The Church Fathers on this verse

Numbers 9:14Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

The sojourner also and the stranger if they be among you, shall make the phase to the Lord according to the ceremonies and justifications thereof. The same ordinances shall be with you both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.

Douay-Rheims

וְכִֽי־יָג֨וּר אִתְּכֶ֜ם גֵּ֗ר וְעָ֤שָֽׂה פֶ֙סַח֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה כְּחֻקַּ֥ת הַפֶּ֛סַח וּכְמִשְׁפָּט֖וֹ כֵּ֣ן יַעֲשֶׂ֑ה חֻקָּ֤ה אַחַת֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֔ם וְלַגֵּ֖ר וּלְאֶזְרַ֥ח הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Cyrill of Alexandria

5th centuryChurch Father

Those who partake in the feast shall join in our celebrations in accordance with the same divine principles and share in joy alongside those who rejoice, including the outsider. For those who, during their faith in Christ, embrace this sacred belief, we welcome them as participants in the spiritual offering and invite them to partake in the communal sacred meal.

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