Text: Numbers 9:1-14
OT Text Referred to: Exodus 12:46
Subject: bone-breaking prohibition maintained
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Anchor Text: Exod 12 — The Passover
Significance: Exodus 12:46 prohibits breaking the Passover lamb's bones: "you shall not break any of its bones" (וְעֶצֶם לֹא תִשְׁבְּרוּ בוֹ). Numbers 9:12 repeats this prohibition within the comprehensive wilderness Passover legislation: "They must not... break any of its bones." The verbatim repetition confirms the bone-breaking prohibition as a permanent ordinance, not a one-time instruction for the Egyptian Passover. Numbers 9:1-14 contextualizes this rule within the broader Passover system that includes the delayed-Passover provision and foreigner-participation rules, showing how the original Exodus stipulations were carried forward while the legislation expanded to address new circumstances.
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Text: Exodus 12:46
OT Text Referred to: Numbers 9:1-14
Subject: Passover bone-breaking prohibition reaffirmed
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Anchor Text: Exod 12 — The Passover
Significance: Exodus 12:46 prohibits breaking any bone of the Passover lamb (וְעֶצֶם לֹא תִשְׁבְּרוּ־בוֹ, ve'etsem lo tishberu-vo), and Numbers 9:12 reiterates this statute verbatim within the wilderness Passover legislation: "they may not... break any of its bones." This specific prohibition—preserved unchanged from the night of the exodus to the Sinai encampment—indicates that the physical integrity of the lamb carried theological significance beyond mere meal preparation. Numbers 9:12 embeds this command within the larger instruction that all Passover statutes must be observed in full, demonstrating that even seemingly minor ritual details were binding across both the original and supplementary observances.