Numbers 19:7

And the priest, after washing his clothing and bathing his body in water, may come back to the tent-circle, and will be unclean till evening.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even.

In Context

6Then let the priest take cedar-wood and hyssop and red thread, and put them into the fire where the cow is burning.

8And he who does the burning is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.

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Cross References

Leviticus 11:25Whoever takes away the dead body of one of them is to have his clothing washed, and will be unclean till evening.

Leviticus 11:28Anyone who takes away the dead body of one of these is to have his clothing washed and be unclean till evening.

Leviticus 11:32The dead body of any of these, falling on anything, will make that thing unclean; if it is any vessel of wood, or clothing, or skin, or bag, whatever it is, if it is used for any purpose, it will have to be put into water, and will be unclean till evening; after that it will be clean.

Leviticus 11:40And he who makes use of any part of its body for food is to have his clothing washed and be unclean till evening; and anyone taking away its body is to have his clothing washed and be unclean till evening.

Leviticus 15:5And anyone touching his bed is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.

Leviticus 16:28And the man by whom they are burned is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water, and then he may come back to the tent-circle.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 19:2-11

The Ashes of Purification. ( b. c. 1471.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 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: 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: 4 And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and… Read the whole commentary →

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