Numbers 19:13

KJV

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 uncleanness is yet upon him.

— Numbers 19:13, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Numbers Chapter 19 connects to 10 cross-references. The ritual of the red heifer provides a way to purify those who have become unclean through contact with a corpse: a perfect red heifer without defect is slaughtered, burned with cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet thread, and its ashes …

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Other Translations

ASV

Whosoever toucheth a dead person, the body of a man that hath died, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of Jehovah; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water for impurity was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.

YLT

Any one who is coming against the dead, against the body of man who dieth, and cleanseth not himself--the tabernacle of Jehovah he hath defiled, and that person hath been cut off from Israel, for water of separation is not sprinkled upon him; he is unclean; his uncleanness <FI>is<Fi> still upon him.

BBE

Anyone touching the body of a dead man without making himself clean in this way, makes the House of the Lord unclean; and that man will be cut off from Israel: because the water was not put on him, he will be unclean; his unclean condition is unchanged.

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