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And everyoneוְכֹלwhoאֲשֶׁרtouches,יִגַּעinעַלthe openפְּנֵיfield,הַשָּׂדֶהone slainבַּחֲלַלby the swordחֶרֶבorאוֹa dead bodyבְמֵתorאוֹa humanאָדָםboneבְעֶצֶםorאוֹa grave,בְקָבֶרshall be uncleanיִטְמָאsevenשִׁבְעַתdays.יָמִים
Allusion · Matthew 23:27
Go to Matthew 23:27Both texts join tombs, bones of the dead and uncleanness. In Numbers 19:16, touching a grave or a human bone makes one unclean for seven days.
They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.
- קָבֶרkaverH6913τάφοιςtaphoisG5028“tomb”
- עֶצֶםetsemH6106ὀστέωνosteōnG3747“bone; self, same”
- חֲלַלjalalH2491νεκρῶνnekrōnG3498“dead, pierced; defiled”
- יִטְמָאyitmaH2930ἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsiasG167“be unclean, make unclean”
Theme · Luke 11:44
Go to Luke 11:44Jesus compares the Pharisees to unseen tombs over which people walk without knowing it; according to Numbers 19:16, touching a grave makes one unclean for seven days.
The same term appears in both passages.
- קָבֶרkaverH6913μνημεῖαmnēmeiaG3419“tomb”