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Numbers 19:7-9
New King James Version
Numbers 19:7-9
New King James Version
7 (A)Then the priest shall wash his clothes, he shall bathe in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp; the priest shall be unclean until evening. 8 And the one who burns it shall wash his clothes in water, bathe in water, and shall be unclean until evening. 9 Then a man who is clean shall gather up (B)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 (C)for the water of [a]purification; it is for purifying from sin.
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- Numbers 19:9 Lit. impurity
Numbers 19:7-9
New International Version
Numbers 19:7-9
New International Version
7 After that, the priest must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water.(A) 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(B) and put them in a ceremonially clean place(C) outside the camp. They are to be kept by the Israelite community for use in the water of cleansing;(D) it is for purification from sin.(E)
Numbers 19:7-9
King James Version
Numbers 19:7-9
King James Version
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.
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.
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 of separation: it is a purification for sin.
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Numbers 19:7-9
English Standard Version
Numbers 19:7-9
English Standard Version
7 Then the priest (A)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 (B)The one who burns the heifer (C)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 (D)the ashes of the heifer and deposit them outside the camp in a (E)clean place. And they shall be kept for the water for (F)impurity for the congregation of the people of Israel; it is a sin offering.
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