1 T he Lord said to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt,

And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

2 L et the Israelites keep the Passover at its appointed time.

Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season.

3 O n the fourteenth day of this month in the evening, you shall keep it at its appointed time; according to all its statutes and ordinances you shall keep it.

In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it.

4 S o Moses told the Israelites they should keep the Passover.

And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover.

5 A nd they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month in the evening in the Wilderness of Sinai; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the Israelites did.

And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel.

6 A nd there were certain men who were defiled by touching the dead body of a man, so they could not keep the Passover on that day; and they came before Moses and Aaron on that day.

And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day:

7 T hose men said to, We are defiled by touching the dead body. Why are we prevented from offering the Lord’s offering at its appointed time among the Israelites?

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?

8 A nd Moses said to them, Stand still, and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you.

And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you.

9 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

10 S ay to the Israelites, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of touching a dead body or is far off on a journey, still he shall keep the Passover to the Lord.

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the Lord.

11 O n the fourteenth day of the second month in the evening they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.

The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.

12 T hey shall leave none of it until the morning nor break any bone of it; according to all the statutes for the Passover they shall keep it.

They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.

13 B ut the man who is clean and is not on a journey, yet does not keep the Passover, that person shall be cut off from among his people because he did not bring the Lord’s offering at its appointed time; that man shall bear his sin.

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.

14 A nd if a stranger sojourns among you and will keep the Passover to the Lord, according to statutes and its ordinances, so shall he do; you shall have one statute both for the temporary resident and for him who was born in the land.

And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the Lord; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.

15 A nd on the day that the tabernacle was erected, the cloud covered the tabernacle, that is, the Tent of the Testimony; and at evening it was over the tabernacle, having the appearance of fire until the morning.

And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.

16 S o it was constantly; the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.

So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.

17 W henever the cloud was taken up from over the Tent, after that the Israelites journeyed; and in the place where the cloud rested, there the Israelites encamped.

And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents.

18 A t the Lord’s command the Israelites journeyed, and at command they encamped. As long as the cloud rested upon the tabernacle they remained encamped.

At the commandment of the Lord the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the Lord they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents.

19 E ven when the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle many days, the Israelites kept the Lord’s charge and did not set out.

And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the Lord, and journeyed not.

20 A nd sometimes the cloud was only a few days upon the tabernacle, but according to the command of the Lord they remained encamped, and at His command they journeyed.

And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the Lord they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the Lord they journeyed.

21 A nd sometimes the cloud remained from evening only until morning, but when the cloud was taken up, they journeyed; whether it was taken up by day or by night, they journeyed.

And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.

22 W hether it was two days or a month or a longer time that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, dwelling on it, the Israelites remained encamped; but when it was taken up, they journeyed.

Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.

23 A t the command of the Lord they remained encamped, and at command they journeyed; they kept the charge of the Lord, at the command of the Lord through Moses.

At the commandment of the Lord they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the Lord they journeyed: they kept the charge of the Lord, at the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.