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Revised Standard Version
Numbers 19:22
And whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and any one who touches it shall be unclean until evening."
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Hebrew Names Version
Whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the soul that touches it shall be unclean until even.
Whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the soul that touches it shall be unclean until even.
King James Version
And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.
And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.
Lexham English Bible
Anything that the unclean person touches will be unclean, and the person who touches it will be unclean until the evening.'"
Anything that the unclean person touches will be unclean, and the person who touches it will be unclean until the evening.'"
English Standard Version
And whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean, and anyone who touches it shall be unclean until evening."
And whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean, and anyone who touches it shall be unclean until evening."
New Century Version
Anything an unclean person touches becomes unclean, and whoever touches it will be unclean until evening."
Anything an unclean person touches becomes unclean, and whoever touches it will be unclean until evening."
New English Translation
And whatever the unclean person touches will be unclean, and the person who touches it will be unclean until evening.'"
And whatever the unclean person touches will be unclean, and the person who touches it will be unclean until evening.'"
Amplified Bible
'Furthermore, anything the unclean person touches shall be unclean, and anyone who touches it shall be [ceremonially] unclean until evening.'"
'Furthermore, anything the unclean person touches shall be unclean, and anyone who touches it shall be [ceremonially] unclean until evening.'"
New American Standard Bible
'Furthermore, anything that the unclean person touches will be unclean; and the person who touches it will be unclean until evening.'"
'Furthermore, anything that the unclean person touches will be unclean; and the person who touches it will be unclean until evening.'"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And whatsoeuer the vncleane person toucheth, shall be vncleane: and the person that toucheth him, shalbe vncleane vntill the euen.
And whatsoeuer the vncleane person toucheth, shall be vncleane: and the person that toucheth him, shalbe vncleane vntill the euen.
Legacy Standard Bible
Furthermore, anything that the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the person who touches it shall be unclean until evening.'"
Furthermore, anything that the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the person who touches it shall be unclean until evening.'"
Contemporary English Version
When you are unclean, everything you touch becomes unclean, and anyone who touches you will be unclean until evening.
When you are unclean, everything you touch becomes unclean, and anyone who touches you will be unclean until evening.
Complete Jewish Bible
Anything the unclean person touches will be unclean, and anyone who touches him will be unclean until evening."
Anything the unclean person touches will be unclean, and anyone who touches him will be unclean until evening."
Darby Translation
And whatever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.
And whatever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.
Easy-to-Read Version
And whoever an unclean person touches will be unclean until evening."
And whoever an unclean person touches will be unclean until evening."
George Lamsa Translation
And whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the person who touches it shall be unclean until evening.
And whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the person who touches it shall be unclean until evening.
Good News Translation
Whatever an unclean person touches is unclean, and anyone else who touches it remains unclean until evening.
Whatever an unclean person touches is unclean, and anyone else who touches it remains unclean until evening.
Christian Standard Bible®
Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.”
Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.”
Literal Translation
And whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the soul that touches it shall be unclean until evening.
And whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the soul that touches it shall be unclean until evening.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And what so euer he toucheth, shalbe vncleane: & loke what soule he toucheth, shalbe vncleane vntill the euen.
And what so euer he toucheth, shalbe vncleane: & loke what soule he toucheth, shalbe vncleane vntill the euen.
American Standard Version
And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.
And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.
Bible in Basic English
Anything touched by the unclean person will be unclean; and any person touching it will be unclean till evening.
Anything touched by the unclean person will be unclean; and any person touching it will be unclean till evening.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And whatsoeuer the vncleane person toucheth, shalbe vncleane: And the soule that toucheth [the thyng that was touched of the vncleane person] shalbe vncleane vntyll euen.
And whatsoeuer the vncleane person toucheth, shalbe vncleane: And the soule that toucheth [the thyng that was touched of the vncleane person] shalbe vncleane vntyll euen.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth him shall be unclean until even.
And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth him shall be unclean until even.
King James Version (1611)
And whatsoeuer the vncleane person toucheth, shall be vncleane: and the soule that toucheth it, shall bee vncleane vntill Euen.
And whatsoeuer the vncleane person toucheth, shall be vncleane: and the soule that toucheth it, shall bee vncleane vntill Euen.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And whatsoever the unclean man shall touch shall be unclean, and the soul that touches it shall be unclean till evening.
And whatsoever the unclean man shall touch shall be unclean, and the soul that touches it shall be unclean till evening.
English Revised Version
And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.
And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.
Berean Standard Bible
Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening."
Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
What euer thing an vncleene man touchith, he schal make it vncleene; and a soule that touchith ony of these thingis `defoulid so, schal be vncleene `til to euentid.
What euer thing an vncleene man touchith, he schal make it vncleene; and a soule that touchith ony of these thingis `defoulid so, schal be vncleene `til to euentid.
Young's Literal Translation
and all against which the unclean person cometh is unclean, and the person who is coming against [it] is unclean till the evening.'
and all against which the unclean person cometh is unclean, and the person who is coming against [it] is unclean till the evening.'
Update Bible Version
And whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the soul that touches it shall be unclean until evening.
And whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the soul that touches it shall be unclean until evening.
Webster's Bible Translation
And whatever the unclean [person] toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth [it] shall be unclean until the evening.
And whatever the unclean [person] toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth [it] shall be unclean until the evening.
World English Bible
Whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the soul that touches it shall be unclean until even.
Whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the soul that touches it shall be unclean until even.
New King James Version
Whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the person who touches it shall be unclean until evening."'
Whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the person who touches it shall be unclean until evening."'
New Living Translation
Anything and anyone that a defiled person touches will be ceremonially unclean until evening."
Anything and anyone that a defiled person touches will be ceremonially unclean until evening."
New Life Bible
Anything that the person who is unclean touches will be unclean. And the person who touches it will be unclean until evening."
Anything that the person who is unclean touches will be unclean. And the person who touches it will be unclean until evening."
New Revised Standard
Whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean, and anyone who touches it shall be unclean until evening.
Whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean, and anyone who touches it shall be unclean until evening.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, whatsoever the unclean person toucheth, shall be unclean, - and the person who toucheth it shall be unclean until the evening.
and, whatsoever the unclean person toucheth, shall be unclean, - and the person who toucheth it shall be unclean until the evening.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Whatsoever a person toucheth who is unclean, he shall make it unclean: and the person that toucheth any of these things, shall be unclean until the evening.
Whatsoever a person toucheth who is unclean, he shall make it unclean: and the person that toucheth any of these things, shall be unclean until the evening.
THE MESSAGE
"Anything the ritually unclean man touches becomes unclean, and the person who touches what he touched is unclean until evening."
"Anything the ritually unclean man touches becomes unclean, and the person who touches what he touched is unclean until evening."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Furthermore, anything that the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the person who touches it shall be unclean until evening.'"
'Furthermore, anything that the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the person who touches it shall be unclean until evening.'"
Contextual Overview
11 "He who touches the dead body of any person shall be unclean seven days; 12 he shall cleanse himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day, and so be clean; but if he does not cleanse himself on the third day and on the seventh day, he will not become clean. 13 Whoever touches a dead person, the body of any man who has died, and does not cleanse himself, defiles the tabernacle of the LORD, and that person shall be cut off from Israel; because the water for impurity was not thrown upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is still on him. 14 "This is the law when a man dies in a tent: every one who comes into the tent, and every one who is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days. 15 And every open vessel, which has no cover fastened upon it, is unclean. 16 Whoever in the open field touches one who is slain with a sword, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days. 17 For the unclean they shall take some ashes of the burnt sin offering, and running water shall be added in a vessel; 18 then a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the furnishings, and upon the persons who were there, and upon him who touched the bone, or the slain, or the dead, or the grave; 19 and the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day; thus on the seventh day he shall cleanse him, and he shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and at evening he shall be clean. 20 "But the man who is unclean and does not cleanse himself, that person shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, since he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD; because the water for impurity has not been thrown upon him, he is unclean.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
whatsoever: Leviticus 7:19, Haggai 2:13
the soul: Leviticus 15:5, Matthew 15:19, Matthew 15:20, Mark 7:21-23
Reciprocal: Leviticus 11:25 - and be unclean Leviticus 14:46 - shall be unclean Numbers 5:3 - defile not Numbers 31:20 - raiment
Cross-References
Genesis 13:10
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw that the Jordan valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zo'ar; this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomor'rah.
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw that the Jordan valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zo'ar; this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomor'rah.
Genesis 14:2
these kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomor'rah, Shinab king of Admah, Sheme'ber king of Zeboi'im, and the king of Bela (that is, Zo'ar).
these kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomor'rah, Shinab king of Admah, Sheme'ber king of Zeboi'im, and the king of Bela (that is, Zo'ar).
Genesis 19:1
The two angels came to Sodom in the evening; and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and bowed himself with his face to the earth,
The two angels came to Sodom in the evening; and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and bowed himself with his face to the earth,
Genesis 19:10
But the men put forth their hands and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut the door.
But the men put forth their hands and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut the door.
Genesis 19:25
and he overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.
and he overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.
Genesis 19:28
and he looked down toward Sodom and Gomor'rah and toward all the land of the valley, and beheld, and lo, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a furnace.
and he looked down toward Sodom and Gomor'rah and toward all the land of the valley, and beheld, and lo, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a furnace.
Exodus 32:10
now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them; but of you I will make a great nation."
now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them; but of you I will make a great nation."
Deuteronomy 9:14
let me alone, that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven; and I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.'
let me alone, that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven; and I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.'
Isaiah 15:5
My heart cries out for Moab; his fugitives flee to Zo'ar, to Eg'lath-shelish'iyah. For at the ascent of Luhith they go up weeping; on the road to Horona'im they raise a cry of destruction;
My heart cries out for Moab; his fugitives flee to Zo'ar, to Eg'lath-shelish'iyah. For at the ascent of Luhith they go up weeping; on the road to Horona'im they raise a cry of destruction;
Isaiah 65:8
Thus says the LORD: "As the wine is found in the cluster, and they say, 'Do not destroy it, for there is a blessing in it,' so I will do for my servants' sake, and not destroy them all.
Thus says the LORD: "As the wine is found in the cluster, and they say, 'Do not destroy it, for there is a blessing in it,' so I will do for my servants' sake, and not destroy them all.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean,.... Not the person unclean by sprinkling, or touching the water of purification, but the unclean person spoken of throughout the chapter, that was unclean by touching a dead body, bone, or grave; whatever that man touched, any vessel or thing, that was unclean also; or "whomsoever", any person, man or woman, for it respects both persons and things:
and the soul that toucheth it; that which the unclean person hath touched; or "him", the unclean person, whether the unclean person touched him, or he the unclean person, or touched anything he had touched, he was unclean; denoting the spreading and infectious nature of sin, and how much sin and sinners are to be avoided; see
Leviticus 15:4.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
One practical effect of attaching defilement to a dead body, and to all that touched it, etc., would be to insure early burial, and to correct a practice not uncommon in the East, of leaving the deal to be devoured by the wild beasts.
