Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Numbers 19:22 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Numbers 19:22 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 19 verse 22 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.”
Numbers 19:22 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 19:22
And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until the even—The contagious nature of ritual uncleanness (טָמֵא tame) is emphasized by the double use of unclean—both the object touched and the person touching become defiled. The phrase until the even (עַד־הָעָרֶב ad-ha'arev) establishes temporal limitation—uncleanness wasn't permanent but required purification before nightfall.This verse concludes the red heifer regulations (Numbers 19), which provided purification for corpse contamination—the most severe form of ritual uncleanness....
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 19:22
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“If one who is unclean by reason of a dead body touch any of these, will it be unclean? The priests answered”
“murders”
“out of the hearts of men”
“and bathe himself in water”