Numbers 19:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 19:1

Laws of Purification

1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

2 “This is the¹ ordinance of the law which the Lord has commanded, saying: ‘Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring you a red heifer without² blemish, in which there is no ^adefect ^band on which a yoke has never come.

3 You shall give it to Eleazar the priest, that he may take it ^aoutside the camp, and it shall be slaughtered before him;

4 and Eleazar the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger, and ^asprinkle some of its blood seven times directly in front of the tabernacle of meeting.

5 Then the heifer shall be burned in his sight: ^aits hide, its flesh, its blood, and its offal shall be burned.

6 And the priest shall take ^acedar wood and ^bhyssop and scarlet, and cast them into the midst of the fire burning the heifer.

7 ^aThen the priest shall wash his clothes, he shall bathe in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp; the priest shall be unclean until evening.

8 And the one who burns it shall wash his clothes in water, bathe in water, and shall be unclean until evening.

9 Then a man who is clean shall gather up ^athe ashes of the heifer, and store them outside the camp in a clean place; and they shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel ^bfor the water of purification; it is for purifying from sin.

10 And the one who gathers the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until evening. It shall be a statute forever to the children of Israel and to the stranger who dwells among them.

11 ^a‘He who touches the dead¹ body of anyone shall be unclean seven days.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 19:1

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American Standard Version
And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

Amplified® Bible
AND THE Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

Contemporary English Version
The LORD gave Moses and Aaron the following law: The people of Israel must bring Moses a reddish-brown cow that has nothing wrong with it and that has never been used for plowing.

Darby English Version
And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

Good News Bible
The LORD commanded Moses and Aaron

King James Version
And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

New International Version
The LORD said to Moses and Aaron:

New King James Version
Now the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

Revised Standard Version
Now the LORD said to Moses and to Aaron,

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, and unto Aaron, saying,

New English Translation
¹ The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron:

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