1. In the first month of the second year after the Israelites left Egypt, the Lord spoke to Moses in the Desert of Sinai. He said,
2. “The Israelites must celebrate the Passover at the same time every year.
3. You must celebrate it on the fourteenth day of this month at dusk. Follow all the rules and regulations for the celebration of the Passover.”
4. So Moses told the Israelites to celebrate the Passover,
5. and they celebrated it on the fourteenth day of the first month at dusk while they were in the Desert of Sinai. The Israelites did everything as the Lord had commanded Moses.
6. But there were some men who had become unclean from touching a dead body, and they couldn’t celebrate the Passover that day. They came to Moses and Aaron
7. and said, “We are unclean because we touched a dead body. Why won’t you let us bring our offerings to the Lord at the same time the rest of the Israelites bring their offerings?”
8. Moses answered them, “Wait here until I find out what the Lord commands you to do.”