Numbers 19:8

“And the one who burns her shall wash his clothes in water and bathe his body in water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.”

Numbers 19:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 19:8, word by word

And the one who burnsשֹּׂרֵףsoref

burn

Burn; bake in the fire.

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shall washיְכַבֵּסyechabes

wash

To wash clothes; or wash from sin.

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his clothesבְּגָדָיbegaday

garment

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

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in waterמַּיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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batheרָחַץrachats

wash

Wash; wash oneself, bathe.

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his bodyבְּשָׂרbesar

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

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and he shall be uncleanטָמֵאtame

be unclean

To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.

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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.

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The context

7Then the priest shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp; and the priest shall be unclean until the evening.

8 · This verse (above)

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.

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