Numbers 19:12
He, shall cleanse himself from sin therewith on the third day, then on the seventh day, shall he be clean,—but if he cleanse not himself from sin on the third day, then on the seventh day, shall he not be clean,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
11He that toucheth the dead, even any human person, shall be unclean seven days.
Cross References
Exodus 19:15And he said unto the people, Be ready, by the third day,—do not approach a woman.
Leviticus 14:7and shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy, seven times,—and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let go the living bird over the face of the field.
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 36:25And I will throw upon you clean water and ye shall be clean,— From all your uncleannesses and from all your manufactured gods, will I cleanse you;
Acts 15:9and made no distinction at all betwixt us and them, by their faith, purifying their hearts.
Revelation 7:14And I at once said to him—My lord! thou, knowest! And he said unto me—These, are they who come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb;
Matthew Henry on Numbers 19:12-22
11 He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. 12 He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean. 13 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… Read the whole commentary →