Numbers 19:12
“He shall purify himself with it 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.”
Numbers 19:12 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- He shall purify himself with it 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.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Shall be sprinkled with this water on the third day, and on the seventh, and so shall be cleansed. If he were not sprinkled on the third day, he cannot be cleansed on the seventh.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- 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.
- DARBYDarby
- He shall purify himself with it 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.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- the same shall purify himself with water on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he doesn't purify himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- he doth cleanse himself for it on the third day, and on the seventh day he is clean; and if he cleanse not himself on the third day, then on the seventh day he is not clean.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- "He must purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third day, he will not be clean on the seventh day."
Context: Numbers 19
10And 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.
11He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.
12He shall purify himself with it 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.
13Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.
14This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.
About Numbers 19: The Water of Purification
God commands the Israelites to purify themselves with the ashes of a red heifer.
Commentary
In Numbers 19, the Lord gives instructions to Moses and Aaron regarding the purification of those who have come in contact with a dead body. The Lord instructs Moses and Aaron to take a red heifer without blemish, and to slaughter it outside the camp. The blood of the heifer is to be sprinkled seven times before the Lord, and its ashes are to be kept for the purification of the people.