Numbers 19:21

KJV

And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even.

— Numbers 19:21, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Numbers Chapter 19 connects to 9 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

And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them: and he that sprinkleth the water for impurity shall wash his clothes, and he that toucheth the water for impurity shall be unclean until even.

YLT

`And it hath been to them for a statute age-during, that he who is sprinkling the water of separation doth wash his garments, and he who is coming against the water of separation is unclean till the evening,

BBE

This is to be a law for them for ever: he who puts the water on the unclean person is to have his clothing washed; and anyone touching the water will be unclean till evening.

Cross References