Numbers 31:20
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood.”
עֵץ
Tree. Ets. A tree planted by rivers of water. The righteous person is like a tree with deep roots in God's word, bearing fruit in season and never withering.
עוֹר
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עוֹר
Skin. Or. God made garments of skin for Adam and Eve. The first sacrifice to cover human shame. A picture of the cross where Jesus covers our sin completely.
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מַעֲשֶׂה
product of
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מַעֲשֶׂה
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
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חָטָא
you will purify yourselves
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חָטָא
you will purify yourselves
properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
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עֵז
goat hairs
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עֵז
a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)
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כְּלִי
article of
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כְּלִי
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
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