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Nehemiah 12:30
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Nehemiah 12:30
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30 And the priests and the Levites (A)purified themselves, and they purified the people and the gates and the wall.
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Nehemiah 12:30
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Nehemiah 12:30
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30 When the priests and Levites had purified themselves ceremonially, they purified the people,(A) the gates and the wall.
Job 1:5
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Job 1:5
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5 And when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and (A)consecrate them, and he would rise early in the morning and (B)offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my children have sinned, and (C)cursed[a] God in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually.
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Job 1:5
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Job 1:5
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5 When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would make arrangements for them to be purified.(A) Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering(B) for each of them, thinking, “Perhaps my children have sinned(C) and cursed God(D) in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular custom.
Ezra 6:21
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Ezra 6:21
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21 It was eaten by the people of Israel who had returned from exile, and (A)also by every one who had joined them and separated himself (B)from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to worship the Lord, the God of Israel.
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Ezra 6:21
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Ezra 6:21
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21 So the Israelites who had returned from the exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves(A) from the unclean practices(B) of their Gentile neighbors in order to seek the Lord,(C) the God of Israel.
2 Chronicles 29:5
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2 Chronicles 29:5
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5 and said to them, “Hear me, Levites! Now (A)consecrate yourselves, and consecrate the house of the Lord, the God of your fathers, and carry out the filth[a] from the Holy Place.
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- 2 Chronicles 29:5 Hebrew impurity
2 Chronicles 29:5
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2 Chronicles 29:5
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5 and said: “Listen to me, Levites! Consecrate(A) yourselves now and consecrate the temple of the Lord, the God of your ancestors. Remove all defilement from the sanctuary.
Exodus 19:10
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Exodus 19:10
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10 the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and (A)consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them (B)wash their garments
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Exodus 19:10
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Exodus 19:10
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10 And the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate(A) them today and tomorrow. Have them wash their clothes(B)
Hebrews 5:3
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Hebrews 5:3
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3 Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins (A)just as he does for those of the people.
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Hebrews 5:3
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Hebrews 5:3
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3 This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.(A)
Hebrews 5:1
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Hebrews 5:1
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5 For every high priest chosen from among men (A)is appointed to act on behalf of men (B)in relation to God, (C)to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
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Hebrews 5:1
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Hebrews 5:1
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5 Every high priest is selected from among the people and is appointed to represent the people in matters related to God,(A) to offer gifts and sacrifices(B) for sins.(C)
Nehemiah 13:30
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Nehemiah 13:30
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30 (A)Thus I cleansed them from everything foreign, and I established the duties of the priests and Levites, each in his work;
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Nehemiah 13:30
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Nehemiah 13:30
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30 So I purified the priests and the Levites of everything foreign,(A) and assigned them duties, each to his own task.
Nehemiah 13:22
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Nehemiah 13:22
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22 Then I commanded the Levites (A)that they should purify themselves and come and guard the gates, to keep the Sabbath day holy. (B)Remember this also in my favor, O my God, and spare me according to the greatness of your steadfast love.
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Nehemiah 13:22
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Nehemiah 13:22
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22 Then I commanded the Levites to purify themselves and go and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy.
Remember(A) me for this also, my God, and show mercy to me according to your great love.
2 Chronicles 29:34
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2 Chronicles 29:34
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34 But the priests were too few and could not flay all the burnt offerings, so until other priests had consecrated themselves, (A)their brothers the Levites helped them, until the work was finished—(B)for the Levites were more upright in heart than the priests in consecrating themselves.
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2 Chronicles 29:34
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2 Chronicles 29:34
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34 The priests, however, were too few to skin all the burnt offerings;(A) so their relatives the Levites helped them until the task was finished and until other priests had been consecrated,(B) for the Levites had been more conscientious in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.
Numbers 19:2-20
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Numbers 19:2-20
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2 “This is the statute of the law that the Lord has commanded: Tell the people of Israel to bring you a red heifer without defect, in which there is no blemish, (A)and on which a yoke has never come. 3 And you shall give it to Eleazar the priest, and (B)it shall be taken outside the camp and slaughtered before him. 4 And Eleazar the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger, and (C)sprinkle some of its blood toward the front of the tent of meeting seven times. 5 And the heifer shall be burned in his sight. (D)Its skin, its flesh, and its blood, with its dung, shall be burned. 6 And the priest shall take (E)cedarwood and hyssop and scarlet yarn, and throw them into the fire burning the heifer. 7 Then the priest (F)shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. But the priest shall be unclean until evening. 8 (G)The one who burns the heifer (H)shall wash his clothes in water and bathe his body in water and shall be unclean until evening. 9 And a man who is clean shall gather up (I)the ashes of the heifer and deposit them outside the camp in a (J)clean place. And they shall be kept for the water for (K)impurity for the congregation of the people of Israel; it is a sin offering. 10 And the one who gathers the ashes of the heifer (L)shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. And this shall be a perpetual statute for the people of Israel, and for the stranger who sojourns among them.
11 (M)“Whoever touches the dead body of any person shall be unclean seven days. 12 He (N)shall cleanse himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day, and so be clean. But if he does not cleanse himself on the third day and on the seventh day, he will not become clean. 13 Whoever touches a dead person, the body of anyone who has died, and does not cleanse himself, (O)defiles the tabernacle of the Lord, (P)and that person shall be cut off from Israel; because the water for impurity was not thrown on him, he shall be unclean. His uncleanness is still on him.
14 “This is the law when someone dies in a tent: everyone who comes into the tent and everyone who is in the tent shall be unclean seven days. 15 And every (Q)open vessel that has no cover fastened on it is unclean. 16 (R)Whoever in the open field touches someone who was killed with a sword or who died naturally, or touches a human bone or a (S)grave, shall be unclean seven days. 17 For the unclean they shall take (T)some ashes of the burnt sin offering, and fresh[a] water shall be added in a vessel. 18 Then a clean person shall take (U)hyssop and dip it in the water and sprinkle it on the tent and on all the furnishings and on the persons who were there and on whoever touched the bone, or the slain or the dead or the grave. 19 And the clean person shall sprinkle it on the unclean (V)on the third day and on the seventh day. (W)Thus on the seventh day he shall cleanse him, and he shall (X)wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and at evening he shall be clean.
20 “If the man who is unclean does not cleanse himself, (Y)that person shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, since he has defiled the sanctuary of the Lord. Because the water for impurity has not been thrown on him, he is unclean.
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- Numbers 19:17 Hebrew living
Numbers 19:2-20
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2 “This is a requirement of the law that the Lord has commanded: Tell the Israelites to bring you a red heifer(A) without defect or blemish(B) and that has never been under a yoke.(C) 3 Give it to Eleazar(D) the priest; it is to be taken outside the camp(E) and slaughtered in his presence. 4 Then Eleazar the priest is to take some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle(F) it seven times toward the front of the tent of meeting. 5 While he watches, the heifer is to be burned—its hide, flesh, blood and intestines.(G) 6 The priest is to take some cedar wood, hyssop(H) and scarlet wool(I) and throw them onto the burning heifer. 7 After that, the priest must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water.(J) He may then come into the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean till evening. 8 The man who burns it must also wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he too will be unclean till evening.
9 “A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer(K) and put them in a ceremonially clean place(L) outside the camp. They are to be kept by the Israelite community for use in the water of cleansing;(M) it is for purification from sin.(N) 10 The man who gathers up(O) the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes, and he too will be unclean till evening.(P) This will be a lasting ordinance(Q) both for the Israelites and for the foreigners residing among them.(R)
11 “Whoever touches a human corpse(S) will be unclean for seven days.(T) 12 They must purify themselves with the water on the third day and on the seventh day;(U) then they will be clean. But if they do not purify themselves on the third and seventh days, they will not be clean.(V) 13 If they fail to purify themselves after touching a human corpse,(W) they defile the Lord’s tabernacle.(X) They must be cut off from Israel.(Y) Because the water of cleansing has not been sprinkled on them, they are unclean;(Z) their uncleanness remains on them.
14 “This is the law that applies when a person dies in a tent: Anyone who enters the tent and anyone who is in it will be unclean for seven days, 15 and every open container(AA) without a lid fastened on it will be unclean.
16 “Anyone out in the open who touches someone who has been killed with a sword or someone who has died a natural death,(AB) or anyone who touches a human bone(AC) or a grave,(AD) will be unclean for seven days.(AE)
17 “For the unclean person, put some ashes(AF) from the burned purification offering into a jar and pour fresh water(AG) over them. 18 Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop,(AH) dip it in the water and sprinkle(AI) the tent and all the furnishings and the people who were there. He must also sprinkle anyone who has touched a human bone or a grave(AJ) or anyone who has been killed or anyone who has died a natural death. 19 The man who is clean is to sprinkle(AK) those who are unclean on the third and seventh days, and on the seventh day he is to purify them.(AL) Those who are being cleansed must wash their clothes(AM) and bathe with water, and that evening they will be clean. 20 But if those who are unclean do not purify themselves, they must be cut off from the community, because they have defiled(AN) the sanctuary of the Lord.(AO) The water of cleansing has not been sprinkled on them, and they are unclean.(AP)
Exodus 19:15
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Exodus 19:15
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15 And he said to the people, “Be ready for the (A)third day; (B)do not go near a woman.”
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Exodus 19:15
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15 Then he said to the people, “Prepare yourselves for the third day. Abstain(A) from sexual relations.”
Genesis 35:2
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Genesis 35:2
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2 So Jacob said to his (A)household and to all who were with him, “Put away (B)the foreign gods that are among you and (C)purify yourselves and change your garments.
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Genesis 35:2
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Genesis 35:2
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2 So Jacob said to his household(A) and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods(B) you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes.(C)
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