The Meaning of Numbers 9:7 Explained

Numbers 9:7

KJV: And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in his appointed season among the children of Israel?

YLT: and those men say unto him, 'We are defiled by the body of a man; why are we withheld so as not to bring near the offering of Jehovah in its appointed season, in the midst of the sons of Israel?'

Darby: And those men said to him, We are unclean by reason of the dead body of a man: why are we kept back, that we may not present the offering of Jehovah at its set time among the children of Israel?

ASV: and those men said unto him, We are unclean by reason of the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer the oblation of Jehovah in its appointed season among the children of Israel?

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Numbers 9:7?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in Numbers 9:7 mean?

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What is the context of Numbers 9:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And those men said unto him, We [are] defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in his appointed season among the children of Israel?

What does Numbers 9:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 9:1-14 - Keeping The Passover

The Passover was celebrated in Egypt, Exodus 12:1-51; in the Wilderness, Leviticus 1:14; and in the land of Canaan, Joshua 5:1-15. The thought of our redemption must underpin all the great movements of individuals and the Church, This one was specially memorable, because it led to the institution of "the little Passover," Numbers 9:6-7. Moses did not hasten to give an answer of his own, but waited upon God. The divine nature makes allowance for disabilities, over which we have no control. See 2 Chronicles 30:13-20.

In the welcome given to strangers, we discover the wideness of God's mercy. We, too, were strangers and foreigners, Ephesians 2:19-21. My soul, never forget how thou wast once a stranger to the covenant of promise! Thine were the crumbs of the feast! But God has made thee sit with the children and included thee in the gracious provisions of His covenant! [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 9

¹ The Passover is again commanded
⁶ A second Passover for the unclean or absent
¹⁵ The cloud directs the removals and encampments of the Israelites

What do the individual words in Numbers 9:7 mean?

And said men those to him we [became] defiled by corpse a human why are we kept from presenting - the offering of Yahweh at its appointed time among the sons of Israel

וַ֠יֹּאמְרוּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָהֵ֙מָּה֙ אֵלָ֔יו אֲנַ֥חְנוּ טְמֵאִ֖ים לְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֑ם לָ֣מָּה נִגָּרַ֗ע לְבִלְתִּ֨י הַקְרִ֜ב אֶת־ קָרְבַּ֤ן יְהוָה֙ בְּמֹ֣עֲד֔וֹ בְּת֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֥י ؟ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

וַ֠יֹּאמְרוּ	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים	men
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
הָהֵ֙מָּה֙	those
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine plural Root: הֵם Sense: they, these, the same, who.
אֵלָ֔יו	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
טְמֵאִ֖ים	[became] defiled
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: טָמֵא Sense: unclean, impure.
לְנֶ֣פֶשׁ	by corpse
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: נֶפֶשׁ Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
אָדָ֑ם	a human
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אָדָם Sense: man, mankind.
לָ֣מָּה	why
Parse: Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind.
נִגָּרַ֗ע	are we kept
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, first person common plural Root: גָּרַע Sense: to diminish, restrain, withdraw, abate, keep back, do away, take from, clip.
הַקְרִ֜ב	presenting
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct Root: קָרַב Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
קָרְבַּ֤ן	the offering
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: קָרְבָּן Sense: offering, oblation.
יְהוָה֙	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
בְּמֹ֣עֲד֔וֹ	at its appointed time
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: מֹועֵד Sense: appointed place, appointed time, meeting.
בְּנֵ֥י	the sons
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
؟ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.

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Similar Scriptures for Numbers 9:7

		Exodus 12:27 [2]
		Deuteronomy 16:2 [2]
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