Numbers 19:9
“And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer,.... A man, a clean priest, as the Targum of Jonathan;…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Water of separation - In Num 8:7, the water of purification from sin is the “water of purifying.” So that which was to…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 19:1-10
We have here the divine appointment concerning the solemn burning of a red heifer to ashes, and the preserving of the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
it shall be kept i.e. the ashes, for which the Heb. word is singular, not plural.
a water of impurity] i.e. a water for…
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