דַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר אִ֣ישׁ אִ֣ישׁ כִּי־יִהְיֶֽה־טָמֵ֣א ׀ לָנֶ֡פֶשׁ אוֹ֩ בְדֶ֨רֶךְ רְחֹקָ֜הׄ לָכֶ֗ם א֚וֹ לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וְעָ֥שָׂה פֶ֖סַח לַיהוָֽה׃
"Parle ainsi aux enfants d’Israël: Si quelqu’un se trouve souillé par un cadavre, ou sur une route éloignée, parmi vous ou vos descendants, et qu’il veuille faire la Pâque en l’honneur de l’Éternel,
Tosefta Pesachim
These [are required to] perform [Pesach] Sheni: Men and women who had abnormal discharges, menstruants, women who recently gave birth, [those who failed to observe Pesach Rishon] due to circumstances beyond their control, and those who erred unwittingly, and those who erred intentionally, and lepers, and those who had relations with a menstruant, and whoever was impure or had too far of a journey [to arrive in Jerusalem in time for Pesach Rishon]. As to these it is said (Num. 9:10), "impure ... or on a long journey," for this verse comes to exempt them from excision. Rabbi Akiva says, it says "impure nefesh" and it says "long journey." What is an "impure nefesh"? One who wants to perform [the commandment] but is unable to, and so too, [one who is on a] "long journey" wants to perform but is unable to. Rabbi Eliezer says, it says "faraway place" as to [second] tithe (Deut. 14:24), and it says "faraway place" as to Passover. What is a "faraway place"? That which is stated as to [second] tithe refers to anywhere beyond the place [designated for the tithe] to be eaten; so too, a "faraway place" as to Passover refers to anywhere beyond the place [designated for the Passover offering] to be eaten (which in both cases is Jerusalem). Rabbi Yosei bar Rabbi Yehuda says, [a "faraway place"] is anywhere beyond the place of performance (i.e., the Temple Courtyard, where the Passover offering is sacrificed). Said Rabbi Yosei, therefore, the heh has a dot over it [in the phrase בְדֶ֨רֶךְ רְחֹקָ֜הׄ ("long journey"), as written in the Torah], as if to say, "not because it is really far-off, but rather, [even] from the threshold of the Temple Courtyard and beyond." (See Pes. 9:2, Kulp tr.) Rabbi Yosei HaGalili says, a "faraway place" -- I would have concluded that [this refers to] a one day's walk or two- or three- days' walk, and therefore it says, "who has not been on a journey" (Num. 9:13), so that [we will come to learn that even] from the threshold of the Temple Courtyard and beyond is considered a "journey."