Numbers 9:7 — Bible Verse (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?”

Numbers 9:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 9:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 9:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Those men said to him, “We are unclean because of the dead body of a man. Why are we kept back, that we may not offer the offering of Yahweh in its appointed season among the children of Israel?””

Numbers 9:7 — World English Bible

Numbers 9:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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? ”

Numbers 9:7 — American Standard Version

Numbers 9:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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?'”

Numbers 9:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 9:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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? ”

Numbers 9:7 — Darby Translation

Numbers 9:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And those men said vnto him, We are defiled by a dead man: wherefore are wee kept backe that we may not offer an offering vnto the Lord in the time thereunto appointed among the children of Israel?”

Numbers 9:7 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 9:7 in Context — Numbers 9

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.

9 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

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What Does Numbers 9:7 Mean?

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