Numbers 9:10

““Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘If any man of you or of your generations is unclean through a corpse, or on a distant journey, he shall still keep the Passover to YHWH.”

Numbers 9:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 9:10, word by word

“Speakדַּבֵּרdaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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to the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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‘If any manאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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of your generationsדֹרֹתֵיdorote

generation

The people of the same time.

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isיִהְיֶהyihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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uncleanטָמֵאtame

unclean

Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".

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through a corpseנֶפֶשׁnefesh

person

Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.

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on a distantרְחֹקָהׄrechoka

far

To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.

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journeyדֶרֶךְderech

journey

The stretch one covers going from place to place, and how long it takes.

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he shall still keepעָשָׂהasa

prepare

To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.

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the Passoverפֶסַחfesach

Passover

Passover (pesach): the festival that recalls the night when God "passed over" the houses of Israel and brought them out of Egypt; also the animal sacrificed that night.

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to YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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The context

9And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

10 · This verse (above)

11In the second month, on the fourteenth day, at twilight, they shall keep it; with unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat it.

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