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Berean Standard Bible

“For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,”

Hebrews 9:13

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Hebrews 9 compares the old tabernacle rituals with Christ's single sacrifice. The writer begins with what the old system could and could not do.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,

World English Bible (WEB)

For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctify to the cleanness of the flesh:

King James Version (KJV)

For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

American Standard Version (ASV)

For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling them that have been defiled, sanctify unto the cleanness of the flesh:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For if the blood of goats and oxen, and the dust from the burning of a young cow, being put on the unclean, make the flesh clean:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

for if the blood of bulls, and goats, and ashes of an heifer, sprinkling those defiled, does sanctify to the purifying of the flesh,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque si la sangre de los toros y de los machos cabríos, y la ceniza de la becerra, rociada á los inmundos, santifica para la purificación de la carne,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

La sangre de chivos y toros, y las cenizas de una becerra rociadas sobre personas que están impuras, las hacen puras de modo que quedan limpias por fuera.

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