17 Therefore for an unclean person, they shall take of the burnt ashes of the [a]sin offering, and [b]pure water shall be put thereto in a vessel.

18 And a [c]clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and on the persons that were therein, and upon him that touched the bone, or the slain, or the dead, or the grave.

19 And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean the third day, and the seventh day, and he shall purify himself the seventh day, and [d]wash his clothes, and wash himself in water, and shall be clean at even.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 19:17 Of the red cow burnt for sin.
  2. Numbers 19:17 Water of the fountain or river.
  3. Numbers 19:18 One of the priests which is clean.
  4. Numbers 19:19 Because he had been among them that were unclean: or, else had touched the water, as verse 21.

17 “For the unclean person, put some ashes(A) from the burned purification offering into a jar and pour fresh water(B) over them. 18 Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop,(C) dip it in the water and sprinkle(D) 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(E) or anyone who has been killed or anyone who has died a natural death. 19 The man who is clean is to sprinkle(F) those who are unclean on the third and seventh days, and on the seventh day he is to purify them.(G) Those who are being cleansed must wash their clothes(H) and bathe with water, and that evening they will be clean.

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