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16 And every one that toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead person, or the bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.

17 And they shall take for the unclean of the ashes of the purification-offering that hath been burned, and shall put running water thereon in a vessel;

18 and a clean man shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it on the tent, and upon all the utensils, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that hath touched the bone, or the one slain, or the dead person, or the grave;

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16 “Anyone out in the open who touches someone who has been killed with a sword or someone who has died a natural death,(A) or anyone who touches a human bone(B) or a grave,(C) will be unclean for seven days.(D)

17 “For the unclean person, put some ashes(E) from the burned purification offering into a jar and pour fresh water(F) over them. 18 Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop,(G) dip it in the water and sprinkle(H) the tent and all the furnishings and the people who were there. He must also sprinkle anyone who has touched a human bone or a grave(I) or anyone who has been killed or anyone who has died a natural death.

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