Numbers 9:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day:”

Numbers 9:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 9:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 9:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“There were certain men who were unclean because of the dead body of a man, so that they could not keep the Passover on that day, and they came before Moses and Aaron on that day.”

Numbers 9:6 — World English Bible

Numbers 9:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And there were certain men, who were unclean by reason of the dead body of a man, so that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day: ”

Numbers 9:6 — American Standard Version

Numbers 9:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And there are men who have been defiled by the body of a man, and they have not been able to prepare the passover on that day, and they come near before Moses, and before Aaron, on that day,”

Numbers 9:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 9:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And there were men, who were unclean through the dead body of a man, and could not hold the passover on that day; and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day. ”

Numbers 9:6 — Darby Translation

Numbers 9:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And certaine men were defiled by a dead man, that they might not keepe the Passeouer the same day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron the same day.”

Numbers 9:6 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 9:6 in Context — Numbers 9

4 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover.

5 And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel.

6 And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day:

7 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?

8 And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you.

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What Does Numbers 9:6 Mean?

Numbers 9:6 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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