Numbers 9:6

“And there were certain men who were defiled by the dead body of a man, etc.] The Targum of Jonathan adds, “who died by them suddenly,” whereby pollution was contracted, (see <040609>Numbers 6:9); though perhaps this was a whole house or family, one of which was dead, and so all were defiled, being in the place where the dead body was, or had touched it, or been concerned however in the burying of it, and on account of which were unclean seven days, and so might not eat of any holy things, as the passover; and though at the first institution there was no such law, yet since that time there was, which obliged them, (see <030720>Leviticus 7:20,21); and it is said f92, that the section…”

“A SECOND PASSOVER ALLOWED. (Num 9:6-14) there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man--To discharge the last offices to the remains of deceased relatives was imperative; and yet attendance on a funeral entailed ceremonial defilement, which led to exclusion from all society and from the camp for seven days. Some persons who were in this situation at the arrival of the first paschal anniversary, being painfully perplexed about the course of duty because they were temporarily disqualified at the proper season, and having no opportunity of supplying their want were liable to a total privation of all their privileges, laid their case before Moses. Jewish writers assert that…”

“Certain men - Probably Mishael and Elizaphan, who buried their cousins, Nadab and Abihu, within a week of this Passover Leviticus 10:4-5. return to 'Top of Page'”

“They came - For resolution of their difficulty. Numbers 9:7”

“defiled: Num 5:2, Num 6:6, Num 6:7, Num 19:11, Num 19:16, Num 19:18; Lev 21:11; Joh 18:28 they came: Num 15:33, Num 27:2, Num 27:5; Exo 18:15, Exo 18:19, Exo 18:26; Lev 24:11 Numbers 9:7”

“There were certain men who were defiled by human corpses (see Lev 19:28), and could not eat the Passover on the day appointed. These men came to Moses, and asked, "Why are we diminished (prevented) from offering the sacrificial gift of Jehovah at its season in the midst of the children of Israel (i.e., in common with the rest of the Israelites)?" The exclusion of persons defiled from offering the Passover followed from the law, that only clean persons were to participate in a sacrificial meal ( Lev 7:21), and that no one could offer any sacrifice in an unclean state. Numbers 9:8”