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  • Primary Witness Text: And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke: And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face: And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times: And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn: And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer. Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even. And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even. 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. And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourn...

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Numbers (Bamidbar — "In the wilderness") records Israel's 40-year journey through the Sinai desert, framing disobedience and consequence alongside God's patient, covenant-sustaining provision.

The book's apologetics yield is significant: the bronze serpent episode (21:8-9) is cited by Jesus as a direct type of His own crucifixion (John 3:14-15); the Balaam oracles (chs. 22-24) contain one of the OT's earliest messianic star prophecies (24:17); and the Levitical census figures inform scholarly discussion of ancient Near Eastern population records and the historicity of the Exodus.


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Numbers 19:1

Hebrew
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן לֵאמֹֽר׃

vayedaver-yehvah-'el-mosheh-ve'el-'aharon-le'mor

KJV: And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

AKJV: And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

ASV: And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

YLT: And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, and unto Aaron, saying,

Commentary WitnessNumbers 19:1
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Numbers 19:1

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<Locutusque est Dominus.>AUG., quaest. 33 in Num. Alia littera, etc., usque ad et observationes legis profanabat. RAB. Per masculum fortitudo, per feminam infirmitas significatur: per vaccam ergo infirmitas Dominicae incarnationis ad sacrificium assumpta figuratur. <Mortuus est enim Christus ex infirmitate, sed vivit ex virtute Dei>II Cor. ult.. Vaccam rufam, rubram scilicet sanguine passionis, unde: <Dilectus meus candidus et rubicundus>Cant. 5.: candidus scilicet ex divinitate, rubicundus ex sanguine, candidus etiam per justitiam vitae. GREG., lib. VI Moral., tom. 1. Vaccam rufam mactamus, cum carnem a lascivia voluptatis exstinguimus: quam cum hyssopo, ligno cedrino et cocco offerimus, quia cum maceratione corporis sacrificium fidei spei et charitatis adolemus.

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Numbers 19:1

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  • Dominus
  • Num
  • Cor
  • Cant
  • Moral

Exposition: Numbers 19:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:2

Hebrew
זֹאת חֻקַּת הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהוָה לֵאמֹר דַּבֵּר ׀ אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִקְחוּ אֵלֶיךָ פָרָה אֲדֻמָּה תְּמִימָה אֲשֶׁר אֵֽין־בָּהּ מוּם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־עָלָה עָלֶיהָ עֹֽל׃

zo't-chuqat-hatvorah-'asher-tzivah-yehvah-le'mor-daver- -'el-veney-yishera'el-veyiqechv-'eleykha-farah-'adumah-temiymah-'asher-'eyn-vah-mvm-'asher-lo'-'alah-'aleyha-'ol

KJV: This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:

AKJV: This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD has commanded, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring you a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and on which never came yoke:

ASV: This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke.

YLT: `This is a statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the sons of Israel, and they bring unto thee a red cow, a perfect one, in which there is no blemish, on which no yoke hath gone up;

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Numbers 19:2

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<Nulla sit macula.>AUG., quaest. 33. Sine vitio. Hanc enim carnem caeterae hostiae significabant, etc., usque ad quae non habuit in se vitium? <Nec portaverit.>Omnis qui peccat, servus est peccati: quia ergo Christus nunquam peccavit, jugum non portavit. AUG. Alia littera. <Et non est super eam superpositum jugum,>etc. Non enim subjugata est iniquitati, cui subjugatos inveniens liberavit, et vincula eorum dirupit. Unde: <Dirupisti vincula mea, tibi sacrificabo hostiam laudis,>etc. Super illius enim carnem non est positum jugum, qui potestatem habuit ponendi animam suam, et iterum sumendi eam.

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Numbers 19:2

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  • Unde

Exposition: Numbers 19:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:3

Hebrew
וּנְתַתֶּם אֹתָהּ אֶל־אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וְהוֹצִיא אֹתָהּ אֶל־מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶה וְשָׁחַט אֹתָהּ לְפָנָֽיו׃

vnetatem-'otah-'el-'ele'azar-hakhohen-vehvotziy'-'otah-'el-michvtz-lamachaneh-veshachat-'otah-lefanayv

KJV: And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face:

AKJV: And you shall give her to Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face:

ASV: And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, and he shall bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face:

YLT: and ye have given it unto Eleazar the priest, and he hath brought it out unto the outside of the camp, and hath slaughtered it before him.

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Numbers 19:3

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<Tradetisque.>Vacca ad immolandum sacerdoti traditur, quia Dominus incarnatus pro redemptione nostra sacrificium semetipsum fecit, datus manibus Judaici populi. AUG. Alia littera. <Et dabis eam ad Eleazarum sacerdotem,>etc. Cur non ad Aaron? Forte praefiguratum est, non ad tempus quod tunc erat, sed ad posteros hujus sacerdotii, passionem Domini perventuram. <Qui ejectam extra castra.>ID. Quia extra portam passus est Christus, ut nos a conversatione praesentis vitae quasi a civitate educeret Heb. 13.. ID. <Et ejectam eam extra castra.>Sic ejectus est Dominus passurus extra civitatem Joan. 19.. ID. <In locum mundum,>quia non habuit causam malam: <Et occident eam in conspectu ejus,>sic occisa est caro Christi in conspectu eorum qui futuri erant in novo testamento Domini sacerdotes. <Immolabit.>ISID. Vaccam rufam cujus cinis est expiatio populi immolare non poterit, nisi qui terrena opera non fecerit, jugumque delicti non traxerit, et vinculis peccatorum ligatus non fuerit. <In conspectu omnium.>RAB. Quia Christus in conspectu omnium quasi exstinctus est: in conspectu Patris immolatus, quia quod ante oculos hominum poena, hoc ante oculos Patris sacrificium fuit.

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Numbers 19:3

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  • Tradetisque
  • Christus
  • Heb
  • Joan
  • Immolabit

Exposition: Numbers 19:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:4

Hebrew
וְלָקַח אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן מִדָּמָהּ בְּאֶצְבָּעוֹ וְהִזָּה אֶל־נֹכַח פְּנֵי אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵד מִדָּמָהּ שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִֽים׃

velaqach-'ele'azar-hakhohen-midamah-ve'etzeva'vo-vehizah-'el-nokhach-feney-'ohel-mvo'ed-midamah-sheva'-fe'amiym

KJV: And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times:

AKJV: And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times:

ASV: and Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle her blood toward the front of the tent of meeting seven times.

YLT: `And Eleazar the priest hath taken of its blood with his finger, and hath sprinkled over-against the front of the tent of meeting of her blood seven times;

Commentary WitnessNumbers 19:4
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Numbers 19:4

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<Et tingens digitum in sanguine ejus.>AUG. Alia littera. <Et accipiet Eleazar sanguinem ejus, et asperget contra faciem testimonii a sanguine ejus septies.>Quia Christus secundum Scripturas fudit sanguinem in remissionem peccatorum, ideo contra faciem tabernaculi testimonii, quia non aliter declaratum est, quam fuerat divino testimonio praenuntiatum. Et ideo septies, quia ipse numerus ad emundationem pertinet spiritalem. RAB. In digito discretio operationis signatur: in sanguine vaccae digitum tingere est in passione Domini nostra opera consecrari, ut passionem ejus, quam cognoscimus, imitemur: <Passus est enim nobis relinquens exemplum, ut sequamur vestigia ejus>I Petr. 2.. ID. Eleazar sacerdos immolat, et in sanguine digitum tingit, quia plebs Judaea ex reproborum parte humilitatem Domini usque ad passionem persecuta est. In electis vero operationem humilitatis ejus imitata <Asperget contra fores tabernaculi.>Tabernaculum synagogam significat. Qui ergo tinxerit digitum, contra fores tabernaculi aspergat, id est, quisquis passionis ejus vias imitatur, synagogae non credenti et resistenti per exempla bona et praedicationem rectam signum bene vivendi praebeat. ID. <Asperget,>id est, resistenti plebi per praedicationem rectam et opera, passionis Christi exempla monstrabit. <Septem vicibus.>Quia septem sunt dona Spiritus sancti, quae per Christi sanguinem super Ecclesiae populos distribuuntur, in quo ab omni delicto purgantur. GREG., lib. VI Moral., cap. 27. <Septem vicibus,>etc. In septenario perfectio significatur vel accipitur, unde et septem diebus universum tempus impletur, et Spiritus sanctus septiformis vocatur. Septem ergo vicibus in sanguine digitum intingere est perfecta operatione mysterium passionis imitari. Et septem vicibus contra synagogam aspergere est perfecta praedicatione passionem infidelibus nuntiare.

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Numbers 19:4

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  • Petr
  • Asperget
  • Moral

Exposition: Numbers 19:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:5

Hebrew
וְשָׂרַף אֶת־הַפָּרָה לְעֵינָיו אֶת־עֹרָהּ וְאֶת־בְּשָׂרָהּ וְאֶת־דָּמָהּ עַל־פִּרְשָׁהּ יִשְׂרֹֽף׃

vesharaf-'et-hafarah-le'eynayv-'et-'orah-ve'et-vesharah-ve'et-damah-'al-fireshah-yisherof

KJV: And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:

AKJV: And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:

ASV: And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:

YLT: and one hath burnt the cow before his eyes; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, besides her dung, he doth burn;

Commentary WitnessNumbers 19:5
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Numbers 19:5

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<Comburetque eam cunctis videntibus.>ID. Per pellem et carnem et sanguinem et fimum, sacrificia in veteri testamento habita, quae infirmitatem Domini nuntiabant, significantur. Quia omnia postmodum spiritaliter a patribus intellecta juxta exterius mysterium stercora sunt vocata, unde Paulus: <Omnia arbitratur ut stercora>Philip. 3., quae flammae traduntur. Quamvis enim primum carnaliter sint exhibita, postmodum per Spiritum sanctum intelligentiae igne consumpta sunt. AUG. <Et cremabunt eam in conspectu ejus.>Puto quia crematio ad signum pertinet resurrectionis. Natura enim est ignis ut in superna moveatur, et in ipsum convertatur quod crematur. Nam et ipsum cremare de Graeco in Latinum ductum verbum est a suspensione. Quod vero additum est in conspectu ejus, id est, in conspectu sacerdotis, significare videtur, quia illis apparuit resurrectio Christi, qui futuri erant regale sacerdotium. <Tam pelle et carnibus ejus,>etc. ID. Quod vero sequitur: <pellis ejus et carnes et sanguis ejus cum stercore ejus comburentur:>id expositum est quomodo cremabitur, et significatum est quod non solum substantia mortalis corporis Christi, quae commemoratione pellis et carnium et sanguinis intimata est, sed etiam contumelia et abjectio plebis quae in stercore significaretur, converteretur in gloriam quam combustionis flamma significat. RAB. Per pellem et carnem exterior Christi operatio significatur: per sanguinem subtilis et interna virtus exteriora facta vivificans; per fimum lassitudo, sitis, esuries, et timor mortis, et quaecunque ex humanitate pati voluit. Quidquid enim defectu mortalitatis habuit, quasi fimus in eo abjiciendum fuit; quae omnia igni cremanda sunt, id est, juxta veritatem Spiritus sancti intelligenda, ut quae ab eo corporaliter gesta sunt per incorporeum divinitatis Spiritum disposita sentiantur.

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Numbers 19:5

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  • Paulus
  • Philip
  • Christi

Exposition: Numbers 19:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:6

Hebrew
וְלָקַח הַכֹּהֵן עֵץ אֶרֶז וְאֵזוֹב וּשְׁנִי תוֹלָעַת וְהִשְׁלִיךְ אֶל־תּוֹךְ שְׂרֵפַת הַפָּרָֽה׃

velaqach-hakhohen-'etz-'erez-ve'ezvov-vsheniy-tvola'at-vehisheliykhe-'el-tvokhe-sherefat-hafarah

KJV: And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

AKJV: And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the middle of the burning of the heifer.

ASV: and the priest shall take cedar-wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

YLT: and the priest hath taken cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and hath cast unto the midst of the burning of the cow;

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Numbers 19:6

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<Lignum quoque cedrinum, et hyssopum, coccumque bis tinctum.>APOLLI. De morte igitur sacrorum cecinit vates: <Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo et mundabor, lavabis me,>etc. Psal. 50., et cui patefactum erat tale mysterium expiationis, quae per sanguinem Christi futura erat, proposuit: <Incerta et occulta sapientiae tuae manifestati mihi.>RAB. Cedrus lignum altum et imputribile est. Hyssopus herba valde humilis, quae tamen inflationem amovet pulmonis. Per cedrum ergo altam, perseverans contemplatio; per hyssopum mansueti cordis humilitas signatur. Qui enim contemplatione ad superna tollitur, per humilitatis compassionem debet condescendere inferioribus, nec se ex eo quod habet erigat, sed his, qui illud non habent, praedicando libenter impendat. AUG. Alia littera, etc., usque ad ut cum illo sit abscondita vita nostra. RAB. Potest intelligi per cedrum spes, etc., usque ad sola in nobis charitas ad ultimum multiplicatur. GREG., Moral. lib. 6, cap. 17. Mittatur in flammam, usque ad ut in ipsa discat opera recta quae faciat <Hyssopum>ISID. Baptismum, quia hyssopo tincto sanguine agni spargebantur Exod. 12.. <Coccumque bis tinctum.>ID. Coccus bis tinctus, sanguis Christi quo mente et corpore abluimur. Haec tria purgant peccata, cedrus, id est fides crucis; hyssopus, baptismus vel martyrium; coccus, sanguinis Dominici sacramentum. RAB. In cocco bis tincto virtus charitatis exprimitur, quae flamma sancti amoris succensa, duobus praeceptis exhiberi jubetur, dilectione scilicet Dei et proximi. Bis tinctus ergo coccus est charitas duplici praecepto formata, ut sic diligatur Deus ne deseratur proximus, et sic proximus, ne contemnatur Deus. <Sacerdos.>ID. Omnes qui in Christo credimus sacerdotes sumus, unde: <Vos autem estis genus electum, regale sacerdotium,>etc. I Petr. 2.. Alta ergo quae per contemplationem sentimus, et quod ex mansuetudine humilitatis agimus, quod per ignem charitatis exhibemus, passionis Christi sanguine tingere debemus, ut omne quod in nobis est, illum imitetur a quo est, quia extra imitationem passionis non tam virtus quam vitium est. ID. Potest iste sacerdos, qui vaccae carnes, pellem, sanguinem, fimumque comburit, ordinem Judaici sacerdotii cum plebe supposita in necem Domini consentientis significare, unde sequitur: <Et tunc demum lotis vestibus et corpore suo.>

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Numbers 19:6

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  • Domine
  • Psal
  • Moral
  • Baptismum
  • Exod
  • Deus
  • Sacerdos
  • Petr

Exposition: Numbers 19:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:7

Hebrew
וְכִבֶּס בְּגָדָיו הַכֹּהֵן וְרָחַץ בְּשָׂרוֹ בַּמַּיִם וְאַחַר יָבוֹא אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה וְטָמֵא הַכֹּהֵן עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃

vekhives-vegadayv-hakhohen-verachatz-vesharvo-vamayim-ve'achar-yavvo'-'el-hamachaneh-vetame'-hakhohen-'ad-ha'arev

KJV: Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even.

AKJV: Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even.

ASV: Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even.

YLT: and the priest hath washed his garments, and hath bathed his flesh with water, and afterwards doth come in unto the camp, and the priest is unclean till the evening;

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Numbers 19:7

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<Et tunc demum lotis vestibus.>ID. Potest intelligi, etc., usque ad recte, <Colliget autem cineres vaccae vir mundus,>etc. AUG. Lavabit vestimenta sua sacerdos, etc., usque ad resurrectioni eam velut cremationi mandantes.

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Numbers 19:7

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Exposition: Numbers 19:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:8

Hebrew
וְהַשֹּׂרֵף אֹתָהּ יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו בַּמַּיִם וְרָחַץ בְּשָׂרוֹ בַּמָּיִם וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃

vehashoref-'otah-yekhaves-vegadayv-vamayim-verachatz-vesharvo-vamayim-vetame'-'ad-ha'arev

KJV: And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.

AKJV: And he that burns her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.

ASV: And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.

YLT: and he who is burning it doth wash his garments with water, and hath bathed his flesh with water, and is unclean till the evening.

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Numbers 19:8

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<Usque ad vesperam.>ID. Ad vesperam sacerdos intrat, quia infidelis populus, qui usque ad vesperam, id est, finem mundi, extra mandata vitae, velut extra castra positus est, pravis operibus commaculatus, aqua baptismi et poenitentia lotus ad cognitionem in fine mundi quasi in castra revertitur.

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Exposition: Numbers 19:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:9

Hebrew
וְאָסַף ׀ אִישׁ טָהוֹר אֵת אֵפֶר הַפָּרָה וְהִנִּיחַ מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶה בְּמָקוֹם טָהוֹר וְהָיְתָה לַעֲדַת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת לְמֵי נִדָּה חַטָּאת הִֽוא׃

ve'asaf- -'iysh-tahvor-'et-'efer-hafarah-vehiniycha-michvtz-lamachaneh-vemaqvom-tahvor-vehayetah-la'adat-veney-yishera'el-lemishemeret-lemey-nidah-chata't-hiv'

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: 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 for impurity: it is a sin-offering.

YLT: `And a clean man hath gathered the ashes of the cow, and hath placed at the outside of the camp, in a clean place, and it hath become to the company of the sons of Israel a charge for waters of separation--it is a cleansing ;

Commentary WitnessNumbers 19:9
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Numbers 19:9

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<Colliget autem.>AUG. Et congregabit homo, etc., usque ad quia extra celebrationem Judaicae consuetudinis evangelicus honor claruit. GREG., lib. VI Moral., cap. 17. Vaccam sacerdos comburit, cineres vir mundus colligit, quia infirmitatem Domini Judaeus mactavit, subtilia ejus mysteria Gentilis intelligit. Mundi sunt qui passionem Christi gentibus praedicant. <Effundet eos.>Quia Gentilis sacramenta quae agnovit, praedicare non cessat, sed nescientibus manifestat. RAB. Vir mundus in loco purissimo vaccae cineres fundit, dum quilibet doctus ex gentilitate assumptus, munda per humilitatem gentilium corda requirit, et mysteria eis Redemptoris tradere non desistit. Quod cum agitur, fides gentium multiplicatur, divina virtus agnoscitur, disciplina praeceptorum tenetur. Unde subdit, <ut sint multitudini filiorum Israel in custodiam:>Israel enim interpretatur vir videns Deum; et bene conversa Gentilitas Israel dicitur, quae Deum jam fide contemplatur. <Extra castra.>Quia omnis Gentilitas extra legem, extra sacrificium, extra synagogam. <Purissimo.>Quia pravis ac pollutis mentibus non sunt secreta Dominicae incarnationis tradenda, sed his qui ad fidem venientes cor mundaverunt. <Multitudini filiorum>AUG., ubi supra. Alia littera etc., usque ad ut ablutus etiam extrinsecus lavaret quodammodo vestimenta sua. <In custodiam.>Quia subtiliora sacramenta mundis Gentilium cordibus tradita in mentis munitionem vertuntur Quia dum secreta et subtilia operationis illius per imitationem attendimus, per hoc nobis immunditiam providemus, propter operationem, in custodiam nostram fiant cineres, propter baptismum vero in aquam aspersionis. Tunc cineres in nostram custodiam provide custodimus, cum Redemptorem nostrum pro iniquitatibus nostris passum consideramus sollicite. Perpendimus enim quid retribuat bonis, qui voluit mori pro malis, quid ad justitiam fidei adducti ejus gratiae debeamus, qui in iniquitate positi intercessionem mortis ejus accepimus.

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Numbers 19:9

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  • Ovid
  • Moral
  • Deum
  • Purissimo

Exposition: Numbers 19:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:10

Hebrew
וְכִבֶּס הָאֹסֵף אֶת־אֵפֶר הַפָּרָה אֶת־בְּגָדָיו וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָרֶב וְֽהָיְתָה לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלַגֵּר הַגָּר בְּתוֹכָם לְחֻקַּת עוֹלָֽם׃

vekhives-ha'osef-'et-'efer-hafarah-'et-vegadayv-vetame'-'ad-ha'arev-vehayetah-liveney-yishera'el-velager-hagar-vetvokham-lechuqat-'volam

KJV: And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.

AKJV: And he that gathers the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be to the children of Israel, and to the stranger that sojourns among them, for a statute for ever. ¶

ASV: And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.

YLT: and he who is gathering the ashes of the heifer hath washed his garments, and is unclean till the evening; and it hath been to the sons of Israel, and to the sojourner who is sojourning in their midst, for a statute age-during.

Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 19:10
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Numbers 19:10

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Numbers 19:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.

Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.

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Numbers 19:10

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  • Numbers 19:10

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  • Israel

Exposition: Numbers 19:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:11

Hebrew
הַנֹּגֵעַ בְּמֵת לְכָל־נֶפֶשׁ אָדָם וְטָמֵא שִׁבְעַת יָמִֽים׃

hanoge'a-vemet-lekhal-nefesh-'adam-vetame'-shive'at-yamiym

KJV: He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.

AKJV: He that touches the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.

ASV: He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days:

YLT: `He who is coming against the dead body of any man--is unclean seven days;

Commentary WitnessNumbers 19:11
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Numbers 19:11

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<Qui tetigerit ea.>AUG. <Qui tetigerit morticinum,>etc. Incipit dicere quomodo immundi facti homines, etc., usque ad secundum hoc dictum arbitror per prophetam: <In tribus et quatuor iniquitatibus non adversabor.>

Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.

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Numbers 19:11

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Exposition: Numbers 19:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:12

Hebrew
הוּא יִתְחַטָּא־בוֹ בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי יִטְהָר וְאִם־לֹא יִתְחַטָּא בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי לֹא יִטְהָֽר׃

hv'-yitechata'-vvo-vayvom-hasheliyshiy-vvayvom-hasheviy'iy-yitehar-ve'im-lo'-yitechata'-vayvom-hasheliyshiy-vvayvom-hasheviy'iy-lo'-yitehar

KJV: He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.

AKJV: He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.

ASV: the same shall purify himself therewith on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.

YLT: he doth cleanse himself for it on the third day, and on the seventh day he is clean; and if he cleanse not himself on the third day, then on the seventh day he is not clean.

Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 19:12
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Numbers 19:12

Generated editorial synthesis

Numbers 19:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.

Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.

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Numbers 19:12

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  • Numbers 19:12

Exposition: Numbers 19:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:13

Hebrew
כָּֽל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בְּמֵת בְּנֶפֶשׁ הָאָדָם אֲשֶׁר־יָמוּת וְלֹא יִתְחַטָּא אֶת־מִשְׁכַּן יְהוָה טִמֵּא וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל כִּי מֵי נִדָּה לֹא־זֹרַק עָלָיו טָמֵא יִהְיֶה עוֹד טֻמְאָתוֹ בֽוֹ׃

khal-hanoge'a-vemet-venefesh-ha'adam-'asher-yamvt-velo'-yitechata'-'et-mishekhan-yehvah-time'-venikheretah-hanefesh-hahiv'-miyishera'el-khiy-mey-nidah-lo'-zoraq-'alayv-tame'-yiheyeh-'vod-tume'atvo-vvo

KJV: 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.

AKJV: Whoever touches the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifies not himself, defiles the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled on him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet on him.

ASV: Whosoever toucheth a dead person, the body of a man that hath died, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of Jehovah; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water for impurity was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.

YLT: Any one who is coming against the dead, against the body of man who dieth, and cleanseth not himself--the tabernacle of Jehovah he hath defiled, and that person hath been cut off from Israel, for water of separation is not sprinkled upon him; he is unclean; his uncleanness is still upon him.

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Numbers 19:13

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<Polluet tabernaculum,>quantum in se est, secundum illud: <Spiritum nolite exstinguere>I Thess. 5., cum exstingui ille non possit. Nam si ex hoc tabernaculum immundum factum vellet intelligi, mundari juberet.

Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.

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Numbers 19:13

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  • Thess

Exposition: Numbers 19:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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 u...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:14

Hebrew
זֹאת הַתּוֹרָה אָדָם כִּֽי־יָמוּת בְּאֹהֶל כָּל־הַבָּא אֶל־הָאֹהֶל וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר בָּאֹהֶל יִטְמָא שִׁבְעַת יָמִֽים׃

zo't-hatvorah-'adam-khiy-yamvt-ve'ohel-khal-hava'-'el-ha'ohel-vekhal-'asher-va'ohel-yitema'-shive'at-yamiym

KJV: This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.

AKJV: This is the law, when a man dies in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.

ASV: This is the law when a man dieth in a tent: every one that cometh into the tent, and every one that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.

YLT: `This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: every one who is coming in unto the tent, and all that is in the tent, is unclean seven days;

Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 19:14
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Numbers 19:14

Generated editorial synthesis

Numbers 19:14 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.

Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.

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Numbers 19:14

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  • Numbers 19:14

Exposition: Numbers 19:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:15

Hebrew
וְכֹל כְּלִי פָתוּחַ אֲשֶׁר אֵין־צָמִיד פָּתִיל עָלָיו טָמֵא הֽוּא׃

vekhol-kheliy-fatvcha-'asher-'eyn-tzamiyd-fatiyl-'alayv-tame'-hv'

KJV: And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.

AKJV: And every open vessel, which has no covering bound on it, is unclean.

ASV: And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.

YLT: and every open vessel which hath no covering of thread upon it is unclean.

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Numbers 19:15

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<Vas quod,>etc. RAB. Tegmen operculi vel ligatura, est censura disciplinae, qua quisquis non premitur, quasi vas immundum pollutumque reprobatur. Quasi enim vas sine operculo vel ligatura polluitur, qui per studium ostentationis patens nullo velamine taciturnitatis operitur.

Provenance. Rendered as a quoted commentary witness with explicit reference extraction from the source prose.

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Numbers 19:15

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Exposition: Numbers 19:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:16

Hebrew
וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִגַּע עַל־פְּנֵי הַשָּׂדֶה בּֽ͏ַחֲלַל־חֶרֶב אוֹ בְמֵת אֽוֹ־בְעֶצֶם אָדָם אוֹ בְקָבֶר יִטְמָא שִׁבְעַת יָמִֽים׃

vekhol-'asher-yiga'-'al-feney-hashadeh-vachalal-cherev-'vo-vemet-'vo-ve'etzem-'adam-'vo-veqaver-yitema'-shive'at-yamiym

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.

AKJV: And whoever touches 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.

ASV: And whosoever in the open field toucheth one that is slain with a sword, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.

YLT: `And every one who cometh, on the face of the field, against the pierced of a sword, or against the dead, or against a bone of man, or against a grave, is unclean seven days;

Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 19:16
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Numbers 19:16

Generated editorial synthesis

Numbers 19:16 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it 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, shall be unclean seven days.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.

Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.

Canonical locus

Numbers 19:16

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Exposition: Numbers 19:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text 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, shall be unclean seven days.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:17

Hebrew
וְלָֽקְחוּ לַטָּמֵא מֵעֲפַר שְׂרֵפַת הַֽחַטָּאת וְנָתַן עָלָיו מַיִם חַיִּים אֶל־כֶּֽלִי׃

velaqechv-latame'-me'afar-sherefat-hachata't-venatan-'alayv-mayim-chayiym-'el-kheliy

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:

AKJV: 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:

ASV: And for the unclean they shall take of the ashes of the burning of the sin-offering; and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel:

YLT: and they have taken for the unclean person of the ashes of the burning of the cleansing , and he hath put upon it running water unto a vessel;

Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 19:17
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Commentary Witness (Generated)

Numbers 19:17

Generated editorial synthesis

Numbers 19:17 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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:'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.

Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.

Canonical locus

Numbers 19:17

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Exposition: Numbers 19:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:18

Hebrew
וְלָקַח אֵזוֹב וְטָבַל בַּמַּיִם אִישׁ טָהוֹר וְהִזָּה עַל־הָאֹהֶל וְעַל־כָּל־הַכֵּלִים וְעַל־הַנְּפָשׁוֹת אֲשֶׁר הָֽיוּ־שָׁם וְעַל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בַּעֶצֶם אוֹ בֶֽחָלָל אוֹ בַמֵּת אוֹ בַקָּֽבֶר׃

velaqach-'ezvov-vetaval-vamayim-'iysh-tahvor-vehizah-'al-ha'ohel-ve'al-khal-hakheliym-ve'al-hanefashvot-'asher-hayv-sham-ve'al-hanoge'a-va'etzem-'vo-vechalal-'vo-vamet-'vo-vaqaver

KJV: 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:

AKJV: And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it on the tent, and on all the vessels, and on the persons that were there, and on him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave:

ASV: 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 the bone, or the slain, or the dead, or the grave:

YLT: and a clean person hath taken hyssop, and hath dipped it in water, and hath sprinkled on the tent, and on all the vessels, and on the persons who have been there, and on him who is coming against a bone, or against one pierced, or against the dead, or against a grave.

Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 19:18
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Commentary Witness (Generated)

Numbers 19:18

Generated editorial synthesis

Numbers 19:18 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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:'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.

Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.

Canonical locus

Numbers 19:18

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  • Numbers 19:18

Exposition: Numbers 19:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:19

Hebrew
וְהִזָּה הַטָּהֹר עַל־הַטָּמֵא בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וְחִטְּאוֹ בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וְכִבֶּס בְּגָדָיו וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם וְטָהֵר בָּעָֽרֶב׃

vehizah-hatahor-'al-hatame'-vayvom-hasheliyshiy-vvayvom-hasheviy'iy-vechite'vo-vayvom-hasheviy'iy-vekhives-vegadayv-verachatz-vamayim-vetaher-va'arev

KJV: And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.

AKJV: And the clean person shall sprinkle on the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.

ASV: and the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify him; and he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.

YLT: `And the clean hath sprinkled it on the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day, and hath cleansed him on the seventh day, and he hath washed his garments, and hath bathed with water, and hath been clean in the evening.

Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 19:19
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Commentary Witness (Generated)

Numbers 19:19

Generated editorial synthesis

Numbers 19:19 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.

Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.

Canonical locus

Numbers 19:19

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  • Numbers 19:19

Exposition: Numbers 19:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:20

Hebrew
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִטְמָא וְלֹא יִתְחַטָּא וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מִתּוֹךְ הַקָּהָל כִּי אֶת־מִקְדַּשׁ יְהוָה טִמֵּא מֵי נִדָּה לֹא־זֹרַק עָלָיו טָמֵא הֽוּא׃

ve'iysh-'asher-yitema'-velo'-yitechata'-venikheretah-hanefesh-hahiv'-mitvokhe-haqahal-khiy-'et-miqedash-yehvah-time'-mey-nidah-lo'-zoraq-'alayv-tame'-hv'

KJV: But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.

AKJV: But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.

ASV: But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of Jehovah: the water for impurity hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.

YLT: `And the man who is unclean, and doth not cleanse himself, even that person hath been cut off from the midst of the assembly; for the sanctuary of Jehovah he hath defiled; water of separation is not sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.

Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 19:20
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Commentary Witness (Generated)

Numbers 19:20

Generated editorial synthesis

Numbers 19:20 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.

Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.

Canonical locus

Numbers 19:20

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  • Numbers 19:20

Exposition: Numbers 19:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkl...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:21

Hebrew
וְהָיְתָה לָּהֶם לְחֻקַּת עוֹלָם וּמַזֵּה מֵֽי־הַנִּדָּה יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו וְהַנֹּגֵעַ בְּמֵי הַנִּדָּה יִטְמָא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃

vehayetah-lahem-lechuqat-'volam-vmazeh-mey-hanidah-yekhaves-vegadayv-vehanoge'a-vemey-hanidah-yitema'-'ad-ha'arev

KJV: And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even.

AKJV: And it shall be a perpetual statute to them, that he that sprinkles the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that touches the water of separation shall be unclean until even.

ASV: And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them: and he that sprinkleth the water for impurity shall wash his clothes, and he that toucheth the water for impurity shall be unclean until even.

YLT: `And it hath been to them for a statute age-during, that he who is sprinkling the water of separation doth wash his garments, and he who is coming against the water of separation is unclean till the evening,

Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 19:21
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Commentary Witness (Generated)

Numbers 19:21

Generated editorial synthesis

Numbers 19:21 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.

Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.

Canonical locus

Numbers 19:21

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  • Numbers 19:21

Exposition: Numbers 19:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Numbers 19:22

Hebrew
וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִגַּע־בּוֹ הַטָּמֵא יִטְמָא וְהַנֶּפֶשׁ הַנֹּגַעַת תִּטְמָא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃

vekhol-'asher-yiga'-vvo-hatame'-yitema'-vehanefesh-hanoga'at-titema'-'ad-ha'arev

KJV: And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.

AKJV: And whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean; and the soul that touches it shall be unclean until even.

ASV: And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.

YLT: and all against which the unclean person cometh is unclean, and the person who is coming against it is unclean till the evening.'

Commentary Witness (Generated)Numbers 19:22
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Commentary Witness (Generated)

Numbers 19:22

Generated editorial synthesis

Numbers 19:22 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.

Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.

Canonical locus

Numbers 19:22

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  • Numbers 19:22

Exposition: Numbers 19:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes
  • Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
  • Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
  • Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

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  • Numbers 19:1
  • Numbers 19:2
  • Numbers 19:3
  • Numbers 19:4
  • Numbers 19:5
  • Numbers 19:6
  • Numbers 19:7
  • Numbers 19:8
  • Numbers 19:9
  • Numbers 19:10
  • Numbers 19:11
  • Numbers 19:12
  • Numbers 19:13
  • Numbers 19:14
  • Numbers 19:15
  • Numbers 19:16
  • Numbers 19:17
  • Numbers 19:18
  • Numbers 19:19
  • Numbers 19:20
  • Numbers 19:21
  • Numbers 19:22

Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary

  • Dominus
  • Num
  • Cor
  • Cant
  • Moral
  • Unde
  • Tradetisque
  • Christus
  • Heb
  • Joan
  • Immolabit
  • Petr
  • Asperget
  • Paulus
  • Philip
  • Christi
  • Domine
  • Psal
  • Baptismum
  • Exod
  • Deus
  • Sacerdos
  • Ovid
  • Deum
  • Purissimo
  • Israel
  • Thess
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Job

Rendered chapters 1–42 are mapped to the public reader path for Job. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 42 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Job

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Old Testament Wisdom

Psalms

Rendered chapters 1–150 are mapped to the public reader path for Psalms. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 150 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Psalms

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Old Testament Wisdom

Proverbs

Rendered chapters 1–31 are mapped to the public reader path for Proverbs. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 31 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Proverbs

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Old Testament Wisdom

Ecclesiastes

Rendered chapters 1–12 are mapped to the public reader path for Ecclesiastes. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 12 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Ecclesiastes

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Old Testament Wisdom

Song of Solomon

Rendered chapters 1–8 are mapped to the public reader path for Song of Solomon. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 8 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Song of Solomon

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Old Testament Prophets

Isaiah

Rendered chapters 1–66 are mapped to the public reader path for Isaiah. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 66 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Isaiah

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Old Testament Prophets

Jeremiah

Rendered chapters 1–52 are mapped to the public reader path for Jeremiah. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 52 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Jeremiah

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Old Testament Prophets

Lamentations

Rendered chapters 1–5 are mapped to the public reader path for Lamentations. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 5 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Lamentations

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Old Testament Prophets

Ezekiel

Rendered chapters 1–48 are mapped to the public reader path for Ezekiel. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 48 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Ezekiel

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Old Testament Prophets

Daniel

Rendered chapters 1–12 are mapped to the public reader path for Daniel. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 12 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Daniel

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Old Testament Prophets

Hosea

Rendered chapters 1–14 are mapped to the public reader path for Hosea. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 14 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Hosea

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Old Testament Prophets

Joel

Rendered chapters 1–3 are mapped to the public reader path for Joel. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 3 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Joel

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Old Testament Prophets

Amos

Rendered chapters 1–9 are mapped to the public reader path for Amos. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 9 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Amos

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Old Testament Prophets

Obadiah

Rendered chapter 1 are mapped to the public reader path for Obadiah. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 1 rendered chapter
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Obadiah

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Old Testament Prophets

Jonah

Rendered chapters 1–4 are mapped to the public reader path for Jonah. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 4 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Jonah

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Old Testament Prophets

Micah

Rendered chapters 1–7 are mapped to the public reader path for Micah. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 7 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Micah

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Old Testament Prophets

Nahum

Rendered chapters 1–3 are mapped to the public reader path for Nahum. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 3 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Nahum

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Old Testament Prophets

Habakkuk

Rendered chapters 1–3 are mapped to the public reader path for Habakkuk. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 3 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Habakkuk

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Old Testament Prophets

Zephaniah

Rendered chapters 1–3 are mapped to the public reader path for Zephaniah. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 3 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Zephaniah

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Old Testament Prophets

Haggai

Rendered chapters 1–2 are mapped to the public reader path for Haggai. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 2 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Haggai

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Old Testament Prophets

Zechariah

Rendered chapters 1–14 are mapped to the public reader path for Zechariah. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 14 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Zechariah

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Old Testament Prophets

Malachi

Rendered chapters 1–4 are mapped to the public reader path for Malachi. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 4 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Malachi

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New Testament Gospels

Matthew

Rendered chapters 1–28 are mapped to the public reader path for Matthew. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 28 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Matthew

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New Testament Gospels

Mark

Rendered chapters 1–16 are mapped to the public reader path for Mark. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 16 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Mark

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New Testament Gospels

Luke

Rendered chapters 1–24 are mapped to the public reader path for Luke. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 24 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Luke

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New Testament Gospels

John

Rendered chapters 1–21 are mapped to the public reader path for John. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 21 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for John

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New Testament History

Acts

Rendered chapters 1–28 are mapped to the public reader path for Acts. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 28 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Acts

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New Testament Letters

Romans

Rendered chapters 1–16 are mapped to the public reader path for Romans. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 16 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Romans

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New Testament Letters

1 Corinthians

Rendered chapters 1–16 are mapped to the public reader path for 1 Corinthians. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 16 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for 1 Corinthians

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New Testament Letters

2 Corinthians

Rendered chapters 1–13 are mapped to the public reader path for 2 Corinthians. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 13 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for 2 Corinthians

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New Testament Letters

Galatians

Rendered chapters 1–6 are mapped to the public reader path for Galatians. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 6 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Galatians

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New Testament Letters

Ephesians

Rendered chapters 1–6 are mapped to the public reader path for Ephesians. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 6 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Ephesians

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New Testament Letters

Philippians

Rendered chapters 1–4 are mapped to the public reader path for Philippians. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 4 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Philippians

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New Testament Letters

Colossians

Rendered chapters 1–4 are mapped to the public reader path for Colossians. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 4 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Colossians

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New Testament Letters

1 Thessalonians

Rendered chapters 1–5 are mapped to the public reader path for 1 Thessalonians. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 5 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for 1 Thessalonians

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New Testament Letters

2 Thessalonians

Rendered chapters 1–3 are mapped to the public reader path for 2 Thessalonians. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 3 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for 2 Thessalonians

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New Testament Letters

1 Timothy

Rendered chapters 1–6 are mapped to the public reader path for 1 Timothy. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 6 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for 1 Timothy

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New Testament Letters

2 Timothy

Rendered chapters 1–4 are mapped to the public reader path for 2 Timothy. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 4 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for 2 Timothy

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New Testament Letters

Titus

Rendered chapters 1–3 are mapped to the public reader path for Titus. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 3 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Titus

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New Testament Letters

Philemon

Rendered chapter 1 are mapped to the public reader path for Philemon. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 1 rendered chapter
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Philemon

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New Testament Letters

Hebrews

Rendered chapters 1–13 are mapped to the public reader path for Hebrews. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 13 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Hebrews

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New Testament Letters

James

Rendered chapters 1–5 are mapped to the public reader path for James. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 5 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for James

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New Testament Letters

1 Peter

Rendered chapters 1–5 are mapped to the public reader path for 1 Peter. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 5 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for 1 Peter

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New Testament Letters

2 Peter

Rendered chapters 1–3 are mapped to the public reader path for 2 Peter. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 3 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for 2 Peter

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New Testament Letters

1 John

Rendered chapters 1–5 are mapped to the public reader path for 1 John. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 5 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for 1 John

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New Testament Letters

2 John

Rendered chapter 1 are mapped to the public reader path for 2 John. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 1 rendered chapter
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for 2 John

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New Testament Letters

3 John

Rendered chapter 1 are mapped to the public reader path for 3 John. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 1 rendered chapter
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for 3 John

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New Testament Letters

Jude

Rendered chapter 1 are mapped to the public reader path for Jude. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 1 rendered chapter
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Jude

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New Testament Apocalypse

Revelation

Rendered chapters 1–22 are mapped to the public reader path for Revelation. Use this card to open chapter 1 and move directly into the study surface.

  • Coverage: 22 rendered chapters
  • Current public use: chapter reader path for Revelation

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What this explorer shows today

The public reader has book-by-book chapter entry points across the 66-book canon. Deeper corpus and provenance details stay on the supporting Bible Data shelves.

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