And ifוְכִיa resident alienגֵּרresidesיָגוּרamong youאִתְּכֶםand keepsוְעָשָׂהthe Passoverפֶסַחto YHWH,לַיהוָהaccording to the statuteכְּחֻקַּתof the Passoverהַפֶּסַחand according to its rule,וּכְמִשְׁפָּטוֹsoכֵּןhe shall keep it;יַעֲשֶׂהyou shall haveיִהְיֶה לָכֶםoneאַחַתstatute,חֻקָּהboth for the resident alienוְלַגֵּרand for the nativeוּלְאֶזְרַחof the land.’”הָאָרֶץ
Numbers 9:14
Study it in the app“And if a resident alien resides among you and keeps the Passover to YHWH, according to the statute of the Passover and according to its rule, so he shall keep it; you shall have one statute, both for the resident alien and for the native of the land.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 9:14, word by word
- a resident alienגֵּרger
resident alien
Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.
Where else “ger” appears- residesיָגוּרyagur
sojourn
To live in a place that is not your own.
Where else “yagur” appears- and keepsעָשָׂהasa
prepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “asa” appears- 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.
Where else “fesach” appears- 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.
Where else “yhva” appears- according to the statuteחֻקַּתchukat
statute
Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.
Where else “chukat” appears- and according to its ruleמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
rule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpat” appears- you shall haveיִהְיֶהyihye
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yihye” appears- oneאַחַתachat
united
United as one: "YHWH is one".
Where else “achat” appears- and for the nativeאֶזְרַחezrach
native
Native, born in the land; a member of the people by birth.
Where else “ezrach” appears- of the land.’אָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
13But the man who is clean and is not on a journey, and fails to keep the Passover, that person shall be cut off from his people, because he did not present the offering of YHWH at its appointed time; that man shall bear his sin.
14 · This verse (above)
15And on the day the dwelling was set up, the cloud covered the dwelling, the tent of the testimony; and in the evening there was over the dwelling something like the appearance of fire until morning.