And after he is cleansed, seven days shall elapse for him.
Parallel translations
- WEB After he is cleansed, they shall reckon to him seven days.
- KJV And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.
- BSB and after he is cleansed, he must count off seven days for himself.
- NKJV After he is cleansed, they shall count seven days for him.
- NLT Even then, he can return to his Temple duties only after being ceremonially cleansed and then waiting for seven days.
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Quick answer
After such necessary defilement, a priest must wait seven days before resuming service.
Overview
A waiting period of cleansing follows any contact with death before the priest may minister again. The required interval reinforces the seriousness of purity in approaching God. Such temporary measures highlight, by contrast, the permanent cleansing believers receive through Christ, whose blood purifies once for all.
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Cross-references · 3
- Num 19:11–14“He who touches the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.
- Heb 9:13–14For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctify to the cleanness of the flesh:
- Num 6:10–21On the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest, to the door of the Tent of Meeting.
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