Hebrews 9:13

NETBible

For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow sprinkled on those who are defiled consecrated them and provided ritual purity, 1 

NIV ©

The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean.

NASB ©

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

NLT ©

Under the old system, the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow could cleanse people’s bodies from ritual defilement.

MSG ©

If that animal blood and the other rituals of purification were effective in cleaning up certain matters of our religion and behavior,

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:

NRSV ©

For if the blood of goats and bulls, with the sprinkling of the ashes of a heifer, sanctifies those who have been defiled so that their flesh is purified,

NKJV ©

For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh,

KJV
For
<1063>
if
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the blood
<129>
of bulls
<5022>
and
<2532>
of goats
<5131>_,
and
<2532>
the ashes
<4700>
of an heifer
<1151>
sprinkling
<4472> (5723)
the unclean
<2840> (5772)_,
sanctifieth
<37> (5719)
to
<4314>
the purifying
<2514>
of the flesh
<4561>_:
NASB ©
For if
<1487>
the blood
<129>
of goats
<5131>
and bulls
<5022>
and the ashes
<4700>
of a heifer
<1151>
sprinkling
<4472>
those
<3588>
who have been defiled
<2840>
sanctify
<37>
for the cleansing
<2514>
of the flesh
<4561>
,
NET [draft] ITL
For
<1063>
if
<1487>
the blood
<129>
of goats
<5131>
and
<2532>
bulls
<5022>
and
<2532>
the ashes
<4700>
of a young cow
<1151>
sprinkled
<4472>
on those who are defiled
<2840>
consecrated
<37>
them and provided
<4314>
ritual
<4561>
purity
<2514>
,
GREEK
ei gar to aima tragwn kai taurwn kai spodov damalewv rantizousa kekoinwmenouv thn thv sarkov kayarothta
NETBible

For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow sprinkled on those who are defiled consecrated them and provided ritual purity, 1 

NET Notes

1 tn Grk “for the purifying of the flesh.” The “flesh” here is symbolic of outward or ritual purity in contrast to inner purity, that of the conscience (cf. Heb 9:9).