Numbers 19:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ן
(hak·ko·hen)
3548: priestfrom an unused word
shall then washוְכִבֶּ֨ס
(ve·chib·bes)
3526: to washa prim. root
his clothesבְּגָדָ֜יו
(be·ga·dav)
899b: a garment, coveringfrom bagad
and batheוְרָחַ֤ץ
(ve·ra·chatz)
7364: to wash, wash off or away, bathea prim. root
his bodyבְּשָׂרֹו֙
(be·sa·rov)
1320: fleshfrom basar
in water,בַּמַּ֔יִם
(bam·ma·yim,)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
and afterwardוְאַחַ֖ר
(ve·'a·char)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
comeיָבֹ֣וא
(ya·vo·v)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
into the camp,הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה
(ham·ma·cha·neh;)
4264: an encampment, campfrom chanah
but the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ן
(hak·ko·hen)
3548: priestfrom an unused word
shall be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥א
(ve·ta·me)
2930: to be or become uncleana prim. root
untilעַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
evening.הָעָֽרֶב׃
(ha·'a·rev.)
6153: eveningfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Then the priest
kohen  (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
shall wash
kabac  (kaw-bas')
to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative -- fuller, wash(-ing).
his clothes
beged  (behg'-ed)
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage -- apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.
and he shall bathe
rachats  (raw-khats')
to lave (the whole or a part of a thing) -- bathe (self), wash (self).
his flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
in water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
and afterward
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
he shall come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
into the camp
machaneh  (makh-an-eh')
an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)
and the priest
kohen  (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
shall be unclean
tame'  (taw-may')
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) -- defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, utterly.
until the even
`ereb  (eh'-reb)
dusk -- + day, even(-ing, tide), night.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'The priest shall then wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward come into the camp, but the priest shall be unclean until evening.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will remain ceremonially unclean until evening.

International Standard Version
The priest is to wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, after which he may enter the camp, but he is to remain unclean until evening.

NET Bible
Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and afterward he may come into the camp, but the priest will be ceremonially unclean until evening.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The priest must then wash his clothes and his body. After that, he may go into the camp. But he will be unclean until evening.

King James 2000 Bible
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 evening.
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