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Numbers 19:16

King James Version (KJV)

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Numbers 19:16

Verse 16 of 22

Scripture focus

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

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 19:16

Theological / Devotional

Slain with a sword. Thus, one who dies a violent death.

A bone. That is, taken from a grave, or unearthed by a beast.

Or a grave. Hence the custom of white-washing the outside of tombs to make them conspicuous (see Matt. 23:27; Luke 11:44).

Seven days. The same period as prescribed if a dead human body was touched.

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