Num 9:7-9 | NET2full | STEP | And those men said to Moses, “ 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 ?”

‏ Numbers 9:7-9

7 And those men said to Moses, ^{▼▼tn Heb “him”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.} “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?” 8 So Moses said to them, “Remain ^{▼▼tn The verb is simply “stand,” but in the more general sense of waiting to hear the answer.} here and I will hear ^{▼▼tn The cohortative may be subordinated to the imperative: “stand…[that I] may hear.”} what the Lord will command concerning you.”

9 The Lord spoke to Moses: