Numbers 19:8
New International Version
The man who burns it must also wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he too will be unclean till evening.

New Living Translation
The man who burns the animal must also wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and he, too, will remain unclean until evening.

English Standard Version
The one who burns the heifer shall wash his clothes in water and bathe his body in water and shall be unclean until evening.

Berean Standard Bible
The one who burned the heifer must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he too will be ceremonially unclean until evening.

King James Bible
And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.

New King James Version
And the one who burns it shall wash his clothes in water, bathe in water, and shall be unclean until evening.

New American Standard Bible
The one who burns the heifer shall also wash his clothes in water and bathe his body in water, and will be unclean until evening.

NASB 1995
‘The one who burns it shall also wash his clothes in water and bathe his body in water, and shall be unclean until evening.

NASB 1977
‘The one who burns it shall also wash his clothes in water and bathe his body in water, and shall be unclean until evening.

Legacy Standard Bible
The one who burns it shall also wash his clothes in water and bathe his body in water and shall be unclean until evening.

Amplified Bible
The one who burns the heifer shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and shall be unclean until evening.

Christian Standard Bible
The one who burned the cow must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he will remain unclean until evening.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who burned the cow must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he will remain unclean until evening.”

American Standard Version
And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.

Contemporary English Version
The man who burned the cow must also wash his clothes and take a bath, but he is also unclean until evening.

English Revised Version
And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The person who burned the calf must also wash his clothes and his body. He, too, will be unclean until evening.

Good News Translation
The one who burned the cow must also wash his clothes and pour water over himself, but he also remains unclean until evening.

International Standard Version
Whoever takes part in the burning is to wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and is to remain unclean until the evening.

Majority Standard Bible
The one who burned the heifer must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he too will be ceremonially unclean until evening.

NET Bible
The one who burns it must wash his clothes in water and bathe himself in water. He will be ceremonially unclean until evening.

New Heart English Bible
He who burns her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the evening.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the evening.

World English Bible
He who burns her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the evening.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and he who is burning it washes his garments with water, and has bathed his flesh with water, and is unclean until the evening.

Young's Literal Translation
and he who is burning it doth wash his garments with water, and hath bathed his flesh with water, and is unclean till the evening.

Smith's Literal Translation
And he burning her shall wash his garments in water, and bathed his flesh in water, and was unclean till the evening.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He also that hath burned her, shall wash his garments, and his body, and shall be unclean until the evening.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then he also who had burned it shall wash his garments and his body, and he shall be unclean until evening.

New American Bible
Likewise, the one who burned the heifer shall wash his garments in water, bathe his body in water, and be unclean until evening.

New Revised Standard Version
The one who burns the heifer shall wash his clothes in water and bathe his body in water; he shall remain unclean until evening.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And he who burns the heifer shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; and he shall be unclean until the evening.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he who burns the heifer shall wash his garments and shall bathe his flesh in water and he will be defiled until evening.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he that burns her shall wash his garments, and bathe his body, and shall be unclean till evening.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Red Heifer
7Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean until evening. 8The one who burned the heifer must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he too will be ceremonially unclean until evening. 9Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to gather up the ashes of the heifer and store them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They must be kept by the congregation of Israel for preparing the water of purification; this is for purification from sin.…

Cross References
Hebrews 9:13-14
For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

Leviticus 16:26-28
The man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp. / The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; and their hides, flesh, and dung must be burned up. / The one who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and afterward he may reenter the camp.

Hebrews 10:1-4
For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. / If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins. / Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins, ...

Numbers 31:23-24
everything that can withstand the fire—must be put through the fire, and it will be clean. But it must still be purified with the water of purification. And everything that cannot withstand the fire must pass through the water. / On the seventh day you are to wash your clothes, and you will be clean. After that you may enter the camp.”

1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

Ezekiel 36:25
I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.

Psalm 51:7
Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Isaiah 1:16
Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil!

2 Corinthians 7:1
Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Hebrews 9:22
According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

Leviticus 14:8-9
The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days. / On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.

John 15:3
You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.

Titus 3:5
He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

1 Peter 1:2
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

Revelation 7:14
“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.


Treasury of Scripture

And he that burns her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.

clean

Numbers 19:18
And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave:

Numbers 9:13
But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.

2 Corinthians 5:21
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

lay them down

Numbers 19:17
And 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:

a water of separation.

Numbers 9:13,14
But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin…

Numbers 19:13,20,21
Whosoever 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…

Numbers 6:12
And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.

Numbers 31:23,24
Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water…

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1. The water of separation made of the ashes of a red heifer
11. The law for the use of it in purification of the unclean














The one who burns it
This phrase refers to the individual responsible for burning the red heifer, a critical part of the purification ritual described in Numbers 19. The Hebrew root for "burns" is "שָׂרַף" (saraph), which means to burn or consume by fire. This act symbolizes the complete destruction of sin and impurity, as fire is often used in the Bible as a purifying agent. The person performing this task is directly involved in the process of purification, yet paradoxically becomes unclean, highlighting the pervasive nature of sin and the need for continual cleansing.

must also wash his clothes
Washing clothes in the ancient context was a significant act of purification. The Hebrew word for "wash" is "כָּבַס" (kabas), which implies a thorough cleansing. This requirement underscores the importance of external cleanliness as a reflection of internal purity. In a broader scriptural context, washing garments is often symbolic of sanctification and preparation for holy service, as seen in Exodus 19:10, where the Israelites are instructed to wash their clothes before meeting God at Mount Sinai.

and bathe his body in water
The act of bathing the body in water is a ritualistic cleansing that signifies purification from defilement. The Hebrew word "רָחַץ" (rachats) means to wash or bathe, and it is frequently associated with ceremonial cleanliness. Water, a symbol of life and purity, is used throughout Scripture to represent spiritual cleansing and renewal. This requirement emphasizes the necessity of both internal and external purification to approach God, reflecting the holistic nature of holiness in the biblical worldview.

and he will be unclean until evening
The concept of being "unclean until evening" is rooted in the Hebrew understanding of time and ritual purity. The word "unclean" is "טָמֵא" (tamei), indicating a state of impurity that temporarily separates an individual from the community and from worship. The evening marks the beginning of a new day in the Hebrew calendar, symbolizing a fresh start and the restoration of purity. This temporal uncleanness serves as a reminder of human frailty and the constant need for God's grace and cleansing.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The one who burned
וְהַשֹּׂרֵ֣ף (wə·haś·śō·rêp̄)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 8313: To be, on fire

[the heifer]
אֹתָ֔הּ (’ō·ṯāh)
Direct object marker | third person feminine singular
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

must also wash
יְכַבֵּ֤ס (yə·ḵab·bês)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3526: To trample, to wash

his clothes
בְּגָדָיו֙ (bə·ḡā·ḏāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage

and bathe
וְרָחַ֥ץ (wə·rā·ḥaṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7364: To wash, wash off or away, bathe

his body
בְּשָׂר֖וֹ (bə·śā·rōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man

in water,
בַּמַּ֔יִם (bam·ma·yim)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

and he too will be unclean
וְטָמֵ֖א (wə·ṭā·mê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean

until
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

evening.
הָעָֽרֶב׃ (hā·‘ā·reḇ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6153: Evening


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