Numbers

Numbers 19:7–10

⁷Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean until evening. ⁸The one who burned the heifer must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he too will be ceremonially unclean until evening.

⁹Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to gather up the ashes of the heifer and store them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They must be kept by the congregation of Israel for preparing the water of purification; this is for purification from sin. ¹⁰The man who has gathered up the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes, and he will be ceremonially unclean until evening. This is a permanent statute for the Israelites and for the foreigner residing among them.

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Numbers 19:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֗ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
must wash	וְכִבֶּ֨ס	wə·ḵib·bes	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3526 (tread), wash
his clothes	בְּגָדָ֜יו	bə·ḡā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H899 treachery
and bathe	וְרָחַ֤ץ	wə·rā·ḥaṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
his body	בְּשָׂרוֹ֙	bə·śā·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1320 flesh
in water	בַּמַּ֔יִם	bam·ma·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
after that	וְאַחַ֖ר	wə·’a·ḥar	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H310 behind
he may enter	יָב֣וֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the camp	הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה	ham·ma·ḥă·neh	Article; Noun - common singular	H4264 encampment, camp
but he	הַכֹּהֵ֖ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
will be ceremonially unclean	וְטָמֵ֥א	wə·ṭā·mê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
evening	הָעָֽרֶב׃	hā·‘ā·reḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening

Numbers 19:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The one who burned	וְהַשֹּׂרֵ֣ף	wə·haś·śō·rêp̄	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8313 burn
must also wash	יְכַבֵּ֤ס	yə·ḵab·bês	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3526 (tread), wash
his clothes	בְּגָדָיו֙	bə·ḡā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H899 treachery
and bathe	וְרָחַ֥ץ	wə·rā·ḥaṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
his body	בְּשָׂר֖וֹ	bə·śā·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1320 flesh
in water	בַּמַּ֔יִם	bam·ma·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
and he too will be ceremonially unclean	וְטָמֵ֖א	wə·ṭā·mê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
evening	הָעָֽרֶב׃	hā·‘ā·reḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening

Numbers 19:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then a man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who is ceremonially clean	טָה֗וֹר	ṭā·hō·wr	Adjective - masculine singular	H2889 clean, pure
is to gather up	וְאָסַ֣ף׀	wə·’ā·sap̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H622 gather, remove
the ashes	אֵ֣פֶר	’ê·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular construct	H665 ashes
of the heifer	הַפָּרָ֔ה	hap·pā·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6510 heifer, cow
and store	וְהִנִּ֛יחַ	wə·hin·nî·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5117 rest
in a ceremonially clean	טָה֑וֹר	ṭā·hō·wr	Adjective - masculine singular	H2889 clean, pure
place	בְּמָק֣וֹם	bə·mā·qō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
outside	מִח֥וּץ	mi·ḥūṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2351 the outside
the camp	לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה	lam·ma·ḥă·neh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular	H4264 encampment, camp
They must be	וְ֠הָיְתָה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
kept	לְמִשְׁמֶ֛רֶת	lə·miš·me·reṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H4931 guard, watch
by the congregation	לַעֲדַ֨ת	la·‘ă·ḏaṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5712 congregation
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
for preparing the water	לְמֵ֥י	lə·mê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
of purification	נִדָּ֖ה	nid·dāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5079 impurity
this	הִֽוא׃	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
for purification from sin	חַטָּ֥את	ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion

Numbers 19:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The man who has gathered up	הָאֹסֵ֨ף	hā·’ō·sêp̄	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H622 gather, remove
the ashes	אֵ֤פֶר	’ê·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular construct	H665 ashes
of the heifer	הַפָּרָה֙	hap·pā·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6510 heifer, cow
must also wash	וְ֠כִבֶּס	wə·ḵib·bes	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3526 (tread), wash
his clothes	בְּגָדָ֔יו	bə·ḡā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H899 treachery
and he will be ceremonially unclean	וְטָמֵ֖א	wə·ṭā·mê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
evening	הָעָ֑רֶב	hā·‘ā·reḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
This	וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
is a permanent	עוֹלָֽם׃	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
statute	לְחֻקַּ֥ת	lə·ḥuq·qaṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute
for the Israelites	לִבְנֵ֣י	liḇ·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
and for the foreigner	וְלַגֵּ֛ר	wə·lag·gêr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
residing	הַגָּ֥ר	hag·gār	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1481 sojourn
among them	בְּתוֹכָ֖ם	bə·ṯō·w·ḵām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8432 midst

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