Numbers 19:12 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 19:12

He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean.

BSB

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ASV

the same shall purify himself therewith 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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He shall purify himself with it - יתחטא בו yithchatta bo, literally, he shall sin himself with it. This Hebrew form of speech is common enough among us in other matters. Thus to fleece, to bark, and to skin, do not signify to add a fleece, another bark, or a skin, but to take one away; therefore, to sin himself, in the Hebrew idiom, is not to add sin, but to take it away, to purify. The verb חטא chata signifies to miss the mark, to sin, to purify from sin, and to make a sin-offering.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

To afford the necessary supply of the cleansing mixture, the Jewish writers say that a red heifer was sacrificed every year, and that the ashes, mingled with the sprinkling ingredients, were distributed through all the cities and towns of Israel.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ה֣וּא	hu'	he	H1931 →
יִתְחַטָּא־	yit.cha.ta'-	he will purify himself	H2398 →
ב֞וֹ	vo	with <the> it
בַּיּ֧וֹם	bai.Yom	on the day	H3117 →
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛י	ha.she.li.Shi	<the> third	H7992 →
וּבַיּ֥וֹם	u.vai.Yom	and on the day	H3117 →
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י	ha.she.vi.'I	<the> seventh	H7637 →
יִטְהָ֑ר	yit.Har	he will be pure	H2891 →
וְאִם־	ve.'im-	and if	H518 →
לֹ֨א	lo'	not	H3808 →
יִתְחַטָּ֜א	yit.cha.Ta'	he will purify himself	H2398 →
בַּיּ֧וֹם	bai.Yom	on the day	H3117 →
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֛י	ha.she.li.Shi	<the> third	H7992 →
וּבַיּ֥וֹם	u.vai.Yom	and on the day	H3117 →
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י	ha.she.vi.'I	<the> seventh	H7637 →
לֹ֥א	lo'	not	H3808 →
יִטְהָֽר׃	yit.Har	he will be pure	H2891 →

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Revelation 7:14
“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…
leads to
- 1 John 1:7
  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.
- Revelation 22:14
  Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.
- Hebrews 13:12
  And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.
- Revelation 1:5
  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…
- Revelation 12:11
  They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.
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Exodus 19:11
and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
leads to
- Exodus 19:16
  On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the…
Through
Exodus 19:15
“Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.”
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 7:5
  Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack…
- Exodus 19:11
  and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.

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Where the connections lead

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