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 heiferH6510 in whichH834 there is noH369 defectH4140 and 2on whichH834 a yokeH5923 has neverH3808 3been mountedH5927. 3And you shall giveH5414 it to 4EleazarH499 the priestH3548, and it shall 5be broughtH3318 outsideH413H4480H2351 the campH4264 and be slaughteredH7819 in his presenceH6440. 4And EleazarH499 the priestH3548 shall takeH3947 someH4480 of its bloodH1818 with his fingerH676 and 6sprinkleH5137 someH4480 of its bloodH1818 towardH413 the frontH5227H6440 of the tentH168 of meetingH4150 sevenH7651 timesH6471. 5Then the heiferH6510 shall be burnedH8313 in his sightH5869; 7its hideH5785, its fleshH1320, and its bloodH1818, with its refuseH6569, shall be burnedH8313. 6And the priestH3548 shall takeH3947 8cedarH730 woodH6086, hyssopH231, and scarletH8144H8438 material, and throwH7993 it into the midstH8432 of the 9burningH8316 heiferH6510. 7The priestH3548 10shall then washH3526 his clothesH899 and batheH7364 his 11bodyH1320 in waterH4325, and afterwardH310 comeH935 into the campH4264; but the priestH3548 will beH2930 12uncleanH2930 untilH5704 eveningH6153. 8The one who burnsH8313 13the heifer shall also washH3526 his clothesH899 in waterH4325 and batheH7364 his 14bodyH1320 in waterH4325, and will beH2930 uncleanH2930 untilH5704 eveningH6153. 9Now a manH376 who is cleanH2889 shall gatherH622 upH622 the ashesH665 of the heiferH6510 and putH5117 them outsideH4480H2351 the campH4264 in a cleanH2889 placeH4725, and 15the congregationH5712 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 shall keepH4931 them for 16waterH4325 to remove impurityH5079; it is 17purificationH2403 fromH2403 sinH2403. 10And the one who gathersH622 the ashesH665 of the heiferH6510 18shall washH3526 his clothesH899 and will beH2930 uncleanH2930 untilH5704 eveningH6153; and it shall be a permanentH5769 statuteH2708 for the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 and for the strangerH1616 who residesH1481 amongH8432 them.

11‘19The one who touchesH5060 the deadH4191 bodyH4191 of anyH3605 20personH5315H120 will also beH2930 uncleanH2930 for sevenH7651 daysH3117. 12That oneH1931 shall 21purifyH2398 himself with 22the water on the thirdH7992 dayH3117 and on the seventhH7637 dayH3117, and then he will beH2891 cleanH2891; but ifH518 he does not purifyH2398 himself on the thirdH7992 dayH3117 and on the seventhH7637 dayH3117, he will not beH2891 cleanH2891. 1323AnyoneH3605 who touchesH5060 a deadH4191 bodyH4191, the 24bodyH5315 of a personH120 whoH834 has diedH4191, and does not purifyH2398 himself, 25defilesH2930 the 26tabernacleH4908 of the LordH3068; and that personH5315 shall be cutH3772 offH3772 from IsraelH3478. SinceH3588 the waterH4325 for impurityH5079 was not 27sprinkledH2236 on him, he will be uncleanH2931; his uncleannessH2932 is stillH5750 on him.

14‘ThisH2088 is the lawH8451 whenH3588 a personH120 diesH4191 in a tentH168: everyoneH3605 who comesH935 into the tentH168 and everyoneH3605 whoH834 is in the tentH168 will beH2930 uncleanH2930 for sevenH7651 daysH3117. 15And everyH3605 openH6605 containerH3627, whichH834 hasH369 noH369 coverH6781 tiedH6616 downH5921 onH5921 it, will be uncleanH2931. 1628Also, anyoneH3605 whoH834 in the openH6440 fieldH7704 touchesH5060 oneH2491 who has been killedH2491 with a swordH2719 orH176 one who has diedH4191 naturally, orH176 touches a humanH120 boneH6106 orH176 a graveH6913, will beH2930 uncleanH2930 for sevenH7651 daysH3117. 17Then for the uncleanH2931 person they shall takeH3947 someH4480 of the 29ashesH6083 of the 30burntH8316 3132purificationH2403 fromH2403 sinH2403 and 33runningH2416 waterH4325 shall be 34addedH5414 to them in a containerH3627. 18And a cleanH2889 personH376 shall takeH3947 hyssopH231 and dipH2881 it in the waterH4325, and sprinkleH5137 it on the tentH168, on allH3605 the furnishingsH3627, on the personsH5315 whoH834 were thereH8033, and on the one who touchedH5060 the boneH6106 orH176 the oneH2491 who was killedH2491 orH176 the one who diedH4191 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, and he shall washH3526 his clothesH899 and batheH7364 himself in waterH4325 and will beH2891 cleanH2891 by eveningH6153.

20‘But the personH376 whoH834 isH2930 uncleanH2930 and does not purifyH2398 himself, 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, so he is uncleanH2931. 21So it shall be a permanentH5769 statuteH2708 for them. And the one 37who sprinklesH5137 the waterH4325 for impurityH5079 shall washH3526 his clothesH899, and the one who touchesH5060 the waterH4325 for impurityH5079 will beH2930 uncleanH2930 untilH5704 eveningH6153. 2238Furthermore, anythingH3605 that the uncleanH2931 person touchesH5060 will beH2930 uncleanH2930; and the personH5315 who touchesH5060 it will beH2930 uncleanH2930 untilH5704 eveningH6153.’”