Numbers 9:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 9:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 9:7 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 9:7 — 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 (KJV)
Numbers 9:7 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 9:7
“And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 9:7: men, offer, offering
“To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 9:7: may, offer, offering
“Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 9:7: those, offer, offering
“And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD. offer: Heb. wave offering: Heb. wave offering they...: Heb. they may be to execute, etc”
Shares key themes with Numbers 9:7: may, offer, offering
“But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 9:7: offer, offering, lord
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