Numbers 19:17

And they shall take, for him that is unclean, of the ashes of the burning of the sin-bearer,—and living water shall be put thereon in a vessel,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel:

In Context

16And, whosoever toucheth on the face of the field, one slain with a sword, or one who hath died, or a human bone or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.

18Then shall a man that is clean take hyssop, and dip in the water, and sprinkle upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons who were there,—and upon him that touched the bone or him who had been slain, or him who had died of himself or the grave;

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Cross References

Genesis 26:19And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley,—and found there a well of living water.

Song of Solomon 4:15A garden fountain, a well of living waters,—and flowings from Lebanon.

John 7:38He that believeth on me—just as said the Scripture,—River, from within him, shall flow, of living water.

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 →

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