Numbers 19:10

Then shall he that gathered up the ashes wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening,—so shall it be for the sons of Israel and for the sojourner that sojourneth in your midst by a statute age-abiding.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.

In Context

9Then shall a man that is clean gather up the ashes of the heifer, and put them by, outside the camp, in a clean place,—so shall they be for the assembly of the sons of Israel to keep for water of separation it is a taking away of sin.

11He that toucheth the dead, even any human person, shall be unclean seven days.

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Cross References

Exodus 12:49One law, shall there be for the native, and for the sojourner that sojourneth in your midst.

Leviticus 16:28and he that hath burned them, shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water,—and, after that, shall he come into the camp.

Numbers 19:7And the priest shall wash his clothes and bathe his flesh in water, and afterwards come into the camp,—but the priest shall be unclean until the evening,

Numbers 19:21So shall it be unto them for statute age-abiding,—and, he that sprinkleth the water of separation, shall wash his clothes, and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until the evening;

Colossians 3:11Wherein there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, foreigner, Scythian, bond, free,—but, all things and in all, Christ:

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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