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Numbers 19:22

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.

21 And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even.

And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.
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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
Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.”
KJV
And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.
WEB
“Whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the soul that touches it shall be unclean until evening.”
ASV
And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.
DARBY
And whatever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.
BLB
And whatever the unclean one touches in it shall be unclean, and the person who touches [it] shall be unclean until the evening.”
ÅB
Og alt det den urene rører ved, skal være urent, og den som rører ved ham, skal være uren til om kvelden.
[^1]: renselsesvannet, 4MO 19, 9.
OTB
Alt som en uren person rører ved blir urent, og enhver som rører ved det vil være uren til kvelden."
B1930
Og alt det den urene rører ved, skal være urent, og den som rører ved ham, skal være uren til om aftenen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Haggai 2:13

    Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.

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  • Leviticus 15:5

    And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

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  • Leviticus 7:19

    And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof.

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  • Leviticus 5:2

    Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.

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  • Mark 7:21–23

    For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

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  • Matthew 15:19–20

    For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

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