Translation:Mishnah/Seder Moed/Tractate Pesachim/Chapter 9/1

Introduction

Mishnah 9:1 interprets Numbers 9:9–10, regarding the second Passover.

Hebrew Text

מי שהיה טמא או בדרך רחוקה
ולא עשה את הראשון,
יעשה את השני.

שגג
או נאנס
ולא עשה את הראשון,
יעשה את השני.

אם כן,
למה נאמר
טמא או שהיה בדרך רחוקה?

שאלו פטורין מן ההכרת,
ואלו חיבין בהכרת.

English Translation

“[The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
Speak to the children of Israel, saying:
If anyone of you or of your generations]
Was unclean [by reason of contact with a dead body] or on a distant journey” (Numbers 9:9–10)
And did not observe the first [Passover],
[Then] he must observe the second [Passover].

[If] he [unintentionally] erred
Or was prevented
And did not observe the first [Passover],
[Then] he must observe the second [Passover].

If so [asked the Mishnah],
Why is it said (in Numbers 9:10):
[That those] “unclean [by reason of contact with a dead body] or on a distant journey” [observe the second Passover]?

[The Mishnah answers:
It is to teach] that these [“unclean by reason of contact with a dead body or on a distant journey”] are exempt from being cut off from their kin,
But those [who deliberately fail to observe the Passover] are liable to being cut off from their kin.

Explanation

In the Babylonian Talmud, the discussion of Mishnah Pesachim 9:1 begins on Babylonian Talmud Pesachim 92b.