Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Thus you shall do to them, for their cleansing: sprinkle purifying water on them, and let them use a razor over their whole body and wash their clothes, and they will be clean.

King James Version

And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.

Holman Bible

This is what you must do to them for their purification: Sprinkle them with the purification water. Have them shave their entire bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves.

International Standard Version

This is what you are to do for them in order to purify them: Sprinkle purifying water over them, have them shave their skin, and then have them wash their garments, and they will be purified.

A Conservative Version

And thus thou shall do to them to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of expiation upon them, and let them cause a razor to pass over all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves.

American Standard Version

And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of expiation upon them, and let them cause a razor to pass over all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves.

Amplified

This is what you shall do to them to [ceremonially] cleanse them: sprinkle the water of purification on them, and let them use a razor over their whole body and wash their clothes, and they will be clean.

Bible in Basic English

And this is how you are to make them clean: let the holy water which takes away sin be put on them, and let the hair all over their bodies be cut off with a sharp blade, and let their clothing be washed and their bodies made clean.

Darby Translation

And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle upon them water of purification from sin; and they shall pass the razor over all their flesh, and shall wash their garments, and make themselves clean.

Julia Smith Translation

And thus thou shalt do to them, to cleanse them: sprinkle upon them the water of sin, and they caused a razor to pass over upon all their flesh, and they washed their garments, and they were cleansed.

King James 2000

And thus shall you do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So you will do to them, to purify them: sprinkle on them waters of purification, and {they will shave their whole body} and wash their garments.

Modern King James verseion

And in this way shall you do to them to purify them. Sprinkle water of sin-offering on them, and let them shave all their flesh and wash their clothes, and make themselves clean.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And this do unto them when thou cleansest them: sprinkle water of purifying upon them and make a razor to run along upon all the flesh of them, and let them wash their clothes, and then they shall be clean.

NET Bible

And do this to them to purify them: Sprinkle water of purification on them; then have them shave all their body and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves.

New Heart English Bible

You shall do this to them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of cleansing on them, let them shave their whole bodies with a razor, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves.

The Emphasized Bible

And, thus, shalt thou do unto them, to purify them, sprinkle upon them sin-cleansing water, - then shall they, cause a razor to pass over all their flesh, and shall wash their clothes and so make themselves pure.

Webster

And thus shalt thou do to them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.

World English Bible

You shall do this to them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of cleansing on them, let them shave their whole bodies with a razor, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves.

Youngs Literal Translation

'And thus thou dost to them to cleanse them: sprinkle upon them waters of atonement, and they have caused a razor to pass over all their flesh, and have washed their garments, and cleansed themselves,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
טהר 
Taher 
Usage: 94

נזה 
Nazah 
Usage: 24

חטּאת חטּאה 
Chatta'ah 
Usage: 294

תּער 
Ta`ar 
Usage: 13

בּשׂר 
Basar 
Usage: 270

and let them wash
כּבס 
Kabac 
Usage: 51

Context Readings

Moses Consecrates The Levites

6 Separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites. Make them clean. 7 Thus you shall do to them, for their cleansing: sprinkle purifying water on them, and let them use a razor over their whole body and wash their clothes, and they will be clean. 8 They must take a young bull and the grain offering of flour mixed with olive oil that is offered with it. You must take a second young bull as an offering for sin.

Cross References

Leviticus 8:6

Moses had Aaron and his sons come forward. Then he washed them with water.

Numbers 19:13

Those who touch a corpse and do not purify themselves remain unclean. This is because the water for purification has not been thrown over them. They defile Jehovah's tent, and they will no longer be considered God's people.

Genesis 35:2

Jacob said to his family and those who were with him: Get rid of the foreign gods that you have. Wash yourselves until you are ritually clean. Change your clothes.

Exodus 19:10

Jehovah continued: Go to the people and tell them to spend today and tomorrow purifying themselves for worship. They must wash their clothes.

Leviticus 14:7-9

He will sprinkle the blood seven times on the one of you who is to be purified from your skin disease. He will then pronounce you clean. He will let the live bird fly away over the open fields.

Leviticus 15:6

Those who sit on anything he sat on must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 15:10-11

Those who carry such things must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 15:27

Those who touch these things are unclean and must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 16:28

The one who burns them must wash his clothes and take a bath before he returns to camp.

Numbers 19:7-10

The priest must then wash his clothes and his body. After that, he may go into the camp. But he will be unclean until evening.

Numbers 19:17-19

Do this for people who become unclean from touching a dead body. Put some of the ashes from the red cow that was burned as an offering for sin into a container. Then pour fresh water on them.

Numbers 31:20

You must do the same for all the clothes and everything made of leather, goats' hair, or wood.

Psalm 51:2

Wash me thoroughly from my perversity (iniquity) (guilt), and cleanse me from my sin.

Psalm 51:7

Purify me from sin with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Isaiah 52:15

He will startle (amaze) (astonish) many nations, and kings will shut their mouths because of him. For what they were not told, they will see, and what they have not heard, they will understand.

Jeremiah 4:14

O Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart so that you may be saved. How long will your wicked thoughts lodge within you?

Ezekiel 36:25

I will sprinkle clean water on you and make you clean instead of unclean. Then I will cleanse you from all your idols.

Matthew 23:25-26

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, yet the inside is full of extortion and excess.

Hebrews 9:10

since they have to do only with food, drink, and various purification ceremonies. These are all outward rules, which apply only until the time comes to change them for something better.

Hebrews 9:13

The blood of goats and bulls, and the ashes from the burning of a young cow, sprinkled on the unclean made them outwardly clean.

James 4:8

Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded (uncertain) (doubter) (skeptic).

1 Peter 3:21

This was a symbol pointing to baptism, which now saves you. It is not the washing off of bodily dirt, but the promise made to God for a good conscience. It saves you through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 7:14

I said to him: Sir, you know. He said to me: These are the ones who came out of the great tribulation. They washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

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