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Numbers 19:17

Numbers 19:17
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:

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And for an unclean person,.... Defiled by any of the above means:

they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Numbers 19:11-22

One practical effect of attaching defilement to a dead body, and to all that touched it, etc., would be to insure early…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 19:11-22

Directions are here given concerning the use and application of the ashes which were prepared for purification. they…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

the sin-offering The word is used in the same sense as in Num 19:19.

running water Water fresh from a running stream.…

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