But there were [some] menwhowere uncleanbecause of [the] deadperson,so that they couldnot observePassoveron that day;so they camebeforeMosesand Aaronon that day.
Mosessaidto his father-in-law,"Becausethe peoplecometo me to inquireof God.
"Nowlistento me: I will giveyou counsel,and Godbe with you. You be the people'srepresentative beforeGod,and you bringthe disputesto God,
They judgedthe peopleat alltimes;the difficultdisputethey would bringto Moses,but everyminordisputethey themselves would judge.
norshall he approachanydeadperson,nordefilehimself [even] for his fatheror his mother;
The sonof the Israelitewomanblasphemedthe Nameand cursed.So they broughthim to Moses.(Now his mother'snamewas Shelomith,the daughterof Dibri,of the tribeof Dan.)
Those who foundhim gatheringwoodbroughthim to Mosesand Aaronand to allthe congregation;
The one who touchesthe corpseof anypersonshall be uncleanfor sevendays.
Thisis the lawwhena mandiesin a tent:everyonewho comesinto the tentand everyonewhois in the tentshall be uncleanfor sevendays.
Also, anyonewhoin the openfieldtouchesonewhohas been slainwith a swordorwho has died[naturally], ora humanboneora grave,shall be uncleanfor sevendays.
A cleanpersonshall takehyssopand dip[it] in the water,and sprinkle[it] on the tentand on allthe furnishingsand on the personswhowere there,and on the one who touchedthe boneorthe oneslainorthe one dying[naturally] orthe grave.
They stoodbeforeMosesand beforeEleazarthe priestand beforethe leadersand allthe congregation,at the doorwayof the tentof meeting,saying,
So Mosesbroughttheir casebeforethe LORD.
"Commandthe sonsof Israelthat they sendawayfrom the campeveryleperand everyonehaving a dischargeand everyonewho is uncleanbecause of a [dead] person.
Thosemensaidto him, "[Though] we are uncleanbecause of [the] deadperson,whyare we restrainedfrom presentingthe offeringof the LORDat its appointedtimeamongthe sonsof Israel?"
Thenthey ledJesusfrom Caiaphasinto the Praetorium,and it was early;and they themselvesdid not enterinto the Praetoriumsothat they would not be defiled,but might eatthe Passover.
