Numbers 9:4

Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai, delivering a direct command to observe the Passover at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.

The words — The Hebrew verb וַיְדַבֵּר (va/y.da.Ber) means "and he spoke," introducing Moses' directive, while עֲשׂוֹת (a.Sot) translates literally as "to do/observe," specifying the required action.

The thread — This command directly continues the instruction in Numbers 9:3 and is immediately fulfilled in Numbers 9:5, where the people execute the order in the same wilderness location.

Why it lands — The text requires immediate compliance with a divinely timed ritual, demanding that the community align its collective actions with the precise stipulations delivered through Moses.

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