"Thusyou shall doto them, for their cleansing:[sprinkle] purifyingwateron them, and let them usea razorovertheir wholebodyand washtheir clothes,and they will be clean.
Anyonewho touchesa corpse,the bodyof a manwhohas died,and does not purifyhimself, defilesthe tabernacleof the LORD;and that personshall be cutofffrom Israel.Becausethe waterfor impuritywas not sprinkledon him, he shall be unclean;his uncleannessis stillon him.
Then Moseshad Aaronand his sonscomenearand washedthem with water.
I saidto him, "My lord,you know."And he saidto me, "Theseare the ones who comeout of the greattribulation,and they have washedtheir robesand made them whitein the bloodof the Lamb.
Correspondingto that, baptismnowsavesyou-- not the removalof dirtfrom the flesh,but an appealto Godfor a goodconscience--throughthe resurrectionof JesusChrist,
Drawnearto Godand He will draw nearto you. Cleanseyour hands,you sinners;and purifyyour hearts,you double-minded.
For ifthe bloodof goatsand bullsand the ashesof a heifersprinklingthosewho have been defiledsanctifyfor the cleansingof the flesh,
since they [relate] onlyto foodand drinkand variouswashings,regulationsfor the bodyimposeduntila timeof reformation.
"Then I will sprinklecleanwateron you, and you will be clean;I will cleanseyou from allyour filthinessand from allyour idols.
Washyour heartfrom evil,O Jerusalem,That you may be saved.Howlongwill your wickedthoughtsLodgewithinyou?
ThusHe will sprinklemanynations,Kingswill shuttheir mouthson accountof Him; For whathad not been toldthem they will see,And whatthey had not heardthey will understand.
Purifyme with hyssop,and I shall be clean;Washme, and I shall be whiterthansnow.
Washme thoroughlyfrom my iniquityAnd cleanseme from my sin.
"You shall purifyfor yourselves everygarmentand everyarticleof leatherand allthe workof goats'[hair], and allarticlesof wood."
"Then the one who burnsthem shall washhis clothesand bathehis bodywith water,then afterwardhe shall comeinto the camp.
Likewise, whoevertouchesthem shall be uncleanand shall washhis clothesand bathein waterand be uncleanuntilevening.
and whoever sitson the thingon whichthe man with the dischargehas been sitting,shall washhis clothesand bathein waterand be uncleanuntilevening.
The LORDalso saidto Moses,"Goto the peopleand consecratethem todayand tomorrow,and let them washtheir garments;
So Jacobsaidto his householdand to allwhowere with him, "Putawaythe foreigngodswhichare amongyou, and purifyyourselves and changeyour garments;
The Levites,too, purifiedthemselves from sinand washedtheir clothes;and Aaronpresentedthem as a waveofferingbeforethe LORD.Aaronalso madeatonementfor them to cleansethem.
