Numbers - 9:8



8 Moses answered them, "Wait, that I may hear what Yahweh will command concerning you."

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Explanation and meaning of Numbers 9:8.

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And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD will command concerning you.
And Moses said unto them, Stay ye, that I may hear what Jehovah will command concerning you.
And Moses answered them: Stay that I may consult the Lord what he will ordain concerning you.
And Moses said to them, Stay, and I will hear what Jehovah commands concerning you.
And Moses saith unto them, 'Stand ye, and I hear what Jehovah hath commanded concerning you.'
And Moses said to them, Do nothing till the Lord gives me directions about you.
And Moses responded to them: "Remain, so that I may consult the Lord, as to what he will rule about you."
Et dixit ad eos Moses, State, et audiam quid praecipiat Jehova pro vobis.

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And Moses said unto them, stand still,.... Where they were; Aben Ezra says, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:
and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you; as it was a singular case, of which there had been no instance before, Moses would not determine anything about it himself, but would inquire of the Lord his mind and will concerning it; and for that purpose, very probably, went into the most holy place, where the Lord had promised to meet him and commune with him, from off the mercy seat, about any matter of difficulty he should inquire about, Exodus 25:22.

Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you--A solution of the difficulty was soon obtained, it being enacted, by divine authority, that to those who might be disqualified by the occurrence of a death in their family circle or unable by distance to keep the passover on the anniversary day, a special license was granted of observing it by themselves on the same day and hour of the following month, under a due attendance to all the solemn formalities. (See on 2-Chronicles 30:2). But the observance was imperative on all who did not labor under these impediments.

Moses told them to wait (stand), and he would hear what the Lord, of whom he would inquire, would command.

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