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Numbers 19:15

13 Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.

14 This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.

And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.

16 And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.

17 And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel:

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and any open container without a lid fastened on it is unclean.
KJV
And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.
WEB
Every open vessel, which has no covering bound on it, is unclean.
ASV
And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.
DARBY
And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, shall be unclean.
BLB
And every open vessel that has no cover fastened on it is unclean.
ÅB
Og ethvert åpent kar som der ikke er bundet dekke over, er urent.
OTB
Enhver åpen beholder uten lokk festet på den vil være uren.
B1930
Og ethvert åpent kar som der ikke er bundet dekke over, er urent.

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 11:32

    And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.

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  • Leviticus 14:36

    Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house:

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  • Numbers 31:20

    And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood.

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