Numbers 19:15
“And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.”
Numbers 19:15 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- The vessel that hath no cover, nor binding over it, shall be unclean.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.
- DARBYDarby
- And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, shall be unclean.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Every open vessel, which has no covering bound on it, is unclean.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and every open vessel which hath no covering of thread upon it is unclean.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- "Every open vessel that has no covering bound upon it is unclean."
Context: Numbers 19
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.
15And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.
16And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.
17And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel:
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.