Numbers 5:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then he is to take some holy water in a clay jar and put some of the dust from the tabernacle floor into the water.”
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“Then he is to take some holy water in a clay jar and put some of the dust from the tabernacle floor into the water.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water:”
King James Version · Public Domain“and the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the priest hath taken holy water in an earthen vessel, and of the dust which is on the floor of the tabernacle doth the priest take, and hath put <FI>it<Fi> into the water,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Numbers 5:17 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 30:18“You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it,
- Numbers 19:2“This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red heifer that has no defect and has never been placed under a yoke.
- Job 2:12When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.
- Jeremiah 17:13O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.
- Lamentations 3:29Let him bury his face in the dust— perhaps there is still hope.
- John 8:6They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.
- John 8:8And again He bent down and wrote on the ground.
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