Leviticus 6:27

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“Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in a holy place.”

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Read Leviticus 6:27 in the flow of Leviticus6 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Leviticus6 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in a holy place.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy; and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in a holy place.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“all that cometh against its flesh is holy, and when <FI>any<Fi> of its blood is sprinkled on the garment, that on which it is sprinkled thou dost wash in the holy place;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 6:27 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 29:37For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever touches the altar will be holy.
  2. Exodus 30:29You are to consecrate them so that they will be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy.
  3. Leviticus 6:18Any male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. This is a permanent portion from the offerings made by fire to the LORD for the generations to come. Anything that touches them will become holy.”
  4. Leviticus 11:32When one of them dies and falls on something, that article becomes unclean; any article of wood, clothing, leather, sackcloth, or any implement used for work must be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening; then it will be clean.
  5. Haggai 2:12If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does that item become holy?’” “No,” replied the priests.
  6. Matthew 9:21She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.”
  7. Matthew 14:36and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
  8. 2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
  9. 2 Corinthians 7:11Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

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