Numbers 19:8

The one who has burned the heifer must wash his clothes in water and bathe in water. He will remain unclean until the evening.

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

In Context

7Then he must wash his clothes and bathe in water. Then he may come into the camp, where he will remain unclean until the evening.

9Someone who is clean must gather up the heifer's ashes and put them outside the camp in a clean place. These ashes must be kept for the community of the people of Israel. They will mix the ashes with water for purification from sin, since the ashes were from a sin offering.

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Cross References

Leviticus 11:25Whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes and remain unclean until evening.

Leviticus 17:15Every person who eats an animal that has died or that has been torn by wild animals, whether that person is native born or a foreigner living among you, he must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and he will be unclean until the evening. Then he will be clean.

Numbers 19:21This will be an ongoing law concerning these situations. The one who sprinkles the water for impurity must wash his clothes. The one who touches the water for impurity will become unclean until evening.

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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