Numbers 19:10

“And the one who gathers the ash of the cow shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. And it shall be for the sons of Israel and for the resident alien who resides among them a statute forever.”

Numbers 19:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 19:10, word by word

And the one who gathersאֹסֵףosef

gather

To bring together what was scattered, like the harvest.

Where else “osef” appears
the ashאֵפֶרefer

ashes

Ashes. "Dust and ashes" is a way of saying one is of very little account.

Where else “efer” appears
of the cowפָּרָהpara

cow

Cow, heifer.

Where else “para” appears
shall washכִבֶּסchibes

wash

To wash clothes; or wash from sin.

Where else “chibes” appears
his clothesבְּגָדָיbegaday

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

Where else “begaday” appears
and be uncleanטָמֵאtame

be unclean

To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.

Where else “tame” appears
the eveningעָרֶבarev

evening

Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.

Where else “arev” appears
And it shall beהָיְתָהhayta

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayta” appears
for the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “vene” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
for the resident alienגֵּרger

resident alien

Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.

Where else “ger” appears
who residesגָּרgar

sojourn

To live in a place that is not your own.

Where else “gar” appears
among themתוֹכָtocha

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

Where else “tocha” appears
a statuteחֻקַּתchukat

statute

Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.

Where else “chukat” appears
foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

Where else “olam” appears

The context

9And a clean man shall gather up the ash of the cow and deposit it outside the camp in a clean place, and it shall be for the community of the sons of Israel to keep for the water of impurity; it is a sin offering.

10 · This verse (above)

11Whoever touches the dead body of any human person shall be unclean seven days.

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