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Numbers 19:9

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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאָסַ֣ף׀ve.'a.Safand he will gatherH622 →
אִ֣ישׁ'isha manH376 →
טָה֗וֹרta.HorcleanH2889 →
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H853 →
אֵ֣פֶר'E.fer[the] ash[es] ofH665 →
הַפָּרָ֔הha.pa.Rahthe heiferH6510 →
וְהִנִּ֛יחַve.hi.Ni.achand he will deposit [them]H5117 →
מִח֥וּץmi.Chutzfrom [the] outsideH2351 →
לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הla.ma.cha.Nehof the campH4264 →
בְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.Komin a placeH4725 →
טָה֑וֹרta.HorcleanH2889 →
וְ֠הָיְתָהVe.ha.ye.tahand it will becomeH1961 →
לַעֲדַ֨תla.'a.Datfor [the] congregation ofH5712 →
בְּנֵֽי־be.nei-[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לְמִשְׁמֶ֛רֶתle.mish.Me.ret<into> something keptH4931 →
לְמֵ֥יle.Meito water ofH4325 →
נִדָּ֖הni.DahimpurityH5079 →
חַטָּ֥אתcha.Tat[is] a sin offeringH2403 →
הִֽוא׃hi'itH1931 →

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Numbers 19:13Anyone 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.Hebrews 9:13For 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 31:23everything 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.Numbers 19:20–21But 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.Numbers 19:17For 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.Numbers 8:7This is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification. Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves.Numbers 9:13But if a man who is ceremonially clean and is not on a journey still fails to observe the Passover, he must be cut off from his people, because he did not present the LORD’s offering at its appointed time. That man will bear the consequences of his sin.Numbers 31:23–24everything 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.Hebrews 7:26Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.Numbers 19:18Then 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.Leviticus 15:20Anything on which she lies or sits during her menstruation will be unclean,2 Corinthians 5:21God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.Numbers 6:12He must rededicate his time of separation to the LORD and bring a year-old male lamb as a guilt offering. But the preceding days shall not be counted, because his separation was defiled.Zechariah 13:1“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.

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