¹¹^kHe that toucheth the dead body of any ^†man shall be unclean seven days. ¹²He ^lshall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.

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kver. 16. Lev. 21:1. ch. 5:2. & 9:6, 10. Comp. ver. 22. Hag. 2:13.
†Heb. soul [of man]. So ch. 9:6, 7. ver. 13.
lch. 31:19.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Whoever touches the dead body of any person shall be unclean seven days. He shall cleanse himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day, and so be clean. But if he does not cleanse himself on the third day and on the seventh day, he will not become clean.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Whoever touches a human corpse will be unclean for seven days. They must purify themselves with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then they will be clean. But if they do not purify themselves on the third and seventh days, they will not be clean.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“The person who touches any human corpse will be unclean for seven days. He is to purify himself with the water on the third day and the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean.

NLTNew Living Translation

“All those who touch a dead human body will be ceremonially unclean for seven days. They must purify themselves on the third and seventh days with the water of purification; then they will be purified. But if they do not do this on the third and seventh days, they will continue to be unclean even after the seventh day.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“ ‘The one who touches a corpse of any person will be unclean for seven days. He will purify himself on the third day, and on the seventh day he will be clean. If he does not purify himself on the third day, he will not be clean on the seventh day.