Numbers 19:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 19:9

7 ^aThen the priest shall wash his clothes, he shall bathe in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp; the priest shall be unclean until evening.

8 And the one who burns it shall wash his clothes in water, bathe in water, and shall be unclean until evening.

9 Then a man who is clean shall gather up ^athe ashes of the heifer, and store them outside the camp in a clean place; and they shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel ^bfor the water of purification; it is for purifying from sin.

10 And the one who gathers the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until evening. It shall be a statute forever to the children of Israel and to the stranger who dwells among them.

11 ^a‘He who touches the dead¹ body of anyone shall be unclean seven days.

12 ^aHe shall purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third day and on the seventh day, he will not be clean.

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Definitions of words in Numbers 19:9:

Ashes {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Ashes {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Camp {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Camp {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Clean {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Clean {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Congregation {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Congregation {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Gather {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Heifer {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Heifer {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Israel {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Israel {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Israel {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Man {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Man {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Place {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Purification {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Purification {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Water {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Sin {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Other definition entries containing Numbers 19:9:

Heifer, Red {I.S.B.E.}
Sacrifice, In The Old Testament, 2 {I.S.B.E.}

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