Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 19:16
And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.
16. or a grave ] The thought of defilement from unwitting contact with a grave underlies our Lord’s denunciation of the Pharisees in Luk 11:44.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
With a sword, or by any other violent way.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields,…. That is killed by another, that dies a violent death, either by the sword or other means; one that touched such an one was unclean, or that touched the sword with which he was slain, as the Targum of Jonathan adds: “or a dead body”: that dies a natural death, or suddenly, or in any way:
or a bone off a man; dug out of a grave, and lying by itself:
or a grave; the Targum adds, either the covering or side of a grave:
shall be unclean seven days; all which has respect to the defiling nature of sin, which is the cause of death and the grave.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
16. A bone Hence the requirement in Eze 39:15, was a safeguard against personal defilement.
A grave This elucidates Mat 23:27.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Num 19:16. Slain with a sword In chap. Num 31:19 this is expressed more generally; whosoever hath touched any slainwhether by the sword, or any other instrument.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Num 19:16 And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.
Ver. 16. Shall be unclean seven days. ] See Trapp on “ Lev 11:31 “
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
dead body. Hebrew. bemeth, no word for body = one dead, as in Num 19:18, not Num 19:11 and Num 19:13.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
toucheth: Num 19:11, Num 31:19
a bone: Eze 39:11-16
a grave: Mat 23:27, Luk 11:44
Reciprocal: Lev 11:39 – General Lev 21:1 – There Num 9:6 – defiled 1Sa 20:26 – he is not clean 2Ki 23:14 – the bones of men Isa 65:4 – remain Lam 4:14 – so that men could not touch Eze 16:5 – but thou Eze 39:12 – cleanse Luk 8:27 – but
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Num 19:16-17. With a sword Or by any other violent way. Running water Waters flowing from a spring or river, which are the purest. These manifestly signify Gods Spirit, which is oft compared to water, and by which alone, through the sacrifice of Christ, true purification is obtained. Those who promise themselves benefit by the righteousness of Christ, while they submit not to the influence of his Spirit, do but deceive themselves, for they cannot be purified by the ashes, otherwise than in the running water.