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purifieth

Meaning of “purifieth”

Cleanses from impurity or defilement.

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First occurrence: Numbers 19:13

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Every verse containing “purifieth”

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Numbers 19:13
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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.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Numbers 19:13 · retained source text

Whosoeuer toucheth the dead bodie of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himselfe, defileth the Tabernacle of the LORD, and that soule shall be cut off from Israel, because the water of separation was not sprinckled vpon him: he shall be vncleane, his vncleannesse is yet vpon him.

1 John 3:3
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And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
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1611 witness · 1 John 3:3 · retained source text

And euery man that hath this hope in him, purifieth himselfe, euen as he is pure.

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Numbers 19:13; 1 John 3:3

Purifieth not himself is directly contrasted with defilement and uncleanness, while purifieth himself as he is pure supplies the cleansing relation. The ceremonial and personal applications remain passage-specific.

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