The Meaning of Numbers 31:19 Explained

Numbers 31:19

KJV: And 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.

YLT: And ye, encamp ye at the outside of the camp seven days -- any who hath slain a person, and any who hath come against a pierced one, ye cleanse yourselves on the third day, and on the seventh day -- ye and your captives;

Darby: And encamp outside the camp seven days; whoever hath killed a person, and whoever hath touched any slain; ye shall purify yourselves on the third day, and on the seventh day, you and your captives.

ASV: And encamp ye without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, ye and your captives.

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What is the context of Numbers 31:19?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And 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.

What does Numbers 31:19 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 31:1-20 - The Destruction Of The Midianites

In reading such a chapter as this we must remember that the Bible is the history of the slow advance of a nation toward the knowledge of God, and its preparation to become one of the greatest of spiritual forces. That process could only be a prolonged one. Only by slow degrees could the grossness of the period be eliminated. Our Lord distinctly said that certain things were allowed for a time because of the hardness of their hearts. See Matthew 19:8. Many times He made the clear distinction between what "they of old" had said and what He said. See Matthew 5:21; Matthew 5:27; Matthew 5:33; Matthew 5:38; Matthew 5:43. The highest law for dealing with our enemies is found in his teachings.

The first steps of purification had to do with the women who might introduce heathen vices into Israelite homes, and the leisurely dealing with spoils and captives, so that passion might have time to cool. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 31

¹ The Midianites are spoiled, and Balaam slain
¹³ Moses is angry with the officers, for saving the women alive
¹⁹ How the soldiers, with their captives and spoil, are to be purified
²⁵ The proportion in which the prey is to be divided
⁴⁸ The voluntary offering unto the treasure of the Lord

What do the individual words in Numbers 31:19 mean?

And as for you remain outside the camp seven days whoever has killed any person and whoever has touched any slain purify on the day third and on the day Seventh you and your captives

וְאַתֶּ֗ם חֲנ֛וּ מִח֥וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים כֹּל֩ הֹרֵ֨ג נֶ֜פֶשׁ וְכֹ֣ל ׀ נֹגֵ֣עַ בֶּֽחָלָ֗ל תִּֽתְחַטְּא֞וּ בַּיּ֤וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ וּבַיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י אַתֶּ֖ם וּשְׁבִיכֶֽם

וְאַתֶּ֗ם	And as for you
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, second person masculine plural Root: אַתְּ Sense: you (second pers.
חֲנ֛וּ	remain
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural Root: חָנָה Sense: to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against.
מִח֥וּץ	outside
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: חוּץ Sense: outside, outward, street, the outside.
לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה	the camp
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, common singular Root: מַחֲנֶה Sense: encampment, camp.
שִׁבְעַ֣ת	seven
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct Root: שֶׁבַע Sense: seven (cardinal number).
יָמִ֑ים	days
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
כֹּל֩	whoever
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
הֹרֵ֨ג	has killed
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: הָרַג Sense: to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand.
נֶ֜פֶשׁ	any person
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: נֶפֶשׁ Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
וְכֹ֣ל ׀	and whoever
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
נֹגֵ֣עַ	has touched
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: נָגַע Sense: to touch, reach, strike.
בֶּֽחָלָ֗ל	any slain
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: חָלָל Sense: slain, fatally wounded, pierced.
תִּֽתְחַטְּא֞וּ	purify
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, second person masculine plural Root: חָטָא Sense: to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong, incur guilt, forfeit, purify from uncleanness.
בַּיּ֤וֹם	on the day
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙	third
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular Root: שְׁלִישִׁי Sense: third, one third, third part, third time.
וּבַיּ֣וֹם	and on the day
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י	Seventh
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular Root: שְׁבִיעִי Sense: seventh.
וּשְׁבִיכֶֽם	and your captives
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine plural Root: שְׁבִי Sense: captivity, captives.

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