Parallel Verses
NET Bible
"'For a ceremonially unclean person you must take some of the ashes of the heifer burnt for purification from sin and pour fresh running water over them in a vessel.
New American Standard Bible
Then for the unclean person they shall take some of the
King James Version
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:
Holman Bible
For the purification of the unclean person, they are to take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, put them in a jar, and add fresh water to them.
International Standard Version
"Now as for the unclean, they are to take ashes from the burning sin offering, and pour running water on it inside a vessel.
A Conservative Version
And for the unclean they shall take of the ashes of the burning of the sin-offering, and running water shall be put with that in a vessel.
American Standard Version
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:
Amplified
Then for the unclean person they shall take some of the ashes of the heifer burnt for the purification from sin, and running water shall be added to them in a container.
Bible in Basic English
And for the unclean, they are to take the dust of the burning of the sin-offering, and put flowing water on it in a vessel:
Darby Translation
And they shall take for the unclean of the ashes of the purification-offering that hath been burned, and shall put running water thereon in a vessel;
Julia Smith Translation
And they took for the unclean from the dust of the burning of sin, and living water was given upon it into a vessel:
King James 2000
And for an unclean person they shall take some of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put on them in a vessel:
Lexham Expanded Bible
For the unclean [person] they will take from the powder of the {burnt purification offering}, and they will put running water into a container.
Modern King James verseion
And for the unclean they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of cleansing for sin, and running water shall be put to it in a vessel.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they shall take for an unclean person, of the burnt ashes of the sin offering, and put running water thereto into a vessel.
New Heart English Bible
"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:
The Emphasized Bible
And they shall take, for him that is un-clean, of the ashes of the burning of the sin-bearer, - and living water shall be put thereon in a vessel,
Webster
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 to it in a vessel:
World English Bible
"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:
Youngs Literal Translation
and they have taken for the unclean person of the ashes of the burning of the cleansing, and he hath put upon it running water unto a vessel;
Themes
Ashes » Uses of, in purification
Defilement » Caused by » Touching the dead
the Red heifer » Ashes of, collected and mixed with water for purification
Interlinear
Laqach
Chatta'ah
Mayim
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 19:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ashes Of The Red Heifer
16 And whoever touches the body of someone killed with a sword in the open fields, or the body of someone who died of natural causes, or a human bone, or a grave, will be unclean seven days. 17 "'For a ceremonially unclean person you must take some of the ashes of the heifer burnt for purification from sin and pour fresh running water over them in a vessel. 18 Then a ceremonially clean person must take hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle it on the tent, on all its furnishings, and on the people who were there, or on the one who touched a bone, or one killed, or one who died, or a grave.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 26:19
When Isaac's servants dug in the valley and discovered a well with fresh flowing water there,
Numbers 19:9
"'Then a man who is ceremonially clean must gather up the ashes of the red heifer and put them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They must be kept for the community of the Israelites for use in the water of purification -- it is a purification for sin.
Song of Songs 4:15
You are a garden spring, a well of fresh water flowing down from Lebanon.
John 4:10-11
Jesus answered her, "If you had known the gift of God and who it is who said to you, 'Give me some water to drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."
John 7:38
let the one who believes in me drink. Just as the scripture says, 'From within him will flow rivers of living water.'"
Revelation 7:17
because the Lamb in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."