And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and [so] make themselves clean.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Voici comment tu les purifieras. Fais sur eux une aspersion d'eau expiatoire; qu'ils fassent passer le rasoir sur tout leur corps, qu'ils lavent leurs vêtements, et qu'ils se purifient.
KJV
And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and [so] make themselves clean.
Eucherius of Lyon
Book of Spiritual Intelligence Formulas
which need to be cut off, as Moses ordered: "The Levites shall shave all the hair of their bodies" (Numbers 8:7). Blood signifies the actions of the flesh; in the Psalm: "Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation" (Psalm 51:14). And also: "Flesh and blood cannot…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
that the priests might wash their hands and feet before entering the temple; and that He commanded ( Num. 8:7 ) the Levites to be sprinkled with the water of purification, and to shave all the hairs of their flesh. Objection 9: Further, that which is greater cannot be cleansed by…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 112 (Migne)
. Pili, peccata, ut in libro Numeri Levitae radebant omnes pilos carnis suae [Note: [Col. 1027] 32 Num. VIII, 7.] , quod, quid * obsequium divinum assumuntur, vetera peccata oportet ut a se abjiciant. Pilosi sunt immundi spiritus, ut in Isaia: «Et pilosi saltabunt ibi [No…
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