7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 9:7:1 ⧉וַ֠יֹּאמְרוּvayomruand they said Numbers 9:7:2 ⧉הָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםhaanashimthe men Numbers 9:7:3 ⧉הָהֵ֙מָּה֙hahemahthose Numbers 9:7:4 ⧉אֵלָ֔יוelavto him Numbers 9:7:5 ⧉אֲנַ֥חְנוּanakhnuwe Numbers 9:7:6 ⧉טְמֵאִ֖יםtemeimare unclean Numbers 9:7:7 ⧉לְנֶ֣פֶשׁlenefeshby a soul Numbers 9:7:8 ⧉אָדָ֑םadamof a man Numbers 9:7:9 ⧉לָ֣מָּהlamahwhy Numbers 9:7:10 ⧉נִגָּרַ֗עnigaraare we kept Numbers 9:7:11 ⧉לְבִלְתִּ֨יleviltifrom not Numbers 9:7:12 ⧉הַקְרִ֜בhakrivbringing forward Numbers 9:7:13 ⧉אֶת־קָרְבַּ֤ןetkarbanthe offering of Numbers 9:7:14 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehthe LORD Numbers 9:7:15 ⧉בְּמֹ֣עֲד֔וֹbemoadoat its appointed time Numbers 9:7:16 ⧉בְּת֖וֹךְbetokhamong Numbers 9:7:17 ⧉בְּנֵ֥יbeneithe sons of Numbers 9:7:18 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yisraelIsrael |
7. Formal Translation Then those men said to him, “We are unclean because of a dead person; why should we be prevented from bringing near the offering of the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant-Keeper} at His appointed time among the sons of Israel?” |
7. Dynamic Translation Those men told him, “We have become unclean by contact with a corpse; why can we not present the LORD’s {Yahweh, Community Unifier} offering at the scheduled time with the people of Israel?” |