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 will take some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the Tabernacle. 5As Eleazar watches, the heifer must be burned—its hide, meat, blood, and dung. Eleazar the priest must then take a stick of cedar, a hyssop branch, and some scarlet yarn and throw them into the fire where the heifer is burning. 7“Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water. Afterward he may return to the camp, though he will remain ceremonially unclean until evening. 8The man who burns the animal must also wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and he, too, will remain unclean until 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 14:6He will take the live bird, the cedar stick, the scarlet yarn, and the hyssop branch, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.
• Psalms 51:7Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
• Isaiah 1:18“Come now, let’s settle this,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.
• Hebrews 9:19For after Moses had read each of God’s commandments to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, and sprinkled both the book of God’s law and all the people, using hyssop branches and scarlet wool.

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