Numbers 19:18
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:
And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave:
19 And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.
20 But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and the people who were there. He is also to sprinkle the one who touched a bone, a grave, or a person who has died or been slain.
- KJV
- And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave:
- WEB
- A clean person shall take hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle it on the tent, on all the vessels, on the persons who were there, and on him who touched the bone, or the slain, or the dead, or the grave.
- ASV
- and a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched the bone, or the slain, or the dead, or the grave:
- DARBY
- and a clean man shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it on the tent, and upon all the utensils, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that hath touched the bone, or the one slain, or the dead person, or the grave;
- BLB
- And a man who is ceremonially clean shall take hyssop and dip [it] in the water and sprinkle [it] on the tent and on all the vessels and on the persons who were there, or on the one who touched against a bone, or against the slain, or against the dead, or against a grave.
- ÅB
- Og en mann som er ren, skal ta Isop og dyppe i vannet og sprenge på teltet og på alle de ting og alle de folk som var der, og på den som har rørt ved menneskeben eller ved en som er drept, eller ved et annet lik eller ved en grav.
- OTB
- En ren person skal ta isop, dyppe den i vannet, og sprenge det på teltet, alle møblene og menneskene som var der. Han må også sprenge det på enhver som har rørt ved et bein, en grav, eller noen som ble drept eller døde naturlig.
- B1930
- Og en mann som er ren, skal ta Isop og dyppe i vannet og sprenge på teltet og på alle de ting og alle de folk som var der, og på den som har rørt ved menneskeben eller ved en som er drept, eller ved et annet lik eller ved en grav.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 36:25–27
Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
Read in contextHebrews 9:14
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Read in contextNumbers 19:9
And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin.
Read in contextPsalms 51:7
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Read in contextJohn 17:17
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
Read in context1 Corinthians 1:30
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
Read in contextJohn 15:2–3
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
Read in contextJohn 17:19
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
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