But the man who shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of Yahweh. The water for impurity has not been sprinkled on him. He is unclean.
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But the man who shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of Yahweh. The water for impurity has not been sprinkled on him. He is unclean.
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But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.
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But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD; the water of sprinkling hath not been dashed against him: he is unclean.
Cross-references (8)
Passages linked to Numbers 19:20 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 17:14 The uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people. He has broken my covenant.”
- Numbers 19:13 Whoever touches a dead person, the body of a man who has died, and doesn’t purify himself, defiles Yahweh’s tabernacle; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel; because the water for impurity was not sprinkled on him, he shall be unclean. His uncleanness is yet on him.
- Mark 16:16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.
- Numbers 15:30 “ ‘But the soul who does anything with a high hand, whether he is native-born or a foreigner, blasphemes Yahweh. That soul shall be cut off from among his people.
- Acts 13:39-41 and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses. Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets: ‘Behold, you scoffers, and wonder, and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which you will in no way believe, if one declares it to you.’ ”
- Romans 2:4-5 Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God;
- 2 Peter 3:14 Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight.
- Revelation 22:11 He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly still. He who is filthy, let him be filthy still. He who is righteous, let him do righteousness still. He who is holy, let him be holy still.”
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Shall not purify himself, i.e, shall contemptuously refuse to…
Shall not purify himself, i.e, shall contemptuously refuse to submit to this way of purification.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But the man that shall be unclean,.... By touching…
But the man that shall be unclean,.... By touching any dead body, bone, or grave:
and shall not purify himself; with the water of purification:
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that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation: See Gill on Num 19:13.
because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the Lord: by going into it in his uncleanness:
the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him, he is unclean; and will remain so, for nothing else could purify him, see Num 19:13.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain That shall not purify himself - Shall contemptuously refuse…
That shall not purify himself - Shall contemptuously refuse to submit to this way of purification.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Num 19:20-21. That shall not purify himself — Shall…
Num 19:20-21. That shall not purify himself — Shall contemptuously refuse to submit to this way of purification. Shall wash his clothes — Because he is unclean. It is strange, that the same water should cleanse one person, and defile another. But God would have it so, to teach us that it did not cleanse by any virtue in itself, or in the work done, but only by virtue of God’s appointment; and to show that the efficacy of God’s ordinances doth not depend upon the person or quality of his ministers, because the same person who was polluted himself could and did, in the use of God’s appointed means, cleanse others. He that toucheth the water — Either by sprinkling of it, or by being sprinkled with it; for even he that was cleansed by it was not fully cleansed as soon as he was sprinkled, but only at the even of that day.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Church, or assembly of the people. (Haydock) --- He…
Church, or assembly of the people. (Haydock) --- He shall be put to death by the judges, or by God. (Menochius)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 20. Shall be cut off — See Lev_7:20. This…
20. Shall be cut off — See Lev_7:20. This is an emphatic repetition of the threatening in Num_19:13. See note.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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The ideas of "clean" and "purify" represent being acceptable to God. (See: Metaphor)
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General Information:
The ideas of "unclean," "defile," and "impurity," represent not being acceptable to God. (See: Metaphor)
that person will be cut off
Here the phrase "be cut off" means to be disowned and sent away. See how you translated this in Numbers 9:13. AT: "That person must be sent away" or "you must send that person away" (See: Metaphor and Active or Passive)
The water for impurity has not been sprinkled on him
This can be stated in active form. AT: "No one has sprinkled the water for impurity on him" (See: Active or Passive)
the water for impurity
"the water that is sprinkled on impure things to make them pure" or "the water for making things pure." See how you translated this in Numbers 19:13
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cut off
defile
Yahweh
sanctuary
law, laws
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