Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 9:14
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.
14. a stranger ] a sojourner. The Heb. gr has no exact equivalent in English. He was one who was not an Israelite but who, permanently or for a considerable period, put himself under Israelite protection and became a member of the community. He was sharply distinguished from a foreigner, who was making only a temporary stay in the country ( tshbh, see Num 35:15). The latter was forbidden to eat the Passover (Exo 12:45).
him that is born in the land ] Heb. ’ezr, a native of the land, i.e. a full-blooded Israelite. R.V. sometimes ‘home-born,’ e.g. Num 15:13; Num 15:30.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
A stranger, to wit, a proselyte.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
14. if a stranger shall sojournamong you, and will keep the passoverGentile converts, orproselytes, as they were afterwards called, were admitted, ifcircumcised, to the same privileges as native Israelites, and wereliable to excommunication if they neglected the passover. Butcircumcision was an indispensable condition; and whoever did notsubmit to that rite, was prohibited, under the sternest penalties,from eating the passover.
Nu9:15-23. A CLOUDGUIDES THE ISRAELITES.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the Lord,…. Then he must become a proselyte of righteousness, and be circumcised, or otherwise be might not eat of the passover, Ex 12:48; Ben Gersom interprets this of the second passover, and of a proselyte that was not obliged to the first, he not being then a proselyte, but became one between the first and the second; and so Aben Ezra understands it of a second passover, though he observes, that some say the first is meant:
according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do; according to the several rites and ceremonies, whether of the first or second passover, that an Israelite was obliged to observe, the same a proselyte was to observe, and what they were has been already taken notice of:
ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger and for him that was born in the land: for a proselyte, and a native of Israel; see
Ex 12:49.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(14) And if a stranger . . . The law respecting the stranger is contained in Exo. 12:48-49.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
14. If a stranger shall sojourn “If one shall dwell among you who has been converted unto me.” Syriac. “If a proselyte come unto you in your land.” Septuagint. Naturalized and circumcised aliens who have been incorporated into Israel as “proselytes of righteousness” were to partake of the paschal lamb as the native Hebrew. Thus was prefigured the determination of God, “That the Gentiles should be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the Gospel.” Eph 3:6.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Sweet mercy to the stranger! And was not this a type of JESUS’S mercy, to every poor Gentile stranger? Is not this in reference to the promise in the Covenant, in which the Heathen are given to the Redeemer for an inheritance? Nay, my soul, to come nearer home, wast not thou a stranger to the commonwealth of Israel, when JESUS called thee by his grace, and made thee his? Eph 2:11-13 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 12:48, Exo 12:49, Lev 19:10, Lev 22:25, Lev 24:22, Lev 25:15, Deu 29:11, Deu 31:12, Isa 56:3-7, Eph 2:19-22
Reciprocal: Exo 12:43 – There shall Num 15:15 – One Num 15:29 – one law Num 29:6 – according
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Num 9:14-15. A stranger Who is a proselyte. Namely, the tent of the testimony Or, the tabernacle above the tent of the testimony; that is, that part of the tabernacle in which was the testimony, or the ark of the testimony; for there the cloudy pillar stood. This was an evident token of Gods special presence with, and providence over them. And this cloud was easily distinguished from other clouds, both by its peculiar figure, and by its constant residence in that place. Fire That they might better discern it, and direct themselves and their journeys or stations by it. Had it been a cloud only, it had scarce been visible by night: and had it been a fire only, it would have scarce been discernible by day. But God was pleased to give them sensible demonstrations that he kept them night and day.