Numbers 19:6

Numbers 19:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.
• New International Version (NIV)The priest is to take some cedar wood, hyssop and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the priest shall take cedarwood and hyssop and scarlet yarn, and throw them into the fire burning the heifer.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the priest shall take cedar wood and hyssop and scarlet, and cast them into the midst of the fire burning the heifer.

Context of Numbers 19:6

4Eleazar must take some of the blood from the cow. He must splash it seven times in front of the Tent of Meeting. 5Then they must burn the whole cow while Eleazar is watching. They must burn its body with the skin, meat, blood and everything that is inside its body. The priest must take some wood, some plants and some red wool. He must throw them on the fire. 7Then he must wash his clothes and he must wash his body with water. After that, he can come into the camp, but he will not be clean until the evening. 8And the man who burns the animal must also wash his clothes in water. And he must wash his body in water. He will not be clean until the evening.

Numbers 19:6 word by word

וְלָקַ֣ח הַכֹּהֵ֗ן עֵ֥ץ אֶ֛רֶז וְאֵז֖וֹב וּשְׁנִ֣י תוֹלָ֑עַת וְהִשְׁלִ֕יךְ אֶל־תּ֖וֹךְ שְׂרֵפַ֥ת הַפָּרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• shall takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• cedarאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• and hyssopאֵזוֹב'êzôb · hyssopH231
• and scarletשָׁנִיshânîy · scarletH8144
• and scarletתּוֹלֵעָהtôlâ‛ tôlê‛âh tôla‛ath tôla‛ath · wormH8438
• and castשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• into the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• of the burningשְׂרֵפָהώerêphâh · fireH8316
• of the heiferפָּרָהpârâh · heiferH6510

Cross-references for Numbers 19:6

• Leviticus 14:6The priest will take the other bird and the wood from the cedar tree. He will take the red wool and the hyssop. He will put all of them into the blood of the dead bird.
• Psalms 51:7Splash water over me with a hyssop plant, and I will be really clean. Wash me and I will be whiter than snow.
• Isaiah 1:18The Lord says, ‘Please come, so that we talk about this together. Even if your sins are like a red stain, they will become as white as snow. Even if they are bright red, they will become like white wool.
• Hebrews 9:19It was like this. Moses read God's laws aloud to all Israel's people. He told them every rule that God had given them. After that, Moses killed some young cows and goats. He took some of their blood and he mixed it with water. He threw some of the blood to drop onto the book of God's laws. He also caused some to drop onto all the people. He used red sheep's hair and some small branches of a plant called hyssop to throw the blood and water.

Commentaries on Numbers 19:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Compare Leviticus 14:4 note.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The only other passage where cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool appear together is Leviticus 14. That chapter describes another ceremony (also "outside the camp") that resulted in ceremonial purification. Some scholars suggest Eleazar added cedar wood and hyssop for their aroma. Hyssop is associated with purification (Exodus 12:22; Psalm 51:7; compare Hebrews 9:19). The scarlet yarn, like the red heifer, probably symbolizes blood. Together, the cedar…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-63-6. ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest that he may bring her forth without the camp--He was the second or deputy high priest, and he was selected for this duty because the execution of it entailed temporary defilement, from which the acting high priest was to be preserved with the greatest care. It was led "forth without the camp," in accordance with the law regarding victims laden with the sins of the people, and thus typical of Christ (He 13:12…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 19:6

• Cedar
• Colors
• Hyssop
• Types
• Water

In the dictionaries

• Clean
• Colour
• Covering
• Defile
• Exodus
• Heifer
• Hyssop
• Unclean
• Water of separation
• Agrapha

Commentaries on Numbers 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings