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and the soul that toucheth <i>it</i> shall be unclean until even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Whatever the unclean <i>person</i> touches shall be unclean; and the person who touches <i>it</i> shall be unclean until evening.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Furthermore, anything that the unclean <i>person</i> touches will be unclean; and the person who touches <i>it</i> will be unclean until evening.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Furthermore, anything that the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the person who touches it shall be unclean until evening.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Furthermore, anything that the unclean <i>person</i> touches shall be unclean; and the person who touches <i>it</i> shall be unclean until evening.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Furthermore, anything that the unclean <i>person</i> touches shall be unclean; and the person who touches <i>it</i> shall be unclean until evening.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Furthermore, anything the unclean person touches shall be unclean, and anyone who touches it shall be [ceremonially] unclean until evening.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When you are unclean, everything you touch becomes unclean, and anyone who touches you will be unclean until evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Anything that an unclean person touches becomes unclean, and the person who touches it will be unclean until evening."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Whatever an unclean person touches is unclean, and anyone else who touches it remains unclean until evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Furthermore, anything that the unclean person touches is to be considered unclean and the person who touches him is to be considered unclean until the evening."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And whatever the unclean person touches will be unclean, and the person who touches it will be unclean until evening.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the soul that touches it shall be unclean until evening."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And whatever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the soul that touches it shall be unclean until evening.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and all against which the unclean person comes is unclean, and the person who is coming against [it] is unclean until the evening.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and all against which the unclean person cometh is unclean, and the person who is coming against it is unclean till the evening.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And all which the unclean shall touch upon it, shall be unclean; and the soul touching shall be unclean till the evening.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Whatsoever a person toucheth who is unclean, he shall make it unclean: and the person that toucheth any of these things, shall be unclean until the evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Whatever has been touched by something unclean will itself be made unclean. And the soul who touches any of these things shall become unclean until evening.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, anything that the unclean person touches becomes unclean itself, and the one who touches such a person becomes unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean, and anyone who touches it shall be unclean until evening.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the person who touches it shall be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And everything that he will touch shall be very defiled, and the person who will touch it shall be defiled until evening.’” <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth him shall be unclean until even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And whatsoever the unclean man shall touch shall be unclean, and the soul that touches it shall be unclean till evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/19-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=6218" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/19.htm">Purification of the Unclean</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>This is a permanent statute for the people: The one who sprinkles the water of purification must wash his clothes, and whoever touches the water of purification will be unclean until evening. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵōl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Anything</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2931.htm" title="2931: haṭ·ṭā·mê (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Unclean. From tame'; foul in a relig. Sense.">the unclean</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: yig·ga‘- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">person touches</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: yiṭ·mā (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">will become unclean,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: wə·han·ne·p̄eš (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">and anyone</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: han·nō·ḡa·‘aṯ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">who touches it</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: tiṭ·mā (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">will be unclean</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: hā·‘ā·reḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">evening.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/15-4.htm">Leviticus 15:4-12</a></span><br />Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean. / Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. / Whoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24-28</a></span><br />These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening, / and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. / Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm">Leviticus 22:4-6</a></span><br />If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen, / or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be— / the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/2-13.htm">Haggai 2:13-14</a></span><br />So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered. / Then Haggai replied, “So it is with this people and this nation before Me, declares the LORD, and so it is with every work of their hands; whatever they offer there is defiled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/5-2.htm">Leviticus 5:2-3</a></span><br />Or if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty. / Or if he touches human uncleanness—anything by which one becomes unclean—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/7-19.htm">Leviticus 7:19-21</a></span><br />Meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten; it is to be burned up. As for any other meat, anyone who is ceremonially clean may eat it. / But if anyone who is unclean eats meat from the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people. / If one touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any unclean, detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/14-46.htm">Leviticus 14:46-47</a></span><br />Anyone who enters the house during any of the days that it is closed up will be unclean until evening. / And anyone who sleeps in the house or eats in it must wash his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/21-1.htm">Leviticus 21:1-4</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people, / except for his immediate family—his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother, / or his unmarried sister who is near to him, since she has no husband. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a></span><br />For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a></span><br />Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-2.htm">Mark 7:2-4</a></span><br />and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed. / Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially. / And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-44.htm">Luke 11:44</a></span><br />Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Acts 10:14-15</a></span><br />“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” / The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the soul that touches it shall be unclean until even.</p><p class="hdg">whosoever</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/7-19.htm">Leviticus 7:19</a></b></br> And the flesh that toucheth any unclean <i>thing</i> shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/haggai/2-13.htm">Haggai 2:13</a></b></br> Then said Haggai, If <i>one that is</i> unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.</p><p class="hdg">the soul</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Leviticus 15:5</a></b></br> And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe <i>himself</i> in water, and be unclean until the even.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Matthew 15:19,20</a></b></br> For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/7-21.htm">Mark 7:21-23</a></b></br> For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/19-21.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/numbers/19-20.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/numbers/19-18.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/numbers/19-21.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/numbers/19-21.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/numbers/19-21.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/numbers/19-21.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/numbers/18-19.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/numbers/18-13.htm">Whatsoever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/28-4.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/numbers/21-4.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/numbers/31-19.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/joshua/16-7.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/joshua/19-26.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/numbers/21-15.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/numbers/35-34.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/numbers/22-17.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/numbers/22-17.htm">Whatsoever</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/19-1.htm">The water of separation made of the ashes of a red heifer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">The law for the use of it in purification of the unclean</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the pervasive nature of ritual impurity in the Old Testament law. In the context of <a href="/numbers/19.htm">Numbers 19</a>, the focus is on the purification process involving the ashes of a red heifer, which was used to cleanse those who had come into contact with a dead body. The concept of uncleanness is central to the Levitical laws, highlighting the separation between the holy and the profane. This principle underscores the need for holiness and purity among God's people, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/11-44.htm">Leviticus 11:44-45</a>, where God calls His people to be holy as He is holy. The idea of impurity spreading through contact also serves as a metaphor for sin, which can corrupt and defile.<p><b>and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.</b><br>The temporary nature of the uncleanness, lasting only until evening, reflects the merciful provision within the law for restoration and cleansing. This period allowed for reflection and repentance, pointing to the need for spiritual renewal. The evening marks a new day in the Hebrew calendar, symbolizing a fresh start and the hope of purification. This concept is echoed in <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>, where God's mercies are described as new every morning. The cleansing process foreshadows the ultimate purification through Jesus Christ, who provides a permanent solution to sin and impurity, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a>, where Christ's sacrifice is described as cleansing our consciences from acts that lead to death.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the laws from God, including the laws of purification.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the first high priest, who played a role in the implementation of these laws.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people to whom these laws were given, as they journeyed through the wilderness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The dwelling place of God among the Israelites, where purity laws were especially significant.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_red_heifer.htm">The Red Heifer</a></b><br>The sacrifice used in the purification process described earlier in <a href="/bsb/numbers/19.htm">Numbers 19</a>, which is contextually related to this verse.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_ritual_purity.htm">Understanding Ritual Purity</a></b><br>The laws of cleanliness in <a href="/numbers/19-22.htm">Numbers 19:22</a> highlight the importance of ritual purity in maintaining a relationship with God. They remind us of the holiness required to approach Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_cleanliness.htm">Symbolism of Cleanliness</a></b><br>The physical laws of cleanliness symbolize the spiritual purity God desires. They point to the need for inner transformation, not just outward compliance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_contagious_nature_of_sin.htm">The Contagious Nature of Sin</a></b><br>Just as uncleanness could be transferred by touch, sin can spread and affect others. We must be vigilant in guarding our hearts and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_christ_in_purification.htm">The Role of Christ in Purification</a></b><br>The Old Testament purification rituals foreshadow the ultimate cleansing through Jesus Christ. His sacrifice purifies us from all sin, making us clean before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/daily_spiritual_hygiene.htm">Daily Spiritual Hygiene</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites had to be mindful of physical cleanliness, we should practice daily spiritual hygiene through prayer, confession, and repentance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_'unclean_until_evening'.htm">What does 'unclean until evening' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_amos_teach_about_justice.htm">What does 'ceremonially unclean' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_7-day_uncleanness_historically_justified.htm">Numbers 19:11: Is there evidence that a seven-day period of uncleanness after contact with the dead had practical or historical justification?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_2_chr_30_17-20_fit_with_ot_laws.htm">How does the acceptance of ritually unclean participants in 2 Chronicles 30:17-20 fit with strict purification laws found elsewhere in the Old Testament?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/19-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Anything</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכֹ֛ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the unclean</span><br /><span class="heb">הַטָּמֵ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(haṭ·ṭā·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2931.htm">Strong's 2931: </a> </span><span class="str2">Unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">person touches</span><br /><span class="heb">יִגַּע־</span> <span class="translit">(yig·ga‘-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> </span><span class="str2">To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will become unclean,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִטְמָ֑א</span> <span class="translit">(yiṭ·mā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and anyone</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·han·ne·p̄eš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">who touches it</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנֹּגַ֖עַת</span> <span class="translit">(han·nō·ḡa·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> </span><span class="str2">To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be unclean</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּטְמָ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(tiṭ·mā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evening.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָֽרֶב׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ā·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> </span><span class="str2">Evening</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/19-22.htm">Numbers 19:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/19-22.htm">Numbers 19:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/19-22.htm">Numbers 19:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/19-22.htm">Numbers 19:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/19-22.htm">Numbers 19:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/19-22.htm">Numbers 19:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/19-22.htm">Numbers 19:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/19-22.htm">Numbers 19:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/19-22.htm">Numbers 19:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/19-22.htm">Numbers 19:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/19-22.htm">OT Law: Numbers 19:22 Whatever the unclean person touches shall be (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/19-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 19:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 19:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/20-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 20:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 20:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>