The Meaning of Numbers 9:13 Explained

Numbers 9:13

KJV: 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.

YLT: 'And the man who is clean, and hath not been on a journey, and hath ceased to prepare the passover, even that person hath been cut off from his people; because the offering of Jehovah he hath not brought near, in its appointed season, that man doth bear his sin.

Darby: But a man that is clean, and is not on a journey, and forbeareth to hold the passover, that soul shall be cut off from among his peoples; because he presented not the offering of Jehovah at its set time: that man shall bear his sin.

ASV: But the man that is clean, and is not on a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, that soul shall be cut off from his people; because he offered not the oblation of Jehovah in its appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Numbers 9:13 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 9:1-14 - Keeping The Passover
The Passover was celebrated in Egypt, Exodus 12:1-51; in the Wilderness, Leviticus 1:14; and in the land of Canaan, Joshua 5:1-15. The thought of our redemption must underpin all the great movements of individuals and the Church, This one was specially memorable, because it led to the institution of "the little Passover," Numbers 9:6-7. Moses did not hasten to give an answer of his own, but waited upon God. The divine nature makes allowance for disabilities, over which we have no control. See 2 Chronicles 30:13-20.
In the welcome given to strangers, we discover the wideness of God's mercy. We, too, were strangers and foreigners, Ephesians 2:19-21. My soul, never forget how thou wast once a stranger to the covenant of promise! Thine were the crumbs of the feast! But God has made thee sit with the children and included thee in the gracious provisions of His covenant! [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 9

1  The Passover is again commanded
6  A second Passover for the unclean or absent
15  The cloud directs the removals and encampments of the Israelites

What do the individual words in Numbers 9:13 mean?

But the man who is clean and on a journey not is and ceases to keep the Passover and shall be cut off person that from among his people because the offering of Yahweh not he did bring at its appointed time His sin shall bear man that
וְהָאִישׁ֩ אֲשֶׁר־ ה֨וּא טָה֜וֹר וּבְדֶ֣רֶךְ לֹא־ הָיָ֗ה וְחָדַל֙ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הַפֶּ֔סַח וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מֵֽעַמֶּ֑יהָ כִּ֣י ׀ קָרְבַּ֣ן יְהוָ֗ה לֹ֤א הִקְרִיב֙ בְּמֹ֣עֲד֔וֹ חֶטְא֥וֹ יִשָּׂ֖א הָאִ֥ישׁ הַהֽוּא

וְהָאִישׁ֩  But  the  man 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
טָה֜וֹר  clean 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָהֹור  
Sense: pure, clean.
וּבְדֶ֣רֶךְ  and  on  a  journey 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, common singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
וְחָדַל֙  and  ceases 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָדַל 
Sense: to stop, cease, desist, forego, cease to be, leave undone, forbear.
לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת  to  keep 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
הַפֶּ֔סַח  the  Passover 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: פֶּסַח  
Sense: passover.
וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה  and  shall  be  cut  off 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: כָּרַת  
Sense: to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant.
הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ  person 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
הַהִ֖וא  that 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
מֵֽעַמֶּ֑יהָ  from  among  his  people 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
כִּ֣י ׀  because 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
קָרְבַּ֣ן  the  offering 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קָרְבָּן 
Sense: offering, oblation.
יְהוָ֗ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
הִקְרִיב֙  he  did  bring 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָרַב  
Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.
בְּמֹ֣עֲד֔וֹ  at  its  appointed  time 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מֹועֵד  
Sense: appointed place, appointed time, meeting.
חֶטְא֥וֹ  His  sin 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חֵטְא  
Sense: sin.
יִשָּׂ֖א  shall  bear 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
הָאִ֥ישׁ  man 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
הַהֽוּא  that 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.