Numbers 9:8

THE MESSAGE

Moses said, "Give me some time; I'll find out what God says in your circumstances."

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Moshe answered them, "Wait, that I may hear what the LORD will command concerning you."

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

Lexham English Bible
Moses said to them, "Stay. I will hear what Yahweh commands to you."

New Century Version
Moses said to them, "Wait, and I will find out what the Lord says about you."

New English Translation
So Moses said to them, "Remain here and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you."

Amplified Bible
Therefore, Moses said to them, "Wait, and I will listen to what the LORD will command concerning you."

New American Standard Bible
Moses then said to them, "Wait, and I will listen to what the LORD will command concerning you."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Moses saide vnto them, Stande still, and I will heare what the Lorde will commande concerning you.

Legacy Standard Bible
Moses therefore said to them, "Wait, and I will listen to what Yahweh will command concerning you."

Contemporary English Version
Moses said, "Wait here while I go into the sacred tent and find out what the Lord says about this."

Complete Jewish Bible
Moshe answered them, "Wait, so that I can hear what Adonai will order concerning you."

Darby Translation
And Moses said to them, Stay, and I will hear what Jehovah commands concerning you.

Easy-to-Read Version
Moses said to them, "I will ask the Lord what he says about this."

English Standard Version
And Moses said to them, "Wait, that I may hear what the Lord will command concerning you."

George Lamsa Translation
And Moses said to them, Stay where you are, and I will hear what the LORD will command concerning you.

Good News Translation
Moses answered, "Wait until I receive instructions from the Lord ."

Christian Standard Bible®
Moses replied to them, “Wait here until I hear what the Lord commands for you.”

Literal Translation
And Moses said to them, You stand by , so that I may hear what Jehovah will command concerning you.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Moses sayde vnto them: Stonde styll, I wil heare what the LORDE commaundeth you.

American Standard Version
And Moses said unto them, Stay ye, that I may hear what Jehovah will command concerning you.

Bible in Basic English
And Moses said to them, Do nothing till the Lord gives me directions about you.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Moyses sayd vnto them: Stande styll, and I wyll heare what the Lorde wyll commaunde concernyng you.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Moses said unto them: 'Stay ye, that I may hear what the LORD will command concerning you.'

King James Version (1611)
And Moses saide vnto them, Stand still, and I will heare what the Lord wil command concerning you.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Moses said to them, stand there, and I will hear what charge the Lord will give concerning you.

English Revised Version
And Moses said unto them, Stay ye; that I may hear what the LORD will command concerning you.

Berean Standard Bible
"Wait here until I hear what the LORD commands concerning you," Moses replied.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
To whiche Moises answeride, Stonde ye, that Y take counseil, what the Lord comaundith of you.

Young's Literal Translation
And Moses saith unto them, `Stand ye, and I hear what Jehovah hath commanded concerning you.'

Update Bible Version
And Moses said to them, Stay, that I may hear what Yahweh will command concerning you.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Moses said to them, Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD will command concerning you.

World English Bible
Moses answered them, "Wait, that I may hear what Yahweh will command concerning you."

New King James Version
And Moses said to them, "Stand still, that I may hear what the LORD will command concerning you."

New Living Translation
Moses answered, "Wait here until I have received instructions for you from the Lord ."

New Life Bible
Moses said to them, "Wait, and I will listen to what the Lord will tell me to do with you."

New Revised Standard
Moses spoke to them, "Wait, so that I may hear what the Lord will command concerning you."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Moses said unto them, - Stay, and let me hear, what Yahweh shall command concerning you!

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moses answered them: Stay that I may consult the Lord what he will ordain concerning you.

Revised Standard Version
And Moses said to them, "Wait, that I may hear what the LORD will command concerning you."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Moses therefore said to them, "Wait, and I will listen to what the LORD will command concerning you."

Contextual Overview

¹ God spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai in the first month of the second year after leaving Egypt: "Have the People of Israel celebrate Passover at the set time. Celebrate it on schedule, on the evening of the fourteenth day of this month, following all the rules and procedures." ⁴Moses told the People of Israel to celebrate the Passover and they did—in the Wilderness of Sinai at evening of the fourteenth day of the first month. The People of Israel did it all just as God had commanded Moses. ⁶But some of them couldn't celebrate the Passover on the assigned day because they were ritually unclean on account of a corpse. So they presented themselves before Moses and Aaron on Passover and told Moses, "We have become ritually unclean because of a corpse, but why should we be barred from bringing God 's offering along with other Israelites on the day set for Passover?" ⁸ Moses said, "Give me some time; I'll find out what God says in your circumstances." ⁹ God spoke to Moses: "Tell the People of Israel, If one or another of you is ritually unclean because of a corpse, or you happen to be off on a long trip, you may still celebrate God 's Passover. But celebrate it on the fourteenth day of the second month at evening. Eat the lamb together with unraised bread and bitter herbs. Don't leave any of it until morning. Don't break any of its bones. Follow all the procedures. ¹³ "But a man who is ritually clean and is not off on a trip and still fails to celebrate the Passover must be cut off from his people because he did not present God 's offering at the set time. That man will pay for his sin. ¹⁴ "Any foreigner living among you who wants to celebrate God 's Passover is welcome to do it, but he must follow all the rules and procedures. The same procedures go for both foreigner and native-born."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Stand: Exodus 14:13, 2 Chronicles 20:17

I will: Numbers 27:5, Psalms 25:14, Psalms 85:8, Proverbs 3:5, Proverbs 3:6, Ezekiel 2:7, Ezekiel 3:17, John 7:17, John 17:8, Acts 20:27, 1 Corinthians 4:4, 1 Corinthians 11:23, Hebrews 3:5, Hebrews 3:6

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Moses said unto them, stand still,.... Where they were; Aben Ezra says, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:

and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you; as it was a singular case, of which there had been no instance before, Moses would not determine anything about it himself, but would inquire of the Lord his mind and will concerning it; and for that purpose, very probably, went into the most holy place, where the Lord had promised to meet him and commune with him, from off the mercy seat, about any matter of difficulty he should inquire about, Exodus 25:22.