Numbers 19:16-18
New King James Version
16 (A)Whoever in the open field touches one who is slain by a sword or who has died, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.
17 ‘And for an unclean person they shall take some of the (B)ashes of the heifer burnt for purification from sin, and [a]running water shall be put on them in a vessel. 18 A clean person shall take (C)hyssop and dip it in the water, sprinkle it on the tent, on all the vessels, on the persons who were there, or on the one who touched a bone, the slain, the dead, or a grave.
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- Numbers 19:17 Lit. living
Numbers 19:16-18
New International Version
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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