Numbers

Numbers 9:6–7

⁶But 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 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?”

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Numbers 9:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But there were	וַיְהִ֣י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
some men	אֲנָשִׁ֗ים	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
who	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
were	הָי֤וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
unclean	טְמֵאִים֙	ṭə·mê·’îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2931 unclean
due to a dead body	אָדָ֔ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
so they could	יָכְל֥וּ	yā·ḵə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
observe	לַעֲשֹׂת־	la·‘ă·śōṯ-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
the Passover	הַפֶּ֖סַח	hap·pe·saḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6453 passover
on that	הַה֑וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
And they came	וַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּ	way·yiq·rə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7126 come near, approach
before	לִפְנֵ֥י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֛ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
and Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֖ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
that same	הַהֽוּא׃	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֥וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day

Numbers 9:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and said	וַ֠יֹּאמְרוּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to	אֵלָ֔יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
We	אֲנַ֥חְנוּ	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
are unclean	טְמֵאִ֖ים	ṭə·mê·’îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2931 unclean
because of a dead body	אָדָ֑ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
but why	לָ֣מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should we be excluded	נִגָּרַ֗ע	nig·gā·ra‘	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H1639 diminish, restrain, withdraw
from	לְבִלְתִּ֨י	lə·ḇil·tî	Preposition-l	H1115 not, except
presenting	הַקְרִ֜ב	haq·riḇ	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7126 come near, approach
the LORD’s	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
offering	קָרְבַּ֤ן	qā·rə·ban	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7133 offering, oblation
with	בְּת֖וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the other Israelites	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
at the appointed time	בְּמֹ֣עֲד֔וֹ	bə·mō·‘ă·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting

Cross-references

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Numbers 9:6 Numbers 27:2 · Exodus 18:15 · Exodus 18:19 · Numbers 5:2 · Numbers 19:16 · Numbers 19:11 · John 18:28 · Numbers 19:18 · Numbers 27:5 · Exodus 18:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.