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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/19.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220For the unclean person, put some ashes from the burned purification offering into a jar and pour fresh water over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“To remove the defilement, put some of the ashes from the burnt purification offering in a jar, and pour fresh water over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For the unclean they shall take some ashes of the burnt sin offering, and fresh water shall be added in a vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the purification of the unclean person, take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, put them in a jar, and pour fresh water over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And for an unclean <i>person</i> they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘And for an unclean <i>person</i> they shall take some of the ashes of the heifer burnt for purification from sin, and running water shall be put on them in a vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then for the unclean <i>person</i> they shall take some of the ashes of the burnt purification from sin and running water shall be added to them in a container.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then for the unclean person they shall take some of the ashes of the burnt purification from sin and flowing water shall be added to them in a vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Then for the unclean <i>person</i> they shall take some of the ashes of the burnt purification from sin and flowing water shall be added to them in a vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then for the unclean <i>person</i> they shall take some of the ashes of the burnt purification from sin and flowing water shall be added to them in a vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then for the unclean person they shall take some of the ashes of the heifer burnt for the purification from sin, and running water shall be added to them in a container.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the purification of the unclean person, they are to take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, put them in a jar, and add fresh water to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the purification of the unclean person, they are to take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, put them in a jar, and add fresh water to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And for the unclean they shall take of the ashes of the burning of the sin-offering; and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And for the unclean they shall take of the ashes of the burning of the sin offering, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"[This is what you must do] for people who become unclean from touching a dead body. Put some of the ashes from the red cow that was burned as an offering for sin into a container. Then pour fresh water on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />To remove the uncleanness, some ashes from the red cow which was burned to remove sin shall be taken and put in a pot, and fresh water added. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Now as for the unclean, they are to take ashes from the burning sin offering, and pour running water on it inside a vessel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the purification of the unclean person, take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, put them in a jar, and pour fresh water over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'For a ceremonially unclean person you must take some of the ashes of the heifer burnt for purification from sin and pour fresh running water over them in a vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"For the unclean they shall take of the ashes of the burning of the sin offering; and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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 to it in a vessel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“For the unclean, they shall take of the ashes of the burning of the sin offering; and running water shall be poured on them in a vessel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and for the unclean person they have taken from the ashes of the burning of the [cow], and he has put running water over it into a vessel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they have taken for the unclean person of the ashes of the burning of the cleansing, and he hath put upon it running water unto a vessel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they took for the unclean from the dust of the burning of sin, and living water was given upon it into a vessel:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they shall take of the ashes of the burning and of the sin offering, and shall pour living waters upon them into a vessel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they shall take some of the ashes from the burning and the sin offering, and they shall pour living waters over them into a vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For anyone who is thus unclean, ashes shall be taken from the burnt purification offering, and spring water will be poured on them from a vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For the unclean they shall take some ashes of the burnt purification offering, and running water shall be added in a vessel;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And for an unclean person they shall take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering and shall pour running water into it in a vessel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall take for him who is defiled from the dust of the burning of sin and they will cast living water on it over a vessel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And for the unclean they shall take of the ashes of the burning of the purification from sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they shall take for the unclean of the burnt ashes of purification, and they shall pour upon them running water into a vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/19-17.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=6143" 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">16</span>Anyone in the open field who touches someone who has been killed by the sword or has died of natural causes, or anyone who touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2931.htm" title="2931: laṭ·ṭā·mê (Prep-l, Art:: Adj-ms) -- Unclean. From tame'; foul in a relig. Sense.">For the purification of the unclean person,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·lā·qə·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">take</a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: mê·‘ă·p̄ar (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">some of the ashes</a> <a href="/hebrew/8316.htm" title="8316: śə·rê·p̄aṯ (N-fsc) -- A burning. From saraph; cremation.">of the burnt</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ha·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">sin offering,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯan (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">put them</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: ke·lî (N-ms) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">a jar,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yîm (Adj-mp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">and pour fresh</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">water</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and the people who were there. He is also to sprinkle the one who touched a bone, a grave, or a person who has died or been slain.…<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="/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="/psalms/51-7.htm">Psalm 51:7</a></span><br />Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16</a></span><br />Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/14-5.htm">Leviticus 14:5-7</a></span><br />Then the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered over fresh water in a clay pot. / And he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-34.htm">John 19:34</a></span><br />Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-2.htm">1 Peter 1:2</a></span><br />according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-1.htm">Zechariah 13:1</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-14.htm">Revelation 7:14</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm">Leviticus 15:13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/3-5.htm">Titus 3:5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-8.htm">Jeremiah 33:8</a></span><br />And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-26.htm">Ephesians 5:26</a></span><br />to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-10.htm">2 Kings 5:10</a></span><br />Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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:</p><p class="hdg">ashes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/19-9.htm">Numbers 19:9</a></b></br> And a man <i>that is</i> clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay <i>them</i> 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 <i>is</i> a purification for sin.</p><p class="hdg">running water shall be put thereto.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/26-19.htm">Genesis 26:19</a></b></br> And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/4-15.htm">Song of Solomon 4:15</a></b></br> A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10,11</a></b></br> Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; 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The unclean person here refers to someone who has come into contact with a dead body, which was considered a major source of impurity. This purification process underscores the importance of holiness and separation from death, which is seen as the ultimate consequence of sin. The concept of purification is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to be cleansed from sin through the blood of Christ (1 <a href="/john/1-7.htm">John 1:7</a>).<p><b>take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering</b><br>The ashes mentioned are from a red heifer, a unique sacrifice described earlier in <a href="/numbers/19.htm">Numbers 19</a>. The red heifer was to be without blemish and never yoked, symbolizing purity and submission. The burning of the heifer outside the camp and the collection of its ashes signify the removal of sin and impurity. This ritual prefigures Christ's sacrifice, as He was crucified outside the city (<a href="/hebrews/13-12.htm">Hebrews 13:12</a>), and His atoning work cleanses believers from sin.<p><b>put them in a jar</b><br>The use of a jar to contain the ashes indicates the need for careful handling and preservation of the elements used in the purification process. This reflects the sacredness of the ritual and the seriousness with which God views sin and its consequences. The jar serves as a vessel for the means of purification, much like how the body of Christ was the vessel for the ultimate sacrifice.<p><b>and pour fresh water over them</b><br>Fresh water, or "living water," symbolizes life, renewal, and the Holy Spirit in biblical literature. The combination of ashes and water creates a purification mixture that cleanses the unclean person. This act points to the cleansing power of the Holy Spirit, who renews and purifies believers (<a href="/john/7-38.htm">John 7:38-39</a>). The use of water in this ritual also foreshadows Christian baptism, which signifies the washing away of sin and the believer's new life in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who received the laws and instructions for purification.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses_and_aaron.htm">Moses and Aaron</a></b><br>Leaders of the Israelites who conveyed God's laws and instructions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_red_heifer.htm">The Red Heifer</a></b><br>A special sacrificial animal whose ashes were used for purification.<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 sacrifices and rituals were performed.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_unclean_person.htm">The Unclean Person</a></b><br>An individual who had become ceremonially unclean and required purification.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_purity.htm">The Importance of Purity</a></b><br>God values both physical and spiritual purity. The ritual of using ashes and water symbolizes the need for cleansing from sin and impurity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_water_and_ashes.htm">Symbolism of Water and Ashes</a></b><br>The combination of ashes and fresh water represents the cleansing power of God. Just as water cleanses physically, God's provision cleanses spiritually.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/foreshadowing_christ's_sacrifice.htm">Foreshadowing Christ's Sacrifice</a></b><br>The ritual points to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, whose blood purifies us from all sin, fulfilling the law's requirements.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The community played a role in maintaining purity, reflecting the importance of accountability and support in the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuous_need_for_cleansing.htm">Continuous Need for Cleansing</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites needed regular purification, believers must continually seek spiritual cleansing 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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_leviticus_sacrifices_avoid_health_issues.htm">How feasible is it, historically, that large numbers of animal sacrifices described in Leviticus 4 could be carried out without creating severe public health issues?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_require_a_perfect_red_heifer_then.htm">Numbers 19:2: How feasible was it to acquire a perfectly red heifer in ancient times, and why such a unique requirement?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_numbers_20_8-11_and_exodus_17_6_differ.htm">Numbers 20:8-11 - Why does this passage seem inconsistent with Exodus 17:6 regarding the instructions God gives Moses for drawing water from a rock?</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>(17) <span class= "bld">of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">of the ashes of the burnt sin-offering; </span>literally, <span class= "ital">of the burning of the sin-offering.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Running water.</span> Septuagint, <span class="greek">ὕδωρ ζῶν</span> (cf. <a href="/leviticus/14-5.htm">Leviticus 14:5</a>; <a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/19-17.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">[For the purification] of the unclean person,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַטָּמֵ֔א</span> <span class="translit">(laṭ·ṭā·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, 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">take</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלָֽקְחוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lā·qə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some of the ashes</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעֲפַ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ă·p̄ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dust, clay, earth, mud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the burnt purification</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂרֵפַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(śə·rê·p̄aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8316.htm">Strong's 8316: </a> </span><span class="str2">Cremation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">offering,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽחַטָּ֑את</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">put</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָתַ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them in</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a jar,</span><br /><span class="heb">כֶּֽלִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ke·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and pour fresh running</span><br /><span class="heb">חַיִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">water</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֥יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over them.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֛יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/19-17.htm">Numbers 19:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/19-17.htm">Numbers 19:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/19-17.htm">Numbers 19:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/19-17.htm">Numbers 19:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/19-17.htm">Numbers 19:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/19-17.htm">Numbers 19:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/19-17.htm">Numbers 19:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/19-17.htm">Numbers 19:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/19-17.htm">Numbers 19:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/19-17.htm">Numbers 19:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/19-17.htm">OT Law: Numbers 19:17 For the unclean they shall take (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/19-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 19:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 19:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/19-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 19:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 19:18" /></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>