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They are to be kept by the Israelite community for use in the water of cleansing; it is for purification from sin. <a href="/nlt/numbers/19.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then someone who is ceremonially clean will gather up the ashes of the heifer and deposit them in a purified place outside the camp. They will be kept there for the community of Israel to use in the water for the purification ceremony. This ceremony is performed for the removal of sin. <a href="/esv/numbers/19.htm">English Standard Version</a> And a man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer and deposit them outside the camp in a clean place. And they shall be kept for the water for impurity for the congregation of the people of Israel; it is a sin offering. <a href="/bsb/numbers/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to gather up the ashes of the heifer and store them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They must be kept by the congregation of Israel for preparing the water of purification; this is for purification from sin. <a href="/kjv/numbers/19.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/numbers/19.htm">New King James Version</a> Then a man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and store them outside the camp in a clean place; and they shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for the water of purification; it is for purifying from sin. <a href="/nasb_/numbers/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now a man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer and put them outside the camp in a clean place, and the congregation of the sons of Israel shall keep them for water to remove impurity; it is purification from sin. <a href="/nasb/numbers/19.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216Now a man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer and deposit them outside the camp in a clean place, and the congregation of the sons of Israel shall keep it as water to remove impurity; it is purification from sin. <a href="/nasb77/numbers/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘Now a man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer and deposit them outside the camp in a clean place, and the congregation of the sons of Israel shall keep it as water to remove impurity; it is purification from sin. <a href="/lsb/numbers/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now a man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer and deposit them outside the camp in a clean place, and the congregation of the sons of Israel shall keep it as water to remove impurity; it is purification from sin. <a href="/amp/numbers/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now a man who is [ceremonially] clean shall collect the ashes of the heifer and deposit them outside the camp in a clean place, and the congregation of the Israelites shall keep it for water to remove impurity; it is [to be used for] purification from sin. <a href="/csb/numbers/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “A man who is clean is to gather up the cow’s ashes and deposit them outside the camp in a ceremonially clean place. The ashes will be kept by the Israelite community for preparing the water to remove impurity; it is a sin offering. <a href="/hcsb/numbers/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> A man who is clean is to gather up the cow&#8217s ashes and deposit them outside the camp in a ceremonially clean place. The ashes must be kept by the Israelite community for preparing the water to remove impurity; it is a sin offering. <a href="/asv/numbers/19.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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 for impurity: it is a sin-offering. <a href="/cev/numbers/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> A man who isn't unclean must collect the ashes of the burnt cow and store them outside the camp in a clean place. The people of Israel can mix these ashes with the water used in the ceremony to wash away sin. <a href="/erv/numbers/19.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 sin offering. <a href="/gwt/numbers/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "A man who is clean will collect the ashes from the cow and put them in a clean place outside the camp. They will be kept by the community of Israel and used in the water that takes away uncleanness. The cow is an offering for sin. <a href="/gnt/numbers/19.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then someone who is ritually clean is to collect the ashes of the cow and put them in a ritually clean place outside the camp, where they are to be kept for the Israelite community to use in preparing the water for removing ritual uncleanness. This ritual is performed to remove sin. <a href="/isv/numbers/19.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then someone who is unclean is to gather the ashes of the heifer and lay them outside the camp in a clean place. This is to be done for the community of Israel to use for water of purification from sin. <a href="/msb/numbers/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to gather up the ashes of the heifer and store them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They must be kept by the congregation of Israel for preparing the water of purification; this is for purification from sin. <a href="/net/numbers/19.htm">NET Bible</a> "'Then a man who is ceremonially clean must gather up the ashes of the red heifer and put them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They must be kept for the community of the Israelites for use in the water of purification--it is a purification for sin. <a href="/nheb/numbers/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up outside of the camp in a clean place; and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water for impurity: it is a sin offering. <a href="/wbt/numbers/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And a man that is clean shall gather the ashes of the heifer, and lay them 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. <a href="/web/numbers/19.htm">World English Bible</a> “A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up outside of the camp in a clean place; and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for use in water for cleansing impurity. It is a sin offering. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And a clean man has gathered the ashes of the cow, and has placed [them] at the outside of the camp in a clean place, and it has become a charge for the congregation of the sons of Israel for waters of separation—it [is for] sin; <a href="/ylt/numbers/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And a clean man hath gathered the ashes of the cow, and hath placed at the outside of the camp, in a clean place, and it hath become to the company of the sons of Israel a charge for waters of separation -- it is a cleansing; <a href="/slt/numbers/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And a clean man gathered up the ashes of the heifer, and put without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be to the assembly of the sons of Israel for a preservation for a water of uncleanness: it is sin.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the cow, and shall pour them forth without the camp in a most clean place, that they may be reserved for the multitude of the children of Israel, and for a water of aspersion: because the cow was burnt for sin. <a href="/cpdv/numbers/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then a clean man shall gather the ashes of the cow, and he shall pour them out beyond the camp, in a very pure place, so that they may be preserved for the multitude of the sons of Israel, and for the water of aspersion, because the cow was burned for sin. <a href="/nabre/numbers/19.htm">New American Bible</a> Then somebody who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer and deposit them in a clean place outside the camp. There they are to be kept to prepare purification water for the Israelite community. This is a purification offering. <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then someone who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and deposit them outside the camp in a clean place; and they shall be kept for the congregation of the Israelites for the water for cleansing. It is a purification offering.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And a man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer and lay them outside the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for all the congregation of the children of Israel for the water of sprinkling, because it is a purification for sin. <a href="/hpbt/numbers/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And a man who is pure shall gather the ash of the heifer and he shall lay it outside of the camp in a place that is clean and it will be kept for all the assembly of the children of Israel to keep for the water of sprinkling, because it is of sin.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 sprinkling; it is a purification from sin. <a href="/sep/numbers/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And a clean man shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up in a clean place outside the camp; and they shall be for the congregation of the children of Israel to keep: it is the water of sprinkling, a purification. <a href="/parallel/numbers/19-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=6041" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/numbers/19.htm">The Red Heifer</a> …8The one who burned the heifer must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he too will be ceremonially unclean until evening. 9<a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">Then a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/2889.htm" title="2889: ṭā·hō·wr (Adj-ms) -- Clean, pure. Or tahor; from taher; pure.">who is ceremonially clean</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: wə·’ā·sap̄ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">is to gather up</a> <a href="/hebrew/665.htm" title="665: ’ê·p̄er (N-msc) -- Ashes. From an unused root meaning to bestrew; ashes.">the ashes</a> <a href="/hebrew/6510.htm" title="6510: hap·pā·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A heifer, cow. Feminine of par; a heifer.">of the heifer</a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: wə·hin·nî·aḥ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">and store them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2889.htm" title="2889: ṭā·hō·wr (Adj-ms) -- Clean, pure. Or tahor; from taher; pure.">in a ceremonially clean</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: bə·mā·qō·wm (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">place</a> <a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: mi·ḥūṣ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">outside</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: lam·ma·ḥă·neh (Prep-l, Art:: N-cs) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">the camp.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">They must be</a> <a href="/hebrew/4931.htm" title="4931: lə·miš·me·reṯ (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Fem. Of mishmar; watch, i.e. The act, or The sentry, the post; obj. Preservation, or Safe; fig. Observance, i.e. Duty or A usage or party.">kept</a> <a href="/hebrew/5712.htm" title="5712: la·‘ă·ḏaṯ (Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- Congregation. Feminine of ed in the original sense of fixture; a stated assemblage.">by the congregation</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: lə·mê (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">for preparing the water</a> <a href="/hebrew/5079.htm" title="5079: nid·dāh (N-fs) -- Impurity. From nadad; properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal or moral.">of purification;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">this is</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ (N-fs) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">for purification from sin.</a> 10The man who has gathered up the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes, and he will be ceremonially unclean until evening. This is a permanent statute for the Israelites and for the foreigner residing among them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a> 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! <a href="/hebrews/9-19.htm">Hebrews 9:19-22</a> For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people, / saying, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.” / In the same way, he sprinkled with blood the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship. ... <a href="/leviticus/16-26.htm">Leviticus 16:26-28</a> The man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp. / The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; and their hides, flesh, and dung must be burned up. / The one who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and afterward he may reenter the camp. <a href="/leviticus/4-11.htm">Leviticus 4:11-12</a> But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, with its head and legs and its entrails and dung— / all the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place where the ashes are poured out, and there he must burn it on a wood fire on the ash heap. <a href="/leviticus/6-10.htm">Leviticus 6:10-11</a> And the priest shall put on his linen robe and linen undergarments, and he shall remove from the altar the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed and place them beside it. / Then he must take off his garments, put on other clothes, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place. <a href="/numbers/31-21.htm">Numbers 31:21-24</a> Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded Moses: / Only the gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead— / everything that can withstand the fire—must be put through the fire, and it will be clean. But it must still be purified with the water of purification. And everything that cannot withstand the fire must pass through the water. ... <a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25</a> I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. <a href="/psalms/51-7.htm">Psalm 51:7</a> Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. <a href="/john/19-34.htm">John 19:34</a> Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out. <a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7</a> But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-11.htm">1 Corinthians 6:11</a> And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. <a href="/isaiah/52-15.htm">Isaiah 52:15</a> so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard. <a href="/zechariah/13-1.htm">Zechariah 13:1</a> “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity. <a href="/revelation/7-14.htm">Revelation 7:14</a> “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. <a href="/revelation/1-5.htm">Revelation 1:5</a> and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.clean<a href="/numbers/19-18.htm">Numbers 19:18</a> 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:<a href="/numbers/9-13.htm">Numbers 9:13</a> But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.<a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a> For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.lay them up<a href="/numbers/19-17.htm">Numbers 19:17</a> 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:a water of separation.<a href="/numbers/9-13.htm">Numbers 9:13,14</a> But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin… <a href="/numbers/19-13.htm">Numbers 19:13,20,21</a> 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… <a href="/numbers/6-12.htm">Numbers 6:12</a> And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.<a href="/numbers/31-23.htm">Numbers 31:23,24</a> Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/4-13.htm">Ashes</a> <a href="/numbers/16-47.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/numbers/19-8.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/numbers/19-7.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/numbers/19-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/18-13.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">Community</a> <a href="/numbers/19-4.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/19-5.htm">Cow</a> <a href="/numbers/17-4.htm">Deposit</a> <a href="/numbers/5-17.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/numbers/19-8.htm">Heifer</a> <a href="/numbers/5-28.htm">Impurity</a> <a href="/numbers/19-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/16-41.htm">Israelite</a> <a href="/numbers/18-9.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/numbers/17-4.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/numbers/18-29.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/19-3.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/numbers/8-7.htm">Purification</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-21.htm">Removal</a> <a href="/numbers/16-45.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/numbers/6-21.htm">Separation</a> <a href="/numbers/18-32.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/numbers/18-9.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/7-85.htm">Sprinkling</a> <a href="/numbers/19-8.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/numbers/18-32.htm">Use</a> <a href="/numbers/19-8.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/19-10.htm">Ashes</a> <a href="/numbers/19-20.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/numbers/19-10.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/numbers/31-12.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/numbers/19-10.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/19-12.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/numbers/19-20.htm">Community</a> <a href="/numbers/19-20.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/19-10.htm">Cow</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-28.htm">Deposit</a> <a href="/numbers/19-10.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/numbers/19-10.htm">Heifer</a> <a href="/numbers/19-13.htm">Impurity</a> <a href="/numbers/19-10.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/20-1.htm">Israelite</a> <a href="/numbers/22-33.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/numbers/22-27.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/numbers/19-17.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/31-13.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/numbers/19-17.htm">Purification</a> <a href="/judges/18-30.htm">Removal</a> <a href="/numbers/20-26.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/numbers/19-13.htm">Separation</a> <a href="/numbers/19-17.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/numbers/28-15.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/19-20.htm">Sprinkling</a> <a href="/numbers/19-10.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/numbers/21-27.htm">Use</a> <a href="/numbers/19-12.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 19</div>1. <a href="/numbers/19-1.htm">The water of separation made of the ashes of a red heifer</a> 11. <a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">The law for the use of it in purification of the unclean</a> </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'; 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This requirement underscores the importance of purity in handling sacred objects and rituals. The man must be free from any defilement, highlighting the holiness required in approaching God’s commands.is to gather up the ashes of the heifer The ashes of the red heifer were central to the purification rites. The red heifer itself was a rare and significant animal, symbolizing purity and sacrifice. Gathering the ashes signifies the completion of the sacrificial process, which was necessary for the purification ritual described in the Law.and store them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. Storing the ashes outside the camp emphasizes separation from the community, reflecting the need for holiness and the avoidance of contamination. This location also signifies the removal of sin from the people, as the camp represents the dwelling place of God among His people.They must be kept by the congregation of Israel The responsibility of keeping the ashes falls on the entire community, indicating the collective responsibility for maintaining purity and obedience to God’s laws. This communal aspect underscores the unity and shared faith of the Israelites.for preparing the water of purification; The water of purification, made by mixing the ashes with water, was used to cleanse those who had become ceremonially unclean. This ritual highlights the necessity of purification before approaching God, symbolizing spiritual cleansing and renewal.this is for purification from sin. The ultimate purpose of the ritual is to cleanse from sin, pointing to the need for atonement and reconciliation with God. This purification process foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who provides the final and complete purification from sin for believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_clean_man.htm">The Clean Man</a> An individual who is ceremonially clean, tasked with gathering the ashes of the heifer. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_ashes_of_the_heifer.htm">The Ashes of the Heifer</a> The remains of the red heifer, which are used for purification purposes. 3. <a href="/topical/o/outside_the_camp.htm">Outside the Camp</a> The designated area where the ashes are stored, symbolizing separation from impurity. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelite_community.htm">The Israelite Community</a> The collective body of God's chosen people, responsible for maintaining purity. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_water_of_purification.htm">The Water of Purification</a> A mixture used for cleansing, made from the ashes, symbolizing spiritual purification.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_purity.htm">The Importance of Purity</a> The ritual underscores the necessity of purity in approaching God. Just as the Israelites needed physical cleansing, we require spiritual cleansing through Christ. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_red_heifer.htm">Symbolism of the Red Heifer</a> The red heifer represents Christ's ultimate sacrifice. Just as its ashes were used for purification, Christ's blood cleanses us from sin. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> The Israelite community's role in maintaining the ashes highlights the collective responsibility of believers to uphold spiritual purity within the church. <a href="/topical/s/separation_from_sin.htm">Separation from Sin</a> The ashes being kept outside the camp symbolize the need to separate ourselves from sin and impurity in our lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_obedience.htm">The Role of Obedience</a> The detailed instructions for handling the ashes remind us of the importance of obedience to God's commands in our spiritual walk.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 19</a> <a href="/q/why_use_heifer's_ashes_for_impurity.htm">Numbers 19:9: What scientific or logical basis could exist for using the heifer’s ashes to remove spiritual impurity? </a> <a href="/q/what_is_ritual_impurity_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible say about ritual impurity?</a> <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> <a href="/q/any_evidence_of_ritual_for_touching_dead.htm">Numbers 9:6-7: Is there any archaeological record or external source that confirms the strict ritual handling of those who had touched a dead body?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - For a water of separation, i.e., a water which should remedy the state of legal separation due to the defilement of death, just as in chapter 8 the water of purification from sin is called the water of sin. <a href="/commentaries/numbers/19-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then a man אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person who is clean טָה֗וֹר (ṭā·hō·wr) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> Clean, pure is to gather up וְאָסַ֣ף ׀ (wə·’ā·sap̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove the ashes אֵ֣פֶר (’ê·p̄er) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_665.htm">Strong's 665: </a> Ashes of the heifer הַפָּרָ֔ה (hap·pā·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6510.htm">Strong's 6510: </a> A heifer, cow and store [them] וְהִנִּ֛יחַ (wə·hin·nî·aḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3240.htm">Strong's 3240: </a> Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, in a ceremonially clean טָה֑וֹר (ṭā·hō·wr) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> Clean, pure place בְּמָק֣וֹם (bə·mā·qō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> A standing, a spot, a condition outside מִח֥וּץ (mi·ḥūṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors the camp. לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה (lam·ma·ḥă·neh) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> An encampment, an army They must be וְ֠הָיְתָה (wə·hā·yə·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be kept לְמִשְׁמֶ֛רֶת (lə·miš·me·reṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4931.htm">Strong's 4931: </a> A guard, watch, charge, function by the congregation לַעֲדַ֨ת (la·‘ă·ḏaṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5712.htm">Strong's 5712: </a> A stated assemblage of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc for preparing the water לְמֵ֥י (lə·mê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen of purification; נִדָּ֖ה (nid·dāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5079.htm">Strong's 5079: </a> Rejection, impurity, personal, moral this [is] הִֽוא׃ (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are for purification from sin. חַטָּ֥את (ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/19-9.htm">Numbers 19:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/19-9.htm">Numbers 19:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/19-9.htm">Numbers 19:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/19-9.htm">Numbers 19:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/19-9.htm">Numbers 19:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/19-9.htm">Numbers 19:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/19-9.htm">Numbers 19:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/19-9.htm">Numbers 19:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/19-9.htm">Numbers 19:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/19-9.htm">Numbers 19:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/19-9.htm">OT Law: Numbers 19:9 A man who is clean shall gather (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/19-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 19:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 19:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/19-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 19:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 19:10" /></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>