Num 19:9 | HCSB | STEP | “A man who is clean is to gather up the cow’s ashes and deposit them outside the camp in a ceremonially clean place . The ashes must be kept by the Israelite community for preparing the water to remove impurity ; it is a sin offering .

Numbers 19:9

9 “A man who is ^{▼▼clean: When something is clean, it is holy or acceptable to God. When it is unclean, it is unholy (such as an unclean spirit). The term can be used in a ritual sense to apply to moral standards for living.}clean is to gather up the cow’s ashes and deposit them outside the camp in a ceremonially clean place. The ashes must be kept by the Israelite community for preparing the water to remove impurity; it is a ^{▼▼sin offering(s): Or purification offering, the sin offering was the most important OT sacrifice for cleansing from impurities. It provided purification from sin and certain forms of ceremonial uncleanness.}sin offering. ^c