Verse List for NUM 9:7

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OET (OET-RV) and asked them, “We were ‘unclean’ because we’d touched a dead body, but how come we’re excluded from presenting an offering to Yahweh along with the other Israelis?”

OET-LV And_they _said the_people (the)_those to_him/it we are_unclean to_living _creature a _person to/for_what are _we _restrained to_not to _bring _near DOM the _offering _of YHWH at_its _appointed _of_time in _the_middle the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

ULT And those men said to him, “We, are unclean to a person of a man. Why are we taken away not to present the offering of Yahweh in its appointed time in the midst of the sons of Israel?”

UST They told Moses, “We are impure because we touched a dead body. However, we do not want that to prevent us from offering the Passover sacrifice to Yahweh at the proper time along with the rest of the Israelites.”

BSB & MSB and said to [Moses], “We are unclean because of a dead body, but why should we be excluded from presenting the LORD ’s offering with the other Israelites at the appointed time?”

OEB No OEB NUM book available

WEBBE & WMBB 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 the LORD in its appointed season amongst the children of Israel?”

NET And those men said to him, “We are ceremonially defiled by the dead body of a man; why are we kept back from offering the Lord’s offering at its appointed time among the Israelites?”

LSV and those men say to him, “We are defiled by the body of a man; why are we withheld so as not to bring the offering of YHWH near in its appointed time, in the midst of the sons of Israel?”

FBV and explained to Moses, “We are unclean because of a dead body, but why should that mean we're prevented from giving our offering to the Lord with the other Israelites at the appropriate time?”

T4T “It is true that we have touched a corpse. But why should that prevent us from celebrating the Passover Festival and offering sacrifices to Yahweh like everyone else [RHQ]?”

LEB And those men said to him, “Although we are unclean _⌊by a dead person_⌋,[fn] why are we hindered from presenting the offering of Yahweh at its appointed time in the midst of the _⌊Israelites_⌋?”[fn]

BBE And these men said to him, We have been made unclean by the dead body of a man; why may we not make the offering of the Lord at the regular time among the children of Israel?

Moff No Moff NUM book available

JPS And those men said unto him: 'We are unclean by the dead body of a man; wherefore are we to be kept back, so as not to bring the offering of the LORD in its appointed season 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?

DRA Said to them: We are unclean by occasion of the soul of a man. Why are we kept back that we may not offer in its season the offering to the Lord 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?'

Drby 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?

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

SLT And these men will say to him, We are unclean by the soul of man: wherefore shall we be withheld so as not to bring near an offering of Jehovah at his appointment, in the midst of the sons of Israel?

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

KJB-1769 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?

KJB-1611 And those men said vnto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept backe, that wee may not offer an offring of the LORD in his appointed season among the children of Israel?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And those men sayde vnto hym, we are defiled by a dead man: wherfore are we kept backe, that we may not offer an offeryng vnto the Lorde in due season, among the children of Israel?
(And those men said unto him, we are defiled by a dead man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering unto the Lord in due season, among the children of Israel?)

Gnva 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?
(And those men said unto him, We are defiled by a dead man: wherefore are we kept back that we may not offer an offering unto the Lord in the time thereunto appointed among the children of Israel?)

Cvdl and sayde vnto him: We are defiled of a deed ma: wherfore shulde we be despysed, that we must not bringe oure giftes in his season amonge the children of Israel?
(and said unto him: We are defiled of a deed ma: wherefore should we be despised, that we must not bring our gifts in his season among the children of Israel?)

Wycl and seiden to hem, We ben vncleene `on the soule of man; whi ben we defraudid, that we moun not offre an offryng to the Lord in his tyme, among the sones of Israel?
(and said to them, We been unclean on the soul of man; why been we defraudid, that we may/can not offer an offering to the Lord in his time, among the sons of Israel?)

Luth und sprachen zu ihm: Wir sind unrein über einem toten Menschen; warum sollen wir geringer sein, daß wir unsere Gabe dem HErr’s nicht bringen müssen zu seiner Zeit unter den Kindern Israel?
(and said to/for him: We are unclean above on kill people; why should we/us less/minor be, that we/us our gift/present to_him LORD’s not bring/get must to/for his time/period under the children Israel?)

ClVg dixerunt eis: Immundi sumus super anima hominis: quare fraudamur ut non valeamus oblationem offerre Domino in tempore suo inter filios Israël?
(they_said to_them: Immundi we_are over the_soul of_man: why fraudamur as not/no let’s_be_healthy offering to_offer Master in/into/on at_the_time his_own between children Israel?)

UHB וַ֠⁠יֹּאמְרוּ הָ⁠אֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָ⁠הֵ֨מָּה֙ אֵלָ֔י⁠ו אֲנַ֥חְנוּ טְמֵאִ֖ים לְ⁠נֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֑ם לָ֣⁠מָּה נִגָּרַ֗ע לְ⁠בִלְתִּ֨י הַקְרִ֜ב אֶת־קָרְבַּ֤ן יְהוָה֙ בְּ⁠מֹ֣עֲד֔⁠וֹ בְּ⁠ת֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπαν οἱ ἄνδρες ἐκεῖνοι πρὸς αὐτὸν, ἡμεῖς ἀκάθαρτοι ἐπὶ ψυχῇ ἀνθρώπου· μὴ οὖν ὑστερήσωμεν προσενέγκαι τὸ δῶρον Κυρίῳ κατὰ καιρὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν μέσῳ υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ;

BrTr And those men said to [fn]Moses, We are unclean by reason of the dead body of a man: shall we therefore fail to offer the gift to the Lord in its season in the midst of the children of Israel?