Numbers 19 · Verse 10

Numbers 19:10

And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.
Numbers 19:10, King James Version

Numbers 19:10 in other translations

BSBThe man who has gathered up the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes, and he will be ceremonially unclean until evening. This is a permanent statute for the Israelites and for the foreigner residing among them.
WEBHe who gathers the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. It shall be to the children of Israel, and to the stranger who lives as a foreigner among them, for a statute forever.
ASVAnd he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.
YLTand he who is gathering the ashes of the heifer hath washed his garments, and is unclean till the evening; and it hath been to the sons of Israel, and to the sojourner who is sojourning in their midst, for a statute age-during.
DARBYAnd he that hath gathered the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. And it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, an everlasting statute.
BBEAnd he who takes up the dust of the burned cow is to have his clothing washed with water and be unclean till evening: this is to be a law for ever, for the children of Israel as well as for the man from another country who is living among them.
WebsterAnd he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening: and it shall be to the children of Israel, and to the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.

What does Numbers 19:10 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 19:1-10

The heifer was to be wholly burned. This typified the painful sufferings of our Lord Jesus, both in soul and body, as a sacrifice made by fire, to satisfy God's justice for man's sin. These ashes are said to be laid up as a purification for sin, because, though they were only to purify from ceremonial uncleanness, yet they were a type of that purification for sin which our Lord Jesus made by his death. The blood of…

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Numbers 19:10 in the original Hebrew

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וְ֠כִבֶּסVe.khi.besand he will washH3526
הָאֹסֵ֨ףha.'o.Sefthe [one who] gathersH622
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֵ֤פֶר'E.fer[the] ash[es] ofH665
הַפָּרָה֙ha.pa.Rahthe heiferH6510
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.Davclothes hisH899
וְטָמֵ֖אve.ta.Me'and he will be uncleanH2930
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
הָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revthe eveningH6153
וְֽהָיְתָ֞הve.ha.ye.Tahand it will becomeH1961
לִבְנֵ֣יliv.Neifor [the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וְלַגֵּ֛רve.la.Gerand for the sojournerH1616
הַגָּ֥רha.Garwho sojournsH1481
בְּתוֹכָ֖םbe.to.Khamin midst of themH8432
לְחֻקַּ֥תle.chu.Kat<into> a statute ofH2708
עוֹלָֽם\׃o.LamperpetuityH5769

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Numbers 19:10

  • Exodus 12:49

    One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.

  • Numbers 15:15-16

    One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the Lord. One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.

  • Numbers 19:19

    And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.

  • Romans 3:29-30

    Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

  • Numbers 19:7-8

    Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even. And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.

  • Colossians 3:11

    Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
wash his.
7,8,19
it shall be.
15:15,16; Ex 12:49; Ro 3:29,30; Col 3:11

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Context

  • 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.

  • Numbers 19:10

    And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.

  • Numbers 19:11

    He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.

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Numbers 19:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el que recogió las cenizas de la vaca, lavará sus vestidos, y será inmundo hasta la tarde: y será á los hijos de Israel, y al extranjero que peregrina entre ellos, por estatuto perpetuo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et celui qui aura ramassé la cendre de la génisse lavera ses vêtements, et sera impur jusqu’au soir. Ce sera un statut perpétuel pour les fils d’Israël et pour l’étranger qui séjourne au milieu d’eux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der die Asche der jungen Kuh gesammelt hat, soll seine Kleider waschen, und er wird unrein sein bis an den Abend. Und es soll den Kindern Israel und dem Fremdling, der in ihrer Mitte weilt, zur ewigen Satzung sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque laverit qui vaccæ portaverat cineres vestimenta sua, immundus erit usque ad vesperum. Habebunt hoc filii Israël, et advenæ qui habitant inter eos, sanctum jure perpetuo.