Numbers 31:20–22
And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood.
And purifie all your raiment, and all that is †made of skinnes, and all worke of goates haire, and all things made of wood.
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- †Hebrew wordingHebr. instrument or vessell of skinnes.
¶ And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord commanded Moses;
¶ And Eleazar the Priest said vnto the men of warre which went to the battell, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commaunded Moses.
Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
Onely the gold, and the siluer, the brasse, the yron, the tinne, and the lead,
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- Exodus 19:10Rank 1 from verse 20
- Genesis 35:2Rank 2 from verse 20
2Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:
2Then Iacob said vnto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and bee cleane, and change your garments,
- Numbers 19:14–16Rank 3 from verse 20
14This 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.
15And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean.
16And 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.
14This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent; all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shalbe vnclean seuen dayes.
15And euery open vessel which hath no couering bound vpon it, is vncleane.
16And whosoeuer toucheth one that is slaine with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a graue, shall be vncleane seuen dayes.
- Numbers 19:22Rank 4 from verse 20
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- Numbers 30:16Rank 1 from verse 21
16These are the statutes, which the Lord commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in her father’s house.
16These are the statutes which the LORD commanded Moses betweene a man and his wife, betweene the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth, in her fathers house.
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Numbers 31:20
Sense 1: To make or declare ceremonially clean. Sense 2: To cleanse from moral defilement. Sense 3: To refine as metal.
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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.
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Clothing, apparel, or garments worn on the body.
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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
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The outer coverings of persons or animals; hides, whether raw, dried, or prepared.
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Sense 1: Labour, occupation, an assigned task, or service. Sense 2: An action, deed, operation, effect, product, thing made, or manner of workmanship. Sense 3: To labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.
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A filament growing from the skin, or the collective covering formed by such filaments; sometimes something extremely fine or small.
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Numbers 31:21
One appointed to sacred service, ministering in things pertaining to God or a deity, especially by offering gifts or sacrifices.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Sense 1: Armed conflict. Sense 2: As a verb, to fight or contend.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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1. Armed fighting or conflict between opposing forces; an engagement or warfare. 2. A battle line, array, or body of forces prepared or engaged for combat.
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Sense 1: A rule, command, decree, statute, or authoritative appointment. Sense 2: A prescribed observance, rite, practice, or arrangement.
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Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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Ordered; directed.
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Numbers 31:22
A precious white metal used for money, vessels, ornaments, images, trade, valuation, and refining; by extension, money or wealth reckoned in that metal.
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A white metal, with a slight tinge of yellow.
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Sense 1: A soft, heavy metal. Sense 2: As a verb, to guide, conduct, or go before.
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31:13¶ And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
31:13¶ And Moses and Eleazar the Priest, and all the Princes of the Congregation went foorth to meete them without the campe.
31:14And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
31:14And Moses was wroth with the officers of the hoste, with the captaines ouer thousands, and captaines ouer hundreds, which came from the †battel.
31:15And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
31:15And Moses said vnto them, Haue ye saued all the women aliue?
31:16Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.
31:16Behold, *these caused the children of Israel, through the *counsell of Balaam, to commit trespasse against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the Congregation of the LORD.
31:17Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
31:17Now therefore *kill euery male among the little ones, and kill euery woman that hath knowen man, by lying with †him.
31:18But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
31:18But all the women children that haue not knowen a man by lying with him, keepe aliue for your selues.
31:19And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.
31:19And doe yee abide without the campe seuen dayes: whosoeuer hath killed any person, and *whosoeuer hath touched any slaine, purifie both your selues, and your captiues, on the third day, and on the seuenth day.
31:20And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood.
31:20And purifie all your raiment, and all that is †made of skinnes, and all worke of goates haire, and all things made of wood.
Selected passage31:21¶ And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord commanded Moses;
31:21¶ And Eleazar the Priest said vnto the men of warre which went to the battell, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commaunded Moses.
Selected passage31:22Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
31:22Onely the gold, and the siluer, the brasse, the yron, the tinne, and the lead,
Selected passage31:23Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.
31:23Euery thing that may abide the fire, yee shall make it goe through the fire, and it shall be cleane: neuerthelesse, it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire, yee shall make goe through the water.
31:24And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
31:24And ye shall wash your clothes on the seuenth day, and ye shalbe cleane, and afterward yee shall come into the campe.