1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- spake H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- unto Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- and unto Aaron H175 (אַהֲרוֹן) — Aharon, the brother of Moses
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
2 This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- the ordinance H2708 (חֻקָּה)
- of the law H8451 (תּוֹרָה) — a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
- which Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath commanded H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Speak H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- unto the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- that they bring H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- thee a red H122 (אָדֹם) — rosy
- heifer H6510 (פָּרָה) — a heifer
- without spot H8549 (תָּמִים) — entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth
- no blemish H3971 (מאוּם) — a blemish (physically or morally)
- upon which never H3808 (לֹא) — not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- came H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- yoke H5923 (עֹל) — a yoke (as imposed on the neck), literally or figuratively
3 And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, and he shall bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And ye shall give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- her unto Eleazar H499 (אֶלְעָזָר) — Elazar, the name of seven Israelites
- the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- that he may bring her forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- without H2351 (חוּץ) — properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors
- the camp H4264 (מַחֲנֶה) — an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sa…
- shall slay H7819 (שָׁחַט) — to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)
- her before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
4 and Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle her blood toward the front of the tent of meeting seven times.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Eleazar H499 (אֶלְעָזָר) — Elazar, the name of seven Israelites
- the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- shall take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- of her blood H1818 (דָּם) — blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. dr…
- with his finger H676 (אֶצְבַּע) — something to sieze with, i.e. a finger; by analogy, a toe
- and sprinkle H5137 (נָזָה) — to spirt, i.e. besprinkle (especially in expiation)
- directly H5227 (נֹכַח) — properly, the front part; used adverbially (especially with preposition), opposite, in front of, forward, in behalf of
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- the tabernacle H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
- of the congregation H4150 (מוֹעֵד) — properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite…
- seven H7651 (שֶׁבַע) — seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
- times H6471 (פַּעַם) — a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
5 And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- shall burn H8313 (שָׂרַף) — to be (causatively, set) on fire
- the heifer H6510 (פָּרָה) — a heifer
- in his sight H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- her skin H5785 (עוֹר) — skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leather
- and her flesh H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
- and her blood H1818 (דָּם) — blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. dr…
- with her dung H6569 (פֶּרֶשׁ) — excrement (as eliminated)
- shall he burn H8313 (שָׂרַף) — to be (causatively, set) on fire
6 and the priest shall take cedar-wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- shall take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- cedar H730 (אֶרֶז) — a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)
- wood H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- and hyssop H231 (אֵזוֹב) — hyssop
- and scarlet H8144 (שָׁנִי) — crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it
- and scarlet H8438 (תּוֹלָע) — a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of 8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cloths dyed t…
- and cast H7993 (שָׁלַךְ) — to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
- into the midst H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
- of the burning H8316 (שְׂרֵפָה) — cremation
- of the heifer H6510 (פָּרָה) — a heifer
7 Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- shall wash H3526 (כָּבַס) — to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative
- his clothes H899 (בֶּגֶד) — a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
- and he shall bathe H7364 (רָחַץ) — to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)
- his flesh H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
- in water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- and afterward H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- he shall come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- into the camp H4264 (מַחֲנֶה) — an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sa…
- and the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- shall be unclean H2930 (טָמֵא) — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
- until the even H6153 (עֶרֶב) — dusk
8 And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he that burneth H8313 (שָׂרַף) — to be (causatively, set) on fire
- her shall wash H3526 (כָּבַס) — to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative
- his clothes H899 (בֶּגֶד) — a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
- in water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- and bathe H7364 (רָחַץ) — to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)
- his flesh H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
- and shall be unclean H2930 (טָמֵא) — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
- until the even H6153 (עֶרֶב) — dusk
9 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And a man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- clean H2889 (טָהוֹר) — pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
- shall gather H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- up the ashes H665 (אֵפֶר) — ashes
- of the heifer H6510 (פָּרָה) — a heifer
- up H3240 (יָנַח) — to deposit; by implication, to allow to stay
- without H2351 (חוּץ) — properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors
- the camp H4264 (מַחֲנֶה) — an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sa…
- in a clean H2889 (טָהוֹר) — pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
- place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- and it shall be kept H4931 (מִשְׁמֶרֶת) — watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly)…
- for the congregation H5712 (עֵדָה) — a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
- of the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- for a water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- of separation H5079 (נִדָּה) — properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest)
- a purification for sin H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
10 And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he that gathereth H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- the ashes H665 (אֵפֶר) — ashes
- of the heifer H6510 (פָּרָה) — a heifer
- shall wash H3526 (כָּבַס) — to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative
- his clothes H899 (בֶּגֶד) — a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
- and be unclean H2930 (טָמֵא) — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
- until the even H6153 (עֶרֶב) — dusk
- and it shall be unto the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- and unto the stranger H1616 (גֵּר) — properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
- that sojourneth H1481 (גּוּר) — properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gat…
- among H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
- them, for a statute H2708 (חֻקָּה)
- for ever H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
11 He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He that toucheth H5060 (נָגַע) — properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire);…
- the dead H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- body H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- of any man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- shall be unclean H2930 (טָמֵא) — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
- seven H7651 (שֶׁבַע) — seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
- days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
12 the same shall purify himself therewith on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He shall purify H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
- himself with it on the third H7992 (שְׁלִישִׁי) — third; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
- day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- and on the seventh H7637 (שְׁבִיעִי) — seventh
- he shall be clean H2891 (טָהֵר) — to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)
- but if he purify H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
- not himself the third H7992 (שְׁלִישִׁי) — third; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
- then the seventh H7637 (שְׁבִיעִי) — seventh
- he shall not be clean H2891 (טָהֵר) — to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)
13 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Whosoever toucheth H5060 (נָגַע) — properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire);…
- the dead H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- body H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- of any man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- that is dead H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- and purifieth H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
- not himself, defileth H2930 (טָמֵא) — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
- the tabernacle H4908 (מִשְׁכָּן) — a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden wall…
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and that soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- shall be cut off H3772 (כָּרַת) — to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh a…
- from Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- because the water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- of separation H5079 (נִדָּה) — properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest)
- was not sprinkled H2236 (זָרַק) — to sprinkle (fluid or solid particles)
- upon him, he shall be unclean H2931 (טָמֵא) — foul in a religious sense
- his uncleanness H2932 (טֻמְאָה) — religious impurity
14 This is the law when a man dieth in a tent: every one that cometh into the tent, and every one that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- the law H8451 (תּוֹרָה) — a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
- when a man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- dieth H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- in a tent H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
- all that come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- into the tent H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
- in the tent H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
- shall be unclean H2930 (טָמֵא) — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
- seven H7651 (שֶׁבַע) — seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
- days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
15 And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And every open H6605 (פָּתַח) — to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
- vessel H3627 (כְּלִי) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- which hath no covering H6781 (צָמִיד) — a bracelet or arm-clasp; generally, a lid
- bound H6616 (פָּתִיל) — twine
- unclean H2931 (טָמֵא) — foul in a religious sense
16 And whosoever in the open field toucheth one that is slain with a sword, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And whosoever toucheth H5060 (נָגַע) — properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire);…
- one that is slain H2491 (חָלָל) — pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
- with a sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- in the open H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- fields H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- or a dead body H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- or a bone H6106 (עֶצֶם) — a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
- of a man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- or a grave H6913 (קֶבֶר) — a sepulchre
- shall be unclean H2930 (טָמֵא) — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
- seven H7651 (שֶׁבַע) — seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
- days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
17 And for the unclean they shall take of the ashes of the burning of the sin-offering; and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And for an unclean H2931 (טָמֵא) — foul in a religious sense
- they shall take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- of the ashes H6083 (עָפָר) — dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
- of the burnt heifer H8316 (שְׂרֵפָה) — cremation
- of purification for sin H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
- and running H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- shall be put H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- thereto in a vessel H3627 (כְּלִי) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
18 and a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched the bone, or the slain, or the dead, or the grave:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And a clean H2889 (טָהוֹר) — pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
- person H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- shall take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- hyssop H231 (אֵזוֹב) — hyssop
- and dip H2881 (טָבַל) — to dip, to immerse
- in the water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- and sprinkle H5137 (נָזָה) — to spirt, i.e. besprinkle (especially in expiation)
- upon the tent H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
- and upon all the vessels H3627 (כְּלִי) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- and upon the persons H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- that were there, and upon him that touched H5060 (נָגַע) — properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire);…
- a bone H6106 (עֶצֶם) — a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
- or one slain H2491 (חָלָל) — pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
- or one dead H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- or a grave H6913 (קֶבֶר) — a sepulchre
19 and the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify him; and he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the clean H2889 (טָהוֹר) — pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
- shall sprinkle H5137 (נָזָה) — to spirt, i.e. besprinkle (especially in expiation)
- upon the unclean H2931 (טָמֵא) — foul in a religious sense
- on the third H7992 (שְׁלִישִׁי) — third; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
- day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- and on the seventh H7637 (שְׁבִיעִי) — seventh
- he shall purify H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
- himself, and wash H3526 (כָּבַס) — to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative
- his clothes H899 (בֶּגֶד) — a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
- and bathe H7364 (רָחַץ) — to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)
- himself in water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- and shall be clean H2891 (טָהֵר) — to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)
- at even H6153 (עֶרֶב) — dusk
20 But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of Jehovah: the water for impurity hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But the man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- that shall be unclean H2930 (טָמֵא) — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
- and shall not purify H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
- himself, that soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- shall be cut off H3772 (כָּרַת) — to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh a…
- from among H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
- the congregation H6951 (קָהָל) — assemblage (usually concretely)
- because he hath defiled H2930 (טָמֵא) — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
- the sanctuary H4720 (מִקְדָּשׁ) — a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- the water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- of separation H5079 (נִדָּה) — properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest)
- hath not been sprinkled H2236 (זָרַק) — to sprinkle (fluid or solid particles)
- unclean H2931 (טָמֵא) — foul in a religious sense
21 And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them: and he that sprinkleth the water for impurity shall wash his clothes, and he that toucheth the water for impurity shall be unclean until even.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And it shall be a perpetual H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- statute H2708 (חֻקָּה)
- unto them, that he that sprinkleth H5137 (נָזָה) — to spirt, i.e. besprinkle (especially in expiation)
- the water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- of separation H5079 (נִדָּה) — properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest)
- shall wash H3526 (כָּבַס) — to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative
- his clothes H899 (בֶּגֶד) — a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
- and he that toucheth H5060 (נָגַע) — properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire);…
- shall be unclean H2930 (טָמֵא) — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
- until even H6153 (עֶרֶב) — dusk
22 And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And whatsoever the unclean H2931 (טָמֵא) — foul in a religious sense
- toucheth H5060 (נָגַע) — properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire);…
- shall be unclean H2930 (טָמֵא) — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
- and the soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- that toucheth H5060 (נָגַע) — properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire);…
- until even H6153 (עֶרֶב) — dusk