Numbers 19:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For the purification of the unclean person, take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, put them in a jar, and pour fresh water over them.”
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“For the purification of the unclean person, take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, put them in a jar, and pour fresh water over them.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel:”
King James Version · Public Domain“And for the unclean they shall take of the ashes of the burning of the sin-offering; and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and they have taken for the unclean person of the ashes of the burning of the <FI>cleansing<Fi> , and he hath put upon it running water unto a vessel;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Numbers 19:17 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 26:19Then Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and found a well of fresh water there.
- Numbers 19:9Then 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.
- Song of Solomon 4:15You are a garden spring, a well of fresh water flowing down from Lebanon.
- John 4:10Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
- John 7:38Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
- Revelation 7:17For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
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