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Those who are being cleansed must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and that evening they will be clean. <a href="/nlt/numbers/19.htm">New Living Translation</a> On the third and seventh days the person who is ceremonially clean must sprinkle the water on those who are defiled. Then on the seventh day the people being cleansed must wash their clothes and bathe themselves, and that evening they will be cleansed of their defilement. <a href="/esv/numbers/19.htm">English Standard Version</a> And the clean person shall sprinkle it on the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day. Thus on the seventh day he shall cleanse him, and he shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and at evening he shall be clean. <a href="/bsb/numbers/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The man who is ceremonially clean is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day. After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day, the one being cleansed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and that evening he will be clean. <a href="/kjv/numbers/19.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/numbers/19.htm">New King James Version</a> The clean person shall sprinkle the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day; and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, wash his clothes, and bathe in water; and at evening he shall be clean. <a href="/nasb_/numbers/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then the clean person shall sprinkle on the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day; and on the seventh day he shall purify him, and he shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and will be clean by evening. <a href="/nasb/numbers/19.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then the clean person shall sprinkle on the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day; and on the seventh day he shall purify him from uncleanness, and he shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and shall be clean by evening. <a href="/nasb77/numbers/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘Then the clean person shall sprinkle on the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day; and on the seventh day he shall purify him from uncleanness, and he shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and shall be clean by evening. <a href="/lsb/numbers/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then the clean person shall sprinkle on the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day; and on the seventh day he shall purify him from uncleanness, and he shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and shall be clean by evening. <a href="/amp/numbers/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then the clean person shall sprinkle [the water for purification] on the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day, and on the seventh day the unclean man shall purify himself, and wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and shall be [ceremonially] clean at evening. <a href="/csb/numbers/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “The one who is clean is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and the seventh day. After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day, the one being purified must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and he will be clean by evening. <a href="/hcsb/numbers/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The one who is clean is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and the seventh day. After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day, the one being purified must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and he will be clean by evening. <a href="/asv/numbers/19.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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 him; and he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even. <a href="/cev/numbers/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If this is done on the third day and on the seventh day, you will be clean. Then after you take a bath and wash your clothes, you can worship that evening. <a href="/erv/numbers/19.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 him; and he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even. <a href="/gwt/numbers/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> A person who is clean will sprinkle these types of unclean people on the third day and the seventh day. On the seventh day the clean person will finish taking away their sins. Then they must wash their clothes and bodies, and in the evening they will be clean. <a href="/gnt/numbers/19.htm">Good News Translation</a> On the third day and on the seventh the person who is ritually clean is to sprinkle the water on the unclean persons. On the seventh day he is to purify those, who, after washing their clothes and pouring water over themselves, become ritually clean at sunset. <a href="/isv/numbers/19.htm">International Standard Version</a> The clean person is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and seventh day and then he is to purify himself on the seventh day, wash his clothes, and bathe with water. He is to be considered clean at evening. <a href="/msb/numbers/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The man who is ceremonially clean is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day. After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day, the one being cleansed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and that evening he will be clean. <a href="/net/numbers/19.htm">NET Bible</a> And the clean person must sprinkle the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day; and on the seventh day he must purify him, and then he must wash his clothes, and bathe in water, and he will be clean in the evening. <a href="/nheb/numbers/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and the clean person shall sprinkle on the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify him; and he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at evening. <a href="/wbt/numbers/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 evening. <a href="/web/numbers/19.htm">World English Bible</a> The clean person shall sprinkle on the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day. On the seventh day, he shall purify him. He shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at evening. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the clean has sprinkled [it] on the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day, and has cleansed him on the seventh day, and he has washed his garments, and has bathed with water, and has been clean in the evening. <a href="/ylt/numbers/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the clean hath sprinkled it on the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day, and hath cleansed him on the seventh day, and he hath washed his garments, and hath bathed with water, and hath been clean in the evening. <a href="/slt/numbers/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he being clean sprinkled upon the unclean in the third day, and in the seventh day: and he was cleansed in the seventh day, and he washed his garments and bathed in water, and was clean in the evening.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And in this manner he that is clean shall purify the unclean on the third and on the seventh day. And being expiated the seventh day, he shall wash both himself and his garments, and be unclean until the evening. <a href="/cpdv/numbers/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so, in this manner, what is clean shall purify what is unclean, on the third and seventh days. And have been expiated on the seventh day, he shall wash both himself and his garments, and he shall be unclean until evening. <a href="/nabre/numbers/19.htm">New American Bible</a> The clean will sprinkle the unclean on the third and on the seventh day, and thus purify them on the seventh day. Then they will wash their garments and bathe in water, and in the evening be clean. <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The clean person shall sprinkle the unclean ones on the third day and on the seventh day, thus purifying them on the seventh day. Then they shall wash their clothes and bathe themselves in water, and at evening they shall be clean.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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 wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean in the evening. <a href="/hpbt/numbers/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> The pure shall sprinkle on the defiled on the third day and on the seventh day and he shall sprinkle upon him in the seventh day and shall wash his garments and he shall bathe in water and he shall be cleansed in the evening.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 him; and he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even. <a href="/sep/numbers/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the clean man shall sprinkle the water on the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day, and on the seventh day he shall purify himself; and the other shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening. <a href="/parallel/numbers/19-19.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=6170" 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">Purification of the Unclean</a> …18Then 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. 19<a href="/hebrew/2889.htm" title="2889: haṭ·ṭā·hōr (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Clean, pure. Or tahor; from taher; pure.">The man who is ceremonially clean</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5137.htm" title="5137: wə·hiz·zāh (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To spurt, spatter, sprinkle. A primitive root; to spirt, i.e. Besprinkle.">is to sprinkle</a> <a href="/hebrew/2931.htm" title="2931: haṭ·ṭā·mê (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Unclean. From tame'; foul in a relig. Sense.">the unclean person</a> <a href="/hebrew/7992.htm" title="7992: haš·šə·lî·šî (Art:: Number-oms) -- Ordinal from shalowsh; third; feminine a third; by extension, a third; specifically, a third-story cell).">on the third</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/7637.htm" title="7637: haš·šə·ḇî·‘î (Art:: Number-oms) -- Seventh (an ord. number). Or shbi iy; ordinal from shib'iym. seventh.">and on the seventh</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: ū·ḇay·yō·wm (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: wə·ḥiṭ·ṭə·’ōw (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">After he purifies</a> <a href="/hebrew/7637.htm" title="7637: haš·šə·ḇî·‘î (Art:: Number-oms) -- Seventh (an ord. number). Or shbi iy; ordinal from shib'iym. seventh.">the unclean person on the seventh</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3526.htm" title="3526: wə·ḵib·bes (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To wash. A primitive root; to trample; hence, to wash, whether literal or figurative.">the one being cleansed must wash</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: bə·ḡā·ḏāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">his clothes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7364.htm" title="7364: wə·rā·ḥaṣ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To wash, wash off or away, bathe. A primitive root; to lave.">and bathe</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: bam·ma·yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">in water,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: bā·‘ā·reḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">and that evening</a> <a href="/hebrew/2891.htm" title="2891: wə·ṭā·hêr (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be clean or pure. A primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. to be pure.">he will be clean.</a> 20But if a person who is unclean does not purify himself, he will be cut off from the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.…<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="/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="/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="/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="/leviticus/14-7.htm">Leviticus 14:7</a> Seven times he shall sprinkle the one to be cleansed of the skin disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and release the live bird into the open field. <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16</a> Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! <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="/john/13-10.htm">John 13:10</a> Jesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.” <a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm">Leviticus 15:13</a> When the man has been cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean. <a href="/titus/3-5.htm">Titus 3:5</a> He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. <a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1</a> Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <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="/leviticus/16-19.htm">Leviticus 16:19</a> He is to sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites. <a href="/ephesians/5-26.htm">Ephesians 5:26</a> to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, <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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the clean person shall sprinkle on 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.shall sprinkle<a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a> Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; … <a href="/titus/2-14.htm">Titus 2:14</a> Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.<a href="/titus/3-3.htm">Titus 3:3-5</a> For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another… on the seventh day he<a href="/numbers/19-12.htm">Numbers 19:12</a> He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.<a href="/numbers/31-19.htm">Numbers 31:19</a> And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.<a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2</a> And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/19-8.htm">Bathe</a> <a href="/numbers/19-12.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/numbers/8-15.htm">Cleansed</a> <a href="/numbers/19-10.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/numbers/19-13.htm">Purify</a> <a href="/numbers/19-12.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/numbers/19-18.htm">Sprinkle</a> <a href="/numbers/19-12.htm">Third</a> <a href="/numbers/19-16.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/numbers/19-10.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/numbers/19-18.htm">Water</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/23-11.htm">Bathe</a> <a href="/numbers/19-20.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/numbers/35-33.htm">Cleansed</a> <a href="/numbers/19-21.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/numbers/19-20.htm">Purify</a> <a href="/numbers/29-7.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-15.htm">Sprinkle</a> <a href="/numbers/28-14.htm">Third</a> <a href="/numbers/19-20.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/numbers/19-21.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/numbers/19-20.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 maintaining ritual purity in the Israelite community, as outlined in Levitical law. The role of the clean person in the purification process highlights the communal responsibility for maintaining holiness, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11-15</a>.is to sprinkle the unclean person The act of sprinkling involves the use of water mixed with the ashes of a red heifer, as described earlier in <a href="/numbers/19.htm">Numbers 19</a>. This ritual signifies the removal of impurity and is a physical representation of spiritual cleansing. The use of water in purification rites is a recurring theme in the Bible, symbolizing cleansing and renewal, as seen in <a href="/psalms/51-7.htm">Psalm 51:7</a> and <a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25</a>.on the third day and on the seventh day The specific timing of the sprinkling on the third and seventh days emphasizes the completeness and thoroughness of the purification process. The number seven often represents completeness or perfection in the Bible, as seen in the creation account in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>. The third day is also significant in biblical typology, often associated with resurrection and new beginnings, as seen in <a href="/hosea/6-2.htm">Hosea 6:2</a> and the resurrection of Jesus Christ.After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day The completion of the purification process on the seventh day signifies a return to a state of ritual purity. This reflects the broader biblical theme of restoration and reconciliation with God, as seen in the Day of Atonement rituals in <a href="/leviticus/16.htm">Leviticus 16</a>. The purification process foreshadows the ultimate cleansing from sin through Jesus Christ, as described in <a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a>.the one being cleansed must wash his clothes and bathe in water Washing clothes and bathing in water are tangible actions that symbolize the removal of impurity and the renewal of the individual. This practice is consistent with other purification rituals in the Old Testament, such as those in <a href="/leviticus/14.htm">Leviticus 14</a> for cleansing from leprosy. The emphasis on external washing points to the need for internal spiritual cleansing, as later emphasized by Jesus in <a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25-26</a>.and that evening he will be clean The declaration of cleanliness by evening marks the end of the purification process and the restoration of the individual to the community. This timing aligns with the Jewish understanding of a day beginning at sunset, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1-5.htm">Genesis 1:5</a>. The transition from impurity to purity by evening reflects the hope of transformation and renewal, a theme echoed in the New Testament with the promise of new life in Christ, as seen in <a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_clean_man.htm">The Clean Man</a> This individual is ceremonially clean and responsible for performing the purification ritual. He represents those who are set apart for God's service and are able to assist others in their spiritual cleansing. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_unclean_person.htm">The Unclean Person</a> This person has become ceremonially unclean, often due to contact with a dead body, and requires purification to re-enter the community and worship. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_third_and_seventh_days.htm">The Third and Seventh Days</a> Specific days in the purification process that symbolize completeness and divine order, reflecting God's structured approach to holiness. 4. <a href="/topical/p/purification_ritual.htm">Purification Ritual</a> A process involving the sprinkling of water mixed with the ashes of a red heifer, symbolizing the removal of impurity and restoration to a state of holiness. 5. <a href="/topical/e/evening.htm">Evening</a> The time by which the unclean person is considered clean after following the prescribed rituals, marking a new beginning and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_ritual_purity.htm">The Importance of Ritual Purity</a> The Old Testament laws on cleanliness highlight God's holiness and the need for His people to be set apart. While we no longer follow these rituals, they remind us of the importance of spiritual purity in our lives. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_water_and_cleansing.htm">Symbolism of Water and Cleansing</a> Water is a powerful symbol of cleansing and renewal. In the New Testament, baptism represents our spiritual cleansing and new life in Christ. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> The clean man's role in the purification process underscores the importance of community in our spiritual journey. We are called to support and guide one another towards holiness. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_obedience.htm">The Role of Obedience</a> The detailed instructions for purification teach us the value of obedience to God's commands. Our willingness to follow God's guidance reflects our trust in His wisdom. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_renewal.htm">Spiritual Renewal</a> Just as the unclean person is restored by evening, we too can experience spiritual renewal and restoration through repentance and faith in Christ.<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/is_numbers_8's_purification_process_historical.htm">Does the detailed purification process in Numbers 8 accurately reflect historical Israelite customs, or might it be a later addition?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_hyssop_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does hyssop symbolize in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/is_numbers_19_20_penalty_corroborated.htm">Numbers 19:20: Does any extra-biblical source confirm the severity of the penalty for refusing purification, or is this an uncorroborated theological claim?</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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) He shall purify himself, and wash . . . --The rendering should be, he (i.e., the clean person) shall purify him (i.e., the unclean person), and he (the unclean person) shall wash . . .<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - On the third day, and on the seventh day. The twice-repeated application of holy water marked the clinging nature of the pollution to be removed; so also the repetition of the threat in the following verse marked the heinousness of the neglect to seek its removal. <a href="/commentaries/numbers/19-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The man who is clean הַטָּהֹר֙ (haṭ·ṭā·hōr) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> Clean, pure is to sprinkle וְהִזָּ֤ה (wə·hiz·zāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5137.htm">Strong's 5137: </a> To spurt, spatter, sprinkle the unclean person הַטָּמֵ֔א (haṭ·ṭā·mê) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2931.htm">Strong's 2931: </a> Unclean on the third הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖י (haš·šə·lî·šî) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7992.htm">Strong's 7992: </a> Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) day בַּיּ֥וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day and the seventh הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑י (haš·šə·ḇî·‘î) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7637.htm">Strong's 7637: </a> Seventh (an ordinal number) day. וּבַיּ֣וֹם (ū·ḇay·yō·wm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day After he purifies וְחִטְּאוֹ֙ (wə·ḥiṭ·ṭə·’ōw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn the unclean person on the seventh הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י (haš·šə·ḇî·‘î) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7637.htm">Strong's 7637: </a> Seventh (an ordinal number) day, בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day [the one being cleansed] must wash וְכִבֶּ֧ס (wə·ḵib·bes) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3526.htm">Strong's 3526: </a> To trample, to wash his clothes בְּגָדָ֛יו (bə·ḡā·ḏāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage and bathe וְרָחַ֥ץ (wə·rā·ḥaṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7364.htm">Strong's 7364: </a> To wash, wash off or away, bathe in water, בַּמַּ֖יִם (bam·ma·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen and he will be clean וְטָהֵ֥ר (wə·ṭā·hêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2891.htm">Strong's 2891: </a> To be clean or pure by evening. בָּעָֽרֶב׃ (bā·‘ā·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> Evening <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/19-19.htm">Numbers 19:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/19-19.htm">Numbers 19:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/19-19.htm">Numbers 19:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/19-19.htm">Numbers 19:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/19-19.htm">Numbers 19:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/19-19.htm">Numbers 19:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/19-19.htm">Numbers 19:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/19-19.htm">Numbers 19:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/19-19.htm">Numbers 19:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/19-19.htm">Numbers 19:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/19-19.htm">OT Law: Numbers 19:19 And the clean person shall sprinkle (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/19-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 19:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 19:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/19-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 19:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 19:20" /></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>