# General Information:

Eleazar teaches the soldiers the customs of becoming ceremonially clean before Yahweh after going to war.

# gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead

metals that were used during that time period

# that resists fire

"that will not burn"

# put it through the fire

"put it into the fire"

# water of cleansing

This refers to water that someone has mixed with ashes from a sin offering. See: [Numbers 19:17-19](../19/17.md).

# then you will become clean

These are the customs of becoming ceremonially clean before Yahweh.