Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And it was to them for a law forever, and he sprinkling the water of uncleanness shall wash his garments; and he touching upon the water of uncleanness shall be unclean till the evening.
New American Standard Bible
So it shall be a perpetual statute for them. And he
King James Version
And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even.
Holman Bible
This is a permanent statute for them. The person who sprinkles the water for impurity is to wash his clothes, and whoever touches the water for impurity will be unclean until evening.
International Standard Version
as a continuing reminder to them. Whoever sprinkles the water of impurity is to wash his clothes, and whoever comes in contact with the water of impurity is to remain unclean until evening.
A Conservative Version
And it shall be a perpetual statute to them. And he who sprinkles the water for impurity shall wash his clothes, and he who touches the water for impurity shall be unclean until evening.
American Standard Version
And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them: and he that sprinkleth the water for impurity shall wash his clothes, and he that toucheth the water for impurity shall be unclean until even.
Amplified
So it shall be a perpetual statute to them. He who sprinkles the water for impurity [on another] shall wash his clothes, and he who touches the water for impurity shall be unclean until evening.
Bible in Basic English
This is to be a law for them for ever: he who puts the water on the unclean person is to have his clothing washed; and anyone touching the water will be unclean till evening.
Darby Translation
And it shall be an everlasting statute unto them. And he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his garments, and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even.
King James 2000
And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkles the water of purification shall wash his clothes; and he that touches the water of purification shall be unclean until evening.
Lexham Expanded Bible
" 'It will be an eternal decree for them. The one who spatters the waters of impurity will wash his garments, and the one who touches the waters of impurity will be unclean until the evening.
Modern King James verseion
And it shall be a perpetual law to them, that he who sprinkles the water of separation shall wash his clothes. And he that touches the water of separation shall be unclean until evening.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he that toucheth the sprinkling water, shall be unclean until even.
NET Bible
"'So this will be a perpetual ordinance for them: The one who sprinkles the water of purification must wash his clothes, and the one who touches the water of purification will be unclean until evening.
New Heart English Bible
It shall be a perpetual statute to them: and he who sprinkles the water for impurity shall wash his clothes, and he who touches the water for impurity shall be unclean until evening.
The Emphasized Bible
So shall it be unto them for statute age-abiding, - and, he that sprinkleth the water of separation, shall wash his clothes, and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until the evening;
Webster
And it shall be a perpetual statute to them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until the evening.
World English Bible
It shall be a perpetual statute to them: and he who sprinkles the water for impurity shall wash his clothes, and he who touches the water for impurity shall be unclean until evening.
Youngs Literal Translation
'And it hath been to them for a statute age-during, that he who is sprinkling the water of separation doth wash his garments, and he who is coming against the water of separation is unclean till the evening,
Themes
Defilement » Caused by » Touching the dead
Perpetual statutes » Given to israel
Purifications or baptisms » Of individuals who were ceremonially unclean
the Red heifer » Ashes of, collected and mixed with water for purification
Statutes » Perpetual, given to israel
The bible » Statutes contained in » Perpetual, given to israel
Interlinear
`owlam
Mayim
מים
Mayim
water, piss, waters , watersprings, washing, watercourse , waterflood, watering, variant
Usage: 581
Niddah
נדּה
Niddah
separation, put apart, filthiness, flowers, far, set apart, menstruous, removed, unclean thing, unclean, uncleanness, menstruous woman, removed woman
Usage: 29
Beged
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 19:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ashes Of The Red Heifer
20 And a man who shall be unclean and shall not be purified, and that soul was cut off from the midst of the gathering, for he defiled the holy place of Jehovah: the water of uncleanness was not sprinkled upon him; he is unclean. 21 And it was to them for a law forever, and he sprinkling the water of uncleanness shall wash his garments; and he touching upon the water of uncleanness shall be unclean till the evening. 22 And all which the unclean shall touch upon it, shall be unclean; and the soul touching shall be unclean till the evening.
Cross References
Leviticus 11:25
And every one lifting up from their carcass shall cleanse his garment; and be unclean till evening.
Leviticus 11:40
And he eating from its carcass shall cleanse his garments, and be unclean till the evening; and he lifting up its carcass shall wash his garments and be unclean till the evening.
Leviticus 16:26-28
And he sending away the goat set apart, shall wash his garments and wash his flesh in water, and after this he shall go in to the camp.
Hebrews 7:19
(For the law completed nothing,) but the bringing in of a better hope; by which we draw near to God.
Hebrews 9:10
Only in food and drinks, and different immersions, and precepts of the flesh, being placed till the time of amendment.
Hebrews 9:13-14
For if the blood of bulls and he-goats, and the ashes of a heifer besprinkling the polluted, consecrates to the purity of the flesh:
Hebrews 10:4
For the blood of bulls and he-goats cannot take away sins.