Numbers 19:11
He that toucheth the dead, even any human person, shall be unclean seven days.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 21:1And Yahweh said unto Moses, Say unto the priests, the sons of Aaron,—yea thou shalt say unto them, For a dead person, shall no one make himself unclean among his people:
Leviticus 22:4No man soever of the seed of Aaron who is a leper, or hath a flux, shall eat of the holy things, until he be clean,—And as for him who toucheth anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;
Numbers 6:6All the days for which he hath separated himself unto Yahweh to no dead person, shall he go in.
Numbers 9:10Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying,—Though, any man, be unclean by a dead person or be on a journey afar off, whether in the case of yourselves or of your generations, yet shall he keep a passover unto Yahweh.
Numbers 31:19Ye, then, pitch outside the camp, for seven days,—whosoever hath killed a person and whoever hath touched the slain, cleanse yourselves (from sin) on the third day and on the seventh day ye and your captives,.
Ezekiel 39:12So shall the house of Israel bury them (that they may cleanse the land) —seven months;
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 →