Numbers 19:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאָסַ֣ף ׀ אִ֣ישׁ טָה֗וֹר אֵ֚ת אֵ֣פֶר הַפָּרָ֔ה וְהִנִּ֛יחַ מִח֥וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה בְּמָק֣וֹם טָה֑וֹר וְ֠הָיְתָה לַעֲדַ֨ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל לְמִשְׁמֶ֛רֶת לְמֵ֥י נִדָּ֖ה חַטָּ֥את הִֽוא׃

Transliteration

wə-ʾāsap̄ ʾîš ṭāhôr ʾēṯ ʾēp̄er ha-pārâ wə-hinnîaḥ miḥûṣ la-maḥăneh bə-māqôm ṭāhôr wə-hāyəṯâ la-ʿăḏaṯ bənê-Yiśrāʾēl lə-mišmereṯ lə-mê niddâ ḥaṭṭāʾṯ hîʾ

Grammar Details

• *wə-ʾāsap̄*: conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he shall gather
• *ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - man
• *ṭāhôr*: adjective, masculine singular - clean/pure
• *ʾēṯ*: direct object marker
• *ʾēp̄er*: noun, masculine singular construct - ashes of
• *ha-pārâ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the heifer
• *wə-hinnîaḥ*: conjunction + verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he shall place
• *miḥûṣ*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - outside
• *la-maḥăneh*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the camp
• *bə-māqôm*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - in a place
• *wə-hāyəṯâ*: conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it shall be
• *la-ʿăḏaṯ*: preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - for the congregation of
• *bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *lə-mišmereṯ*: preposition + noun, feminine singular - for a keeping/charge
• *lə-mê*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - for waters of
• *niddâ*: noun, feminine singular - separation/impurity
• *ḥaṭṭāʾṯ*: noun, feminine singular - sin offering/purification
• *hîʾ*: pronoun, 3rd feminine singular - it/she

Word Meanings

• *ʾāsap̄*: gather/collect/assemble
• *ṭāhôr*: clean/pure/ceremonially clean
• *ʾēp̄er*: ashes/dust
• *hinnîaḥ*: place/set/leave/deposit
• *miḥûṣ*: outside/without
• *māqôm*: place/location/spot
• *mišmereṯ*: charge/watch/guard/observance
• *mê* *niddâ*: water of separation/water of impurity/water for purification
• *ḥaṭṭāʾṯ*: sin offering/purification/sin

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer and place them outside the camp in a clean place. They shall be kept for the Israelite community for use in the water of purification; it is a purification offering.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And a man{H376} that is clean{H2889} shall gather{H622} up the ashes{H665} of the heifer,{H6510} and lay them up{H3240} without{H2351} the camp{H4264} in a clean{H2889} place;{H4725} and it shall be kept{H4931} for the congregation{H5712} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} for a water{H4325} for impurity:{H5079} it is a sin-offering.{H2403}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And a man{H376} that is clean{H2889} shall gather{H622}{(H8804)} up the ashes{H665} of the heifer{H6510}, and lay them up{H3240}{(H8689)} without{H2351} the camp{H4264} in a clean{H2889} place{H4725}, and it shall be kept{H4931} for the congregation{H5712} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} for a water{H4325} of separation{H5079}: it is a purification for sin{H2403}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And one that is cleane shall goo and take vpp the asshes of the cowe and put them without the hoste in a cleane place where they shall be kepte to make sprynklynge water for the multitude of the childern of Israel: for it is a synofferynge

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And one yt is cleane, shal gather vp the a?shes of ye cow, and poure them without the hoost in a cleane place, that they maye be kepte there, for sprenklinge water to the congregacion of the childre of Israel, for it is a synofferinge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And a man, that is cleane, shal take vp the ashes of the kow, & put them without the hoste in a cleane place: and it shalbe kept for the Congregation of the children of Israel for a sprinkling water: it is a sinne offring.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And a man that is cleane, shall gather vp the asshes of the cowe, and lay them without the hoast in a cleane place, and it shalbe kept for the multitude of the children of Israel for a water of seperation: It is a sinne offeryng.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And a man [that is] clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay [them] up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it [is] a purification for sin.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up outside of the camp in a clean place; and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water for impurity: it is a sin-offering.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And a clean man hath gathered the ashes of the cow, and hath placed at the outside of the camp, in a clean place, and it hath become to the company of the sons of Israel a charge for waters of separation -- it `is' a `cleansing';

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place; and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water for impurity: it is a sin-offering.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place; and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water for impurity: it is a sin-offering.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then let a man who is clean take the dust of the burned cow and put it outside the tent-circle in a clean place, where it is to be kept for the children of Israel and used in making the water which takes away what is unclean: it is a sin-offering.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up outside of the camp in a clean place; and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water for impurity: it is a sin offering.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “‘Then a man who is ceremonially clean must gather up the ashes of the red heifer and put them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They must be kept for the community of the Israelites for use in the water of purification– it is a purification for sin.

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.
• Heb 9:13 : 13 For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies to the purifying of the flesh,
• Num 19:20-21 : 20 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. 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.
• Num 31:23-24 : 23 Everything that can withstand the fire, you shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean; nevertheless, it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that cannot withstand the fire you shall make to go through the water. 24 And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean, and afterward you shall come into the camp.
• Zech 13:1 : 1 In that day, there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for impurities.
• 2 Cor 5:21 : 21 For he made him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
• 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
• Heb 7:26 : 26 For such a high priest was fitting for us, who is holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens;
• Lev 15:20 : 20 And everything that she lies upon in her separation shall be unclean: everything also that she sits upon shall be unclean.
• Num 6:12 : 12 And he shall consecrate to the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the previous days shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.
• Num 8:7 : 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.
• Num 9:13 : 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.
• Num 19:18 : 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: