“And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin.”
A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer and deposit them outside the camp in a clean place; and they shall be kept for the congregation of the people of Israel as a water for impurity, for the removal of sin — the ashes, product of the sacrificial burning, are stored for indefinite use. The phrase 'water for impurity' (mei niddah) becomes the technical term for the mixture that restores cleanness. The Mishnah teaches that this water is sufficient for all Israel throughout the wilderness and beyond.
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