Numbers 19:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 19:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 19:16 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 19:16 — KJV
“And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.”
— Numbers 19:16 (KJV)
Numbers 19:16 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 19:16
“He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. man: Heb. soul of man”
Shares key themes with Numbers 19:16: toucheth, dead, body
“And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even. put...: Heb. in her separation”
Shares key themes with Numbers 19:16: whosoever, toucheth, unclean
“They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 19:16: one, body, bone
“Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 19:16: whosoever, toucheth, dead
“And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 19:16: one, slain, dead
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