The Meaning of Numbers 19:8 Explained

Numbers 19:8

KJV: And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.

YLT: and he who is burning it doth wash his garments with water, and hath bathed his flesh with water, and is unclean till the evening.

Darby: and he that hath burned it shall wash his garments in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.

ASV: And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Numbers 19:8?

MEANING: What does Numbers 19:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Numbers 19:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Numbers 19:8?

What is the context of Numbers 19:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.

What does Numbers 19:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 19:1-22 - Purification For Uncleanness

We might have expected this chapter to occur in Leviticus. Is it not incongruous in this narrative of the pilgrimage? Nay; this is the most appropriate place, since in the desert march we are more exposed to the touch of defilement, such as needs daily cleansing, lest we be shut out from fellowship with God.

The ashes of an heifer are emblematic of the work of our Lord. See Hebrews 9:13. No blemish; never a yoke; "slain without the camp," counted an unclean thing! It was easy for the Jew to contract ceremonial defilement. To walk over a grave was enough. But the ashes of the heifer mingled with spring-or running-water restored the polluted soul to the family and the Tabernacle. So as we confess our sins, we are sprinkled from an evil conscience, we are restored to unity with God and His people, and we walk in newness of life.

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Chapter Summary: Numbers 19

¹ The water of separation made of the ashes of a red heifer
¹¹ The law for the use of it in purification of the unclean

What do the individual words in Numbers 19:8 mean?

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

וְהַשֹּׂרֵ֣ף אֹתָ֔הּ יְכַבֵּ֤ס בְּגָדָיו֙ בַּמַּ֔יִם וְרָחַ֥ץ בְּשָׂר֖וֹ בַּמָּ֑יִם וְטָמֵ֖א עַד־ הָעָֽרֶב

וְהַשֹּׂרֵ֣ף	And the one who burns
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: שָׂרַף Sense: to burn.
יְכַבֵּ֤ס	shall wash
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: כָּבַס Sense: to wash (by treading), be washed, perform the work of a fuller.
בְּגָדָיו֙	his clothes
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: בֶּגֶד Sense: treachery, deceit.
בַּמַּ֔יִם	in water
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters.
וְרָחַ֥ץ	and bathe
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָחַץ Sense: to wash, wash off, wash away, bathe.
בְּשָׂר֖וֹ	his flesh
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: בָּשָׂר Sense: flesh.
בַּמָּ֑יִם	in water
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters.
וְטָמֵ֖א	and shall be unclean
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: טָמֵא Sense: to be unclean, become unclean, become impure.
עַד־	until
Parse: Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
הָעָֽרֶב	evening
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עֶרֶב Sense: evening, night, sunset.

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