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Numbers 31:23

everything 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.

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ASV

everything that may abide the fire, ye shall make to go through the fire, and it shall be clean; nevertheless it shall be purified with the water for impurity: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make to go through the water.

KJV

Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כָּל־kol-everyH3605 →
דָּבָ֞רda.VarthingH1697 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
יָבֹ֣אya.Vo'it will goH935 →
בָאֵ֗שׁva.'Eshin the fireH784 →
תַּעֲבִ֤ירוּta.'a.Vi.ruyou will make passH5674 →
בָאֵשׁ֙va.'Eshin the fireH784 →
וְטָהֵ֔רve.ta.Herand it will be pureH2891 →
אַ֕ךְ'akhneverthelessH389 →
בְּמֵ֥יbe.Meiby [the] water ofH4325 →
נִדָּ֖הni.DahimpurityH5079 →
יִתְחַטָּ֑אyit.cha.Ta'it will purify itselfH2398 →
וְכֹ֨לve.Kholand allH3605 →
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherthatH834 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
יָבֹ֛אya.Vo'it will goH935 →
בָּאֵ֖שׁba.'Eshin the fireH784 →
תַּעֲבִ֥ירוּta.'a.Vi.ruyou will make passH5674 →
בַמָּֽיִם׃va.Ma.yimin the waterH4325 →

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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 of Israel for preparing the water of purification; this is for purification from sin.1 Corinthians 3:13his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.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.Matthew 3:11I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.Malachi 2:2–3If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.1 Peter 1:7so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.Ephesians 5:26to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,Leviticus 11:32When one of them dies and falls on something, that article becomes unclean; any article of wood, clothing, leather, sackcloth, or any implement used for work must be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening; then it will be clean.Leviticus 15:17Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.1 Peter 3:21And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,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.Titus 3:5–6He 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.Zechariah 13:9This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”Revelation 3:18I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.1 Peter 4:12Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.

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