1. The Lord spoke to Moses in the Desert of Sinai. It was the first month of the second year after the people came out of Egypt. He said,
2. "Tell the people of Israel to celebrate the Passover Feast. Have them do it at the appointed time.
3. Celebrate it when the sun goes down on the 14th day of this month. Obey all of its rules and laws."
4. So Moses told the people of Israel to celebrate the Passover Feast.
5. They did it in the Desert of Sinai. They celebrated it when the sun went down on the 14th day of the first month. The people of Israel did everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
6. But some of them couldn't celebrate the Passover Feast on that day. That's because they weren't "clean." They had gone near a dead body. So they came to Moses and Aaron that same day.
7. They said to Moses, "We went near a dead body. So we aren't 'clean.' But why should we be kept from bringing the Lord's offering at the appointed time? Why shouldn't we bring it along with the other people of Israel?"
8. Moses answered them, "Wait until I find out what the Lord wants you to do."
9. Then the Lord spoke to Moses. He said,