Numbers 19:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

But the man who shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of purification has not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    But if someone is unclean and does not purify himself, that person shall be cut off from the assembly because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But the man{H376} that shall be unclean,{H2930} and shall not purify{H2398} himself, that soul{H5315} shall be cut off{H3772} from the midst{H8432} of the assembly,{H6951} because he hath defiled{H2930} the sanctuary{H4720} of Jehovah:{H3068} the water{H4325} for impurity{H5079} hath not been sprinkled{H2236} upon him; he is unclean.{H2931}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But the man{H376} that shall be unclean{H2930}{(H8799)}, and shall not purify{H2398}{(H8691)} himself, that soul{H5315} shall be cut off{H3772}{(H8738)} from among{H8432} the congregation{H6951}, because he hath defiled{H2930}{(H8765)} the sanctuary{H4720} of the LORD{H3068}: the water{H4325} of separation{H5079} hath not been sprinkled{H2236}{(H8795)} upon him; he is unclean{H2931}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Yf any be vncleane and sprynkle not him selfe the same soule shalbe destroyed fro amoge the congregacion: for he hath defyled the holy place of the Lorde. And he that sprynkleth ye sprynklynge water shall wassh his clothes.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But he yt is vncleane, and wil not purifye him self, ye same soule shal be roted out of ye cogregacion. For he hath defyled the Sanctuary of the LORDE, & is not sprekled wt spreklinge water, therfore is he vncleane. And this shalbe a perpetuall lawe vnto the. And he yt sprenkled wt the spreklinge water, shall wash his clothes also.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But the man that is vncleane and purifieth not himselfe, that person shalbe cut off fro among the Congregation, because hee hath defiled the Sanctuarie of the Lorde: and the sprinkling water hath not bene sprinkled vpon him: therefore shall he be vncleane.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But the man that is vncleane, and purifieth not him selfe, the same soule shalbe cut of from among the congregation: because he hath defiled the sanctuarie of the Lorde, and the water of seperation hath not ben sprinckled vpon hym, therfore shall he remayne vncleane.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he [is] unclean.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But the man who shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of Yahweh: the water for impurity has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And the man who is unclean, and doth not cleanse himself, even that person hath been cut off from the midst of the assembly; for the sanctuary of Jehovah he hath defiled; water of separation is not sprinkled upon him; he `is' unclean.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of Jehovah: the water for impurity hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of Jehovah: the water for impurity hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But the man who, being unclean, does not make himself clean in this way, will be cut off from the meeting of the people, because he has made the holy place of the Lord unclean: the water has not been put on him, he is unclean.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But the man who shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of Yahweh: the water for impurity has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But the man who is unclean and does not purify himself, that person must be cut off from among the community, because he has polluted the sanctuary of the LORD; the water of purification was not sprinkled on him, so he is unclean.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 19:13 : 13 Whoever touches the dead body of any man who is dead, and does not purify himself, defiles the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of purification has not been sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is still upon him.
  • Gen 17:14 : 14 And the uncircumcised male child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that person shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.
  • Num 15:30 : 30 But the soul who does anything presumptuously, whether he is native or a stranger, that soul reproaches the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
  • Mark 16:16 : 16 He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he that does not believe shall be condemned.
  • Acts 13:39-41 : 39 And by him all who believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses. 40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets; 41 Behold, you despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I am working a work in your days, a work which you will not believe, though a man declare it to you.
  • Rom 2:4-5 : 4 Or do you despise the riches of His goodness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? 5 But because of your hardness and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
  • 2 Pet 3:14 : 14 Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for such things, be diligent that you may be found by him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
  • Rev 22:11 : 11 He who is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he who is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he who is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he who is holy, let him be holy still.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Num 19:7-14
    8 verses
    88%

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

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

    9 And a clean man shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them outside the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of purification: it is a purification for sin.

    10 And he who gathers the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until evening: and it shall be a statute forever to the children of Israel, and to the stranger that dwells among them.

    11 He who touches the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.

    12 He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he does not purify himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.

    13 Whoever touches the dead body of any man who is dead, and does not purify himself, defiles the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of purification has not been sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is still upon him.

    14 This is the law when a man dies in a tent: all who come into the tent, and all who are in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.

  • Num 19:21-22
    2 verses
    87%

    21 And it shall be a perpetual statute to them, that he who sprinkles the water of purification shall wash his clothes; and he who touches the water of purification shall be unclean until evening.

    22 And whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the soul who touches it shall be unclean until evening.

  • Num 19:16-19
    4 verses
    87%

    16 And whoever touches someone who is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.

    17 And for an unclean person they shall take some of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put there in a vessel:

    18 And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it on the tent, on all the vessels, on the persons who were there, and on him who touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave:

    19 And the clean person shall sprinkle it on the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at evening.

  • Lev 22:3-6
    4 verses
    81%

    3 Say unto them, Whoever he be of all your descendants throughout your generations, that approaches the holy things, which the children of Israel dedicate unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.

    4 Whoever of the descendants of Aaron is a leper, or has a discharge; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he is clean. And whoever touches anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man who has an emission of seed;

    5 Or whoever touches any creeping thing, by which he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatever uncleanness he has;

    6 The soul who has touched any such thing shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he washes his flesh with water.

  • Lev 17:15-16
    2 verses
    80%

    15 And every soul that eats what died of itself, or what was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening: then shall he be clean.

    16 But if he does not wash them, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.

  • Lev 7:20-21
    2 verses
    79%

    20 But the soul that eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that belong to the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from his people.

    21 Moreover, the soul who touches any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean animal, or any abominable unclean thing, and eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which belong to the LORD, that soul shall be cut off from his people.

  • 31 Thus shall you separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they do not die in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.

  • Lev 15:10-11
    2 verses
    79%

    10 And whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening: and he that bears any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

    11 And whomever he touches that has the discharge, and has not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

  • 27 And whoever touches those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

  • Lev 15:5-8
    4 verses
    78%

    5 And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

    6 And he that sits on anything where he sat who has the discharge shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

    7 And he that touches the body of him that has the discharge shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

    8 And if he that has the discharge spits on him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

  • 13 But the man who is clean and not on a journey and refrains from keeping the Passover, that same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he did not bring the offering of the LORD at its appointed time, that man shall bear his sin.

  • Lev 15:16-18
    3 verses
    78%

    16 And if any man's seed of emission goes out from him, then he shall wash all his body in water, and be unclean until the evening.

    17 And every garment, and every leather, where there is the seed of emission, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.

    18 The woman also with whom a man lies with seed of emission, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening.

  • 19 And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and sanctify it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.

  • 13 And when he that has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his body in running water, and shall be clean.

  • Lev 5:2-3
    2 verses
    76%

    2 Or if a person touches any unclean thing, whether it is the carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean livestock, or the carcass of unclean creeping things, and it is hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.

    3 Or if he touches human uncleanness, whatever uncleanness it is that a man may be defiled with, and it is hidden from him; when he becomes aware of it, then he shall be guilty.

  • 7 And thus shall you do to them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purification upon them, let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and make themselves clean.

  • Lev 14:8-9
    2 verses
    76%

    8 And he who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall stay outside of his tent seven days.

    9 But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, he shall also wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.

  • 9 And does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to offer it to the LORD; that man shall be cut off from among his people.

  • Lev 15:21-22
    2 verses
    75%

    21 And whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

    22 And whoever touches anything that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

  • 19 And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make atonement for him who is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering:

  • 11 And the priest who makes him clean shall present the man who is to be made clean, and those things, before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:

  • 20 When they go into the tabernacle of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they do not die; or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to the LORD:

  • 29 For whoever commits any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

  • 4 And does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to offer an offering to the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed to that man; he has shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:

  • 28 And he who burns them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.