Numbers 19:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 19:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 19:17 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water sh..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 19:17 — KJV
“And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel: ashes: Heb. dust running...: Heb. living waters shall be given”
— Numbers 19:17 (KJV)
Numbers 19:17 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 19:17
“And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. pools...: Heb. gathering of their waters”
Shares key themes with Numbers 19:17: take, water, vessel
“The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man. washest...: Heb. overflowest”
Shares key themes with Numbers 19:17: ashes, water, heb
“Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned. consume: Heb. violently take”
Shares key themes with Numbers 19:17: take, sin, water
“And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 19:17: take, water, put
“And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 19:17: ashes, heifer, purification
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