Numbers 19

Ordinance of the Red Heifer

1Then the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872 and AaronH175, sayingH559, 2“ThisH2088 is the statuteH2708 of the lawH8451 whichH834 the LordH3068 has commandedH6680, sayingH559, ‘SpeakH1696 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 that they bringH3947 you an 1unblemishedH8549 redH122 heiferH6499 in whichH834 is noH369 defectH4140 and 2on whichH834 a yokeH5923 has neverH3808 3been placedH5927. 3You shall giveH5414 it to 4EleazarH499 the priestH3548, and it shall 5be broughtH3318 outsideH413H4480H2351 the campH4264 and be slaughteredH7819 in his presenceH6440. 4Next EleazarH499 the priestH3548 shall takeH3947 someH4480 of its bloodH1818 with his fingerH676 and 6sprinkleH5137 someH4480 of its bloodH1818 towardH413 the frontH6440 of the tentH168 of meetingH4150 sevenH7651 timesH6471. 5Then the heiferH6499 shall be burnedH8313 in his sightH5869; 7its hideH5785 and its fleshH1320 and its bloodH1818, with its refuseH6569, shall be burnedH8313. 6The priestH3548 shall takeH3947 8cedarH730 woodH6086 and hyssopH231 and scarletH8144 material and castH7993 it into the midstH8432 of the 9burningH8316 heiferH6499. 7The priestH3548 10shall then washH3526 his clothesH899 and batheH7364 his 11bodyH1320 in waterH4325, and afterwardH310 comeH935 into the campH4264, but the priestH3548 shall be uncleanH2930 untilH5704 eveningH6153. 8The one who burnsH8313 it shall also washH3526 his clothesH899 in waterH4325 and batheH7364 his 12bodyH1320 in waterH4325, and shall be uncleanH2930 untilH5704 eveningH6153. 9Now a manH376 who is cleanH2889 shall gatherH622 up the ashesH665 of the heiferH6499 and depositH5117 them outsideH4480H2351 the campH4264 in a cleanH2889 placeH4725, and 13the congregationH5712 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 shall keepH4931 it as 14waterH4325 to remove impurityH5079; it is 15purificationH2403 from sinH2403. 10The one who gathersH622 the ashesH665 of the heiferH6499 16shall washH3526 his clothesH899 and be uncleanH2930 untilH5704 eveningH6153; and it shall be a perpetualH5769 statuteH2708 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 and to the alienH1616 who sojournsH1481 amongH8432 them.

11‘17The one who touchesH5060 the corpseH4191 of anyH3605 18personH5315H120 shall be uncleanH2930 for sevenH7651 daysH3117. 12That oneH1931 shall 19purifyH2398 himself from uncleannessH2398 with 20the water on the thirdH7992 dayH3117 and on the seventhH7637 dayH3117, and then he will be cleanH2891; but ifH518 he does not purifyH2398 himself on the thirdH7992 dayH3117 and on the seventhH7637 dayH3117, he will not be cleanH2891. 1321AnyoneH3605 who touchesH5060 a corpseH4191, the 22bodyH5315 of a manH120 whoH834 has diedH4191, and does not purifyH2398 himself, 23defilesH2930 the 24tabernacleH4908 of the LordH3068; and that personH5315 shall be cutH3772 offH3772 from IsraelH3478. BecauseH3588 the waterH4325 for impurityH5079 was not 2526sprinkledH2236 on him, he shall be uncleanH2931; his uncleannessH2932 is stillH5750 on him.

14‘ThisH2088 is the lawH8451 whenH3588 a manH120 diesH4191 in a tentH168: everyoneH3605 who comesH935 into the tentH168 and everyoneH3605 whoH834 is in the tentH168 shall be uncleanH2930 for sevenH7651 daysH3117. 15EveryH3605 openH6605 vesselH3627, whichH834 hasH369 noH369 coveringH6781 27tiedH6616 downH6616 on it, shall be uncleanH2931. 1628Also, anyoneH3605 whoH834 in the openH6440 fieldH7704 touchesH5060 oneH2491 whoH2491 has been slainH2491 with a swordH2719 orH176 who has diedH4191 naturally, orH176 a humanH120 boneH6106 orH176 a graveH6913, shall be uncleanH2930 for sevenH7651 daysH3117. 17Then for the uncleanH2931 person they shall takeH3947 someH4480 of the 29ashesH6083 of the 30burntH8316 3132purificationH2403 from sinH2403 and 33flowingH2416 waterH4325 shall be 34addedH5414 to them in a vesselH3627. 18A cleanH2889 personH376 shall takeH3947 hyssopH231 and dipH2881 it in the waterH4325, and sprinkleH5137 it on the tentH168 and on allH3605 the furnishingsH3627 and on the personsH5315 whoH834 were thereH8033, and on the one who touchedH5060 the boneH6106 orH176 the oneH2491 slainH2491 orH176 the one dyingH4191 naturally orH176 the graveH6913. 19Then the cleanH2889 person 35shall sprinkleH5137 on the uncleanH2931 on the thirdH7992 dayH3117 and on the seventhH7637 dayH3117; and on the seventhH7637 dayH3117 he shall purifyH2398 him from uncleannessH2398, and he shall washH3526 his clothesH899 and batheH7364 himself in waterH4325 and shall be cleanH2891 by eveningH6153.

20‘But the manH376 whoH834 is uncleanH2930 and does not purifyH2398 himself from uncleannessH2398, that personH5315 shall be cutH3772 offH3772 from the midstH8432 of the assemblyH6951, becauseH3588 he has 36defiledH2930 the sanctuaryH4720 of the LordH3068; the waterH4325 for impurityH5079 has not been sprinkledH2236 on him, he is uncleanH2931. 21So it shall be a perpetualH5769 statuteH2708 for them. And he 37who sprinklesH5137 the waterH4325 for impurityH5079 shall washH3526 his clothesH899, and he who touchesH5060 the waterH4325 for impurityH5079 shall be uncleanH2930 untilH5704 eveningH6153. 2238Furthermore, anythingH3605 that the uncleanH2931 person touchesH5060 shall be uncleanH2930; and the personH5315 who touchesH5060 it shall be uncleanH2930 untilH5704 eveningH6153.’”