And the one who gathersוְ הָאֹסֵףthe ashאֶת אֵפֶרof the cowהַפָּרָהshall washכִבֶּסhis clothesאֶת בְּגָדָיוand be uncleanוְטָמֵאuntilעַדthe evening.הָעָרֶבAnd it shall beוְהָיְתָהfor the sonsלִבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלandוְfor the resident alienלַגֵּרwho residesהַגָּרamong themבְּתוֹכָםa statuteלְחֻקַּתforever.עוֹלָם
Numbers 19:10
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.