with</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">unleavened bread</span><br /><span class="heb">מַצּ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(maṣ·ṣō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4682.htm">Strong's 4682: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sweetness, sweet, an unfermented cake, loaf, the festival of Passover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bitter herbs;</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְרֹרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·rō·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4844.htm">Strong's 4844: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bitter thing, bitter herb</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/9-11.htm">Numbers 9:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/9-11.htm">Numbers 9:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/9-11.htm">Numbers 9:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/9-11.htm">Numbers 9:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/9-11.htm">Numbers 9:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/9-11.htm">Numbers 9:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/9-11.htm">Numbers 9:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/9-11.htm">Numbers 9:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/9-11.htm">Numbers 9:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/9-11.htm">Numbers 9:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/9-11.htm">OT Law: Numbers 9:11 In the second month on the fourteenth (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/9-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 9:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 9:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/9-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 9:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 9:12" /></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>