Numbers 19:9-11
New King James Version
9 Then a man who is clean shall gather up (A)the ashes of the heifer, and store them outside the camp in a clean place; and they shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel (B)for the water of [a]purification; it is for purifying from sin. 10 And the one who gathers the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until evening. It shall be a statute forever to the children of Israel and to the stranger who dwells among them.
11 (C)‘He who touches the dead [b]body of anyone shall be unclean seven days.
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- Numbers 19:9 Lit. impurity
- Numbers 19:11 Lit. soul of man
Numbers 19:9-11
New American Standard Bible
9 Now a man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer and put them outside the camp in a clean place, and [a]the congregation of the sons of Israel shall keep them for (A)water to remove impurity; it is [b]purification from sin. 10 And the one who gathers the ashes of the heifer (B)shall wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening; and it shall be a permanent statute for the sons of Israel and for the stranger who resides among them.
11 ‘(C)The one who touches the dead body of any [c]person will also be unclean for seven days.
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- Numbers 19:9 Lit it shall be to the congregation...Israel, for a guarding as water of impurity
- Numbers 19:9 Or a sin offering
- Numbers 19:11 Lit soul of mankind
Numbers 19:9-11
New International Version
9 “A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer(A) and put them in a ceremonially clean place(B) outside the camp. They are to be kept by the Israelite community for use in the water of cleansing;(C) it is for purification from sin.(D) 10 The man who gathers up(E) the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes, and he too will be unclean till evening.(F) This will be a lasting ordinance(G) both for the Israelites and for the foreigners residing among them.(H)
11 “Whoever touches a human corpse(I) will be unclean for seven days.(J)
Numbers 19:9-11
English Standard Version
9 And a man who is clean shall gather up (A)the ashes of the heifer and deposit them outside the camp in a (B)clean place. And they shall be kept for the water for (C)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 (D)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 (E)“Whoever touches the dead body of any person shall be unclean seven days.
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