King James Version

Numbers 31:24

And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.

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וְכִבַּסְתֶּ֧םvekhibastemand washכָּבַסconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and wash”, a completed action in a sequenceH3526to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurativefuller, wash(-ing).בִּגְדֵיכֶ֛םbigdeykhemapparelבֶּגֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “apparel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH899a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillageapparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, [idiom] very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.בַּיּ֥וֹםbayomin as long asיוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יhashviithe seventhשְׁבִיעִיdefinite article, adjective, ordinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “the seventh”, the ordinary formH7637seventhseventh (time).וּטְהַרְתֶּ֑םutehartemand be cleanטָהֵרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and be clean”, a completed action in a sequenceH2891to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)be (make, make self, pronounce) clean, cleanse (self), purge, purify(-ier, self).וְאַחַ֖רveacharand afterאַחַרconjunction, adverb — “and after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…תָּבֹ֥אוּtavovto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽהhamachanehthe armyמַחֲנֶהdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the army”, the ordinary formH4264an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye may come into the camp.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean; and afterward ye shall come into the camp.

Young’s Literal Translation

and ye have washed your garments on the seventh day, and have been clean, and afterwards ye come in unto the camp.'

World English Bible

You shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean. Afterward you shall come into the camp.”

Darby Translation

And ye shall wash your garments on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean; and afterwards ye may come into the camp.

Douay-Rheims

And you shall wash your garments the seventh day, and being purified, you shall afterwards enter into the camp.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye may come into the camp.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And on the seventh day ye shall wash your garments, and be clean; and afterwards ye shall come into the camp.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ πλυνεῖσθε τὰ ἱμάτια τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ, καὶ καθαρισθήσεσθε· καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα εἰσελεύσεσθε εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν.