Numbers 9:7-9

New Catholic Bible

⁷ and they said, “We are unclean because we touched a dead person’s body. Why are we prohibited from presenting an offering to the Lord at its appointed time with the rest of the people of Israel?”

⁸ Moses said to them, “Stand here, and I will listen to what the Lord commands concerning your situation.” ⁹ The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,