Numbers 19:22 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“And whatsoever the unclean {person} toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth {it} shall be unclean until even.”

Numbers 19:22

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But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he {is} unclean.

And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even.

And whatsoever the unclean {person} toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth {it} shall be unclean until even.

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Numbers 19:1

"And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,"

Numbers 19:2

"This {is} the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein {is} no blemish, {and} upon which never came yoke:"

Numbers 19:3

"And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and {one} shall slay her before his face:"

Numbers 19:4

"And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times:"

Numbers 19:5

"And {one} shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:"

Numbers 19:6

"And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast {it} into the midst of the burning of the heifer."

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