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Numbers 31:19 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Numbers 31:19 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 31 verse 19 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.”
Numbers 31:19 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 31:19
Abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed...or touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives—the Hebrew chanah (abide/camp) outside required ritual separation because corpse contact caused uncleanness (Numbers 19:11-22). The chatta't (purification/sin) ritual on the third and seventh days used water mixed with ashes from the red heifer, symbolizing cleansing from death's defilement.This law taught profound theology: (1) Even righteous warfare against God's enemies involved contact with death, requiring purification; (2) Taking human life, though divinely commanded,...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 31:19
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“that they put out of the camp every leper”
“He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.”
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