Numbers 8:7

“And thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: sprinkle on them the water of purification, and they shall pass a razor over their whole body, and wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves.”

Numbers 8:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 8:7, word by word

you shall doתַעֲשֶׂהtaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “taase” appears
to cleanse themטַהֲרָtahara

declare clean

To wash someone of impurity, or pronounce them free of it.

Where else “tahara” appears
sprinkleהַזֵּהhaze

sprinkle

Sprinkle, spatter (of blood, oil or water).

Where else “haze” appears
the waterמֵיme

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

Where else “me” appears
of purificationחַטָּאתchatat

purification

What cleanses from uncleanness.

Where else “chatat” appears
and they shall passהֶעֱבִירוּheeviru

bring across

To bring across, or take away.

Where else “heeviru” appears
a razorתַעַרtaar

razor

A razor for shaving.

Where else “taar” appears
bodyבְּשָׂרָbesara

flesh

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

Where else “besara” appears
and washכִבְּסוּchibsu

wash

To wash clothes; or wash from sin.

Where else “chibsu” appears
their clothesבִגְדֵיvigde

garment

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

Where else “vigde” appears

Translation note

“Water of purification” is, word for word, “water of sin”: the water used to remove uncleanness (Numbers 19:9).

The context

6“Take the Levites from among the sons of Israel and cleanse them.

7 · This verse (above)

8Then they shall take a young bull and its grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil; and you shall take a second young bull as a sin offering.

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