Numbers 19:13
in Numbers 19Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.
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ASV
Whosoever toucheth a dead person, the body of a man that hath died, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of Jehovah; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water for impurity was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Numbers 19
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Every one knowingly and presumptuously neglecting to have himself sprinkled with this water was guilty of an offense which was punished by excommunication.
This site's exposition
fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD
on Numbers 19:13-14
The man who leaves himself unpurified defiles the tabernacle of the LORD without going near it. He must be cut off from Israel for the omission alone.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
Whosoever toucheth - If this transgression be done presumptuously; for if it was done ignorantly, he was only to offer sacrifice. Defiled -By approaching to it in his uncleanness: for holy things or places were ceremonially defiled with the touch of any unclean person or thing.
Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself,....
Then, and then only, we may with comfort apply Christ's merit to our souls, when we have forsaken sin, and cease all fellowship with the unfruitful works of death and darkness. The repetition of the sprinkling teaches us often to renew the actings of repentance and faith, wash as Naaman, seven times; we need to do that often which is so necessary to be well done.
As the ashes of the heifer signified the merit of Christ, so the running water signified the power and grace of the blessed Spirit, who is compared to rivers of living water; and it is by his operation that the righteousness of Christ is applied to us for our cleansing.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
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.
The words behind it
28 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כָּֽל־ | kal- | every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַנֹּגֵ֡עַ | hanogea' | <the> [one who] touches | H5060 → | 150 times |
| בְּמֵ֣ת | bemet | <in> a dead [body] | H4191 → | 839 times |
| בְּנֶפֶשׁ֩ | benefesh | <in> [the] corpse of | H5315 → | 754 times |
| הָאָדָ֨ם | haadam | <the> person | H120 → | 551 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יָמ֜וּת | yamut | he will die | H4191 → | 839 times |
| וְלֹ֣א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִתְחַטָּ֗א | yitchata' | he will purify himself | H2398 → | 238 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִשְׁכַּ֤ן | mishkan | [the] tabernacle of | H4908 → | 139 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| טִמֵּ֔א | time' | he has made unclean | H2930 → | 162 times |
| וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה | venikhretah | and it will be cut off | H3772 → | 288 times |
| הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ | hanefesh | the person | H5315 → | 754 times |
| הַהִ֖וא | hahiv' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | miyisrael | from Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| כִּי֩ | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| מֵ֨י | mei | [the] water of | H4325 → | 581 times |
| נִדָּ֜ה | nidah | impurity | H5079 → | 29 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| זֹרַ֤ק | zorak | it was sprinkled | H2236 → | 35 times |
| עָלָיו֙ | ʾalav | on him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| טָמֵ֣א | tame' | unclean | H2931 → | 88 times |
| יִהְיֶ֔ה | yihyeh | he will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| ע֖וֹד | od | still | H5750 → | 490 times |
| טֻמְאָת֥וֹ | tumato | uncleanness his | H2932 → | |
| בֽוֹ׃ | vo | [will be] on <the> him |
כָּֽל־every
kal-H3605 →5413 times
הַנֹּגֵ֡עַ<the> [one who] touches
hanogea'H5060 →150 times
בְּמֵ֣ת<in> a dead [body]
bemetH4191 →839 times
בְּנֶפֶשׁ֩<in> [the] corpse of
benefeshH5315 →754 times
הָאָדָ֨ם<the> person
haadamH120 →551 times
אֲשֶׁר־who
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
יָמ֜וּתhe will die
yamutH4191 →839 times
וְלֹ֣אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
יִתְחַטָּ֗אhe will purify himself
yitchata'H2398 →238 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מִשְׁכַּ֤ן[the] tabernacle of
mishkanH4908 →139 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
טִמֵּ֔אhe has made unclean
time'H2930 →162 times
וְנִכְרְתָ֛הand it will be cut off
venikhretahH3772 →288 times
הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁthe person
hanefeshH5315 →754 times
הַהִ֖וא<the> that
hahiv'H1931 →1879 times
מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לfrom Israel
miyisraelH3478 →2507 times
כִּי֩for
kiH3588 →4482 times
מֵ֨י[the] water of
meiH4325 →581 times
נִדָּ֜הimpurity
nidahH5079 →29 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
זֹרַ֤קit was sprinkled
zorakH2236 →35 times
עָלָיו֙on him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
טָמֵ֣אunclean
tame'H2931 →88 times
יִהְיֶ֔הhe will be
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
ע֖וֹדstill
odH5750 →490 times
טֻמְאָת֥וֹuncleanness his
tumatoH2932 →
בֽוֹ׃[will be] on <the> him
vo
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Leviticus 15:31You must keep the children of Israel separate from their uncleanness, so that they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.
it leads to
- Numbers 19:20
But 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…
- Ezekiel 5:11
Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon…
- Numbers 5:3
You must send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.”
- Ezekiel 23:38
They have also done this to Me: On that very same day, they defiled My sanctuary and profaned My Sabbaths.
- 1 Corinthians 3:17
If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
- Numbers 19:20
Through
Numbers 19:9Then 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…
it leads to
- Hebrews 9:13
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,
- Numbers 19:20–21
But 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…
- Hebrews 9:13
Through
Leviticus 22:3Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut…
it leads to
- Leviticus 7:20–21
But if anyone who is unclean eats meat from the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.
- Leviticus 7:20–21
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.