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Numbers 31:20 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Numbers 31:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 31 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood. that: Heb. instrument, or, vessel of skins”
Numbers 31:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 31:20
Purify all your raiment...all that is made of skins...goats' hair...and...wood—this verse expands purification from persons (v.19) to possessions. The Hebrew chata (purify) required treating all plundered items that contacted corpses or battlefield death. Different materials required different methods (v.23): fire-resistant metals went through fire, while organic materials (cloth, leather, hair, wood) underwent water purification to avoid destruction.This comprehensive cleansing taught that defilement spreads beyond persons to possessions—sin's contamination affects everything it touches. Isra...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 31:20
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“Go to the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments,,And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,, וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵךְ אֶל־הָעָם וְקִדַּשְׁתָּם הַיּוֹם וּמָחָר וְכִבְּסוּ שִׂמְלֹתָם׃ ,And the LORD said unto Moses: Go unto the people”
“and to all who were with him”
“And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.”
“and everyone who is in the tent”