Numbers
Numbers 9:8–10
8“Wait here until I find out what the LORD commands concerning you,” Moses replied.
9Then the LORD said to Moses, 10“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.
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Numbers 9:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wait here | עִמְד֣וּ | ‘im·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| until I find out | וְאֶשְׁמְעָ֔ה | wə·’eš·mə·‘āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H8085 hear |
| what | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| commands | יְצַוֶּ֥ה | yə·ṣaw·weh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| concerning you | לָכֶֽם׃פ | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֑ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| replied | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
Numbers 9:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר | way·ḏab·bêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֥ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
Numbers 9:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tell | דַּבֵּ֛ר | dab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| When | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| any one | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| of you or | אוֹ֩ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| your descendants | לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם | lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
| is | יִהְיֶֽה־ | yih·yeh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| unclean | טָמֵ֣א׀ | ṭā·mê | Adjective - masculine singular | H2931 unclean |
| because of a dead body | לָנֶ֡פֶשׁ | lā·ne·p̄eš | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| or | א֚וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| is away | רְחֹקָ֜הׄ | rə·ḥō·qå̄h | Adjective - feminine singular | H7350 distant, far |
| on a journey | בְדֶ֨רֶךְ | ḇə·ḏe·reḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| he may still observe | וְעָ֥שָׂה | wə·‘ā·śāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| the Passover | פֶ֖סַח | p̄e·saḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H6453 passover |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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Numbers 9:8 Psalm 85:8 · Numbers 27:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.