Passage Research
Numbers 9 — Sermon Preparation
A make-up Passover is permitted for those who were unclean or traveling; the cloud above the tabernacle signals when Israel camps and when they march. Below is a research summary for Numbers 9, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 23
- verses
- 354 / 104
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 8
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Numbers 9 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עָנָן | ʻânân | H6051 | 11 | cloud, covering |
| פֶּסַח | peçach | H6453 | 9 | pretermission, exemption |
| נָסַע | nâçaʻ | H5265 | 9 | pull, start |
| מִשְׁכָּן | mishkân | H4908 | 7 | residence, hut |
| פֶּה | peh | H6310 | 8 | mouth, blowing |
| חָנָה | chânâh | H2583 | 6 | incline, decline |
| מֹשֶׁה | Môsheh | H4872 | 7 | Mosheh |
How preachers through history handled this text
8 public-domain excerpts on Numbers 9, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This cloud was appointed to be the visible sign and symbol of God's presence with Israel. Thus we are taught to see God always near us, both night and day. As long as the cloud rested on the tabernacle, so long they continued in the same place. There is no time lost, while we are waiting God's time. When the cloud was taken up, they removed, however comfortably they were encamped. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Numbers 9:15–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Num 9:1
- Wilderness of Sinai— Num 9:1
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