The Meaning of Numbers 31:20 Explained

Numbers 31:20

KJV: And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood.

YLT: and every garment, and every skin vessel, and every work of goats' hair, and every wooden vessel, ye yourselves cleanse.'

Darby: And every garment, and every vessel of skin, and all work of goat's hair, and every utensil of wood shall ye purify.

ASV: And as to every garment, and all that is made of skin, and all work of goats hair , and all things made of wood, ye shall purify yourselves.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Numbers 31:20?

MEANING: What does Numbers 31:20 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Numbers 31:20 mean?

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What is the context of Numbers 31:20?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And purify all [your] raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats' [hair], and all things made of wood.

What does Numbers 31:20 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 31:20 mean?

And every garment and everything made of leather woven of goats' [hair] - made of wood Purify -

וְכָל־ בֶּ֧גֶד וְכָל־ כְּלִי־ ע֛וֹר מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה עִזִּ֖ים כְּלִי־ עֵ֑ץ תִּתְחַטָּֽאוּ ס

וְכָל־	And every
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
בֶּ֧גֶד	garment
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: בֶּגֶד Sense: treachery, deceit.
וְכָל־	and everything
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
כְּלִי־	made
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כְּלִי Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
ע֛וֹר	of leather
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: עֹור Sense: skin, hide.
מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה	woven
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מַעֲשֶׂה Sense: deed, work.
עִזִּ֖ים	of goats' [hair]
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: עֵז Sense: female goat, she-goat, goat, kid.
כְּלִי־	-
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כְּלִי Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
עֵ֑ץ	made of wood
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: עֵץ Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
תִּתְחַטָּֽאוּ	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.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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