Numbers 8:7 “This is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water…”

Numbers 8:7

This is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification. Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.

World English Bible

You shall do this to them to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of cleansing on them, let them shave their whole bodies with a razor, let them wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves.

American Standard Version

And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of expiation upon them, and let them cause a razor to pass over all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and cleanse themselves.

Geneva Bible 1599

And thus shalt thou doe vnto them, when thou purifiest them, Sprinckle water of purification vpon them, and let them shaue all their flesh, and wash their clothes: so they shalbe cleane.

Darby Translation

And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: sprinkle upon them water of purification from sin; and they shall pass the razor over all their flesh, and shall wash their garments, and make themselves clean.

Young's Literal Translation

'And thus thou dost to them to cleanse them: sprinkle upon them waters of atonement, and they have caused a razor to pass over all their flesh, and have washed their garments, and cleansed themselves,

Bible in Basic English

And this is how you are to make them clean: let the holy water which takes away sin be put on them, and let the hair all over their bodies be cut off with a sharp blade, and let their clothing be washed and their bodies made clean.

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Cross references

“Sprinkle”

Leviticus 8:6 Isaiah 52:15 Hebrews 9:10 Ezekiel 36:25 Leviticus 14:7

Leviticus 8:6 · BSB

Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.

Isaiah 52:15 · BSB

so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.

Hebrews 9:10 · BSB

They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.

Ezekiel 36:25 · BSB

I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.

Leviticus 14:7 · BSB

Seven times he shall sprinkle the one to be cleansed of the skin disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and release the live bird into the open field.

“water”

Numbers 19:13 Numbers 19:17–19 Psalm 51:7 Hebrews 9:13 Numbers 19:9 Numbers 19:10

Numbers 19:13 · BSB

Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on h…

Numbers 19:17–19 · BSB

For the purification of the unclean person, take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, put them in a jar, and pour fresh water over them.

Psalm 51:7 · BSB

Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Hebrews 9:13 · BSB

For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,

Numbers 19:9 · BSB

Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to gather up the ashes of the heifer and store them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They must be kept by the congregation of Israel for preparing the water of purif…

Numbers 19:10 · BSB

The man who has gathered up the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes, and he will be ceremonially unclean until evening. This is a permanent statute for the Israelites and for the foreigner residing among them.

“let them shave”

Leviticus 14:8 Leviticus 14:9

Leviticus 14:8 · BSB

The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.

Leviticus 14:9 · BSB

On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.

“wash their”

Numbers 31:20 Genesis 35:2 Exodus 19:10 Leviticus 15:6 Leviticus 15:27 Leviticus 16:28

Numbers 31:20 · BSB

And purify every garment and leather good, everything made of goat’s hair, and every article of wood.”

Genesis 35:2 · BSB

So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments.

Exodus 19:10 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes

Leviticus 15:6 · BSB

Whoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 15:27 · BSB

Anyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 16:28 · BSB

The one who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and afterward he may reenter the camp.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6“Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.

8Then have them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering.

Read Numbers 8