But 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 dayNumbers 9:6
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיְהִ֣י אֲנָשִׁ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָי֤וּ טְמֵאִים֙ לְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔ם וְלֹא־יָכְל֥וּ לַעֲשֹׂת־הַפֶּ֖סַח בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּ לִפְנֵ֥י מֹשֶׁ֛ה וְלִפְנֵ֥י אַהֲרֹ֖ן בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃
- וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hi“and it was”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- אֲנָשִׁ֗ים'a.na.Shim“people”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher“who”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- הָי֤וּha.Yu“they were”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- טְמֵאִים֙te.me.'Im“unclean”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from טָמֵא · “unclean” · Strong's H2931
- לְנֶ֣פֶשׁle.Ne.fesh“to a corpse of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “dead” · Strong's H5315M
- אָדָ֔ם'a.Dam“a person”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
- וְלֹא־ve.lo'-“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יָכְל֥וּya.khe.Lu“they were able”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
- לַעֲשֹׂת־la.'a.sot-“to observe”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- הַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sach“the passover”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פֶּ֫סַח · “Passover” · Strong's H6453
- בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yom“on the day”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- הַה֑וּאha.Hu'“<the> that”Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- וַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּvai.yik.re.Vu“and they drew near”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קָרַב · “come” · Strong's H7126G
- לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei“<to> before”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- מֹשֶׁ֛הmo.Sheh“Moses”Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
- וְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.Nei“and <to> before”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- אַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.Ron“Aaron”Noun, proper name of a man · from אַהֲרֹן · “Aaron” · Strong's H0175
- בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yom“on the day”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- הַהֽוּא׃ha.Hu'“<the> that”Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)