Numbers 19

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 19 of 36

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

2 This is the statute of the law which Jehovah has commanded, saying, Speak to the sons of Israel, that they bring you a red heifer, without blemish, in which there is no blemish, on which no yoke ever came.

3 And you shall give her to Eleazar the priest, and she shall be brought forth outside the camp; and she shall be slaughtered before his face.

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Chapter Summary

The ordinance of the red heifer is given for ceremonial purification. The heifer is burned outside the camp with cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet. Its ashes are mixed with water for the cleansing of those defiled by contact with the dead.

Key Hebrew Words

בְּגָדָ֜י treachery H899 · TWOT 198a
בְּשָׂרָ flesh H1320 · TWOT 291a
מִקְדַּ֨שׁ sacred place H4720 · TWOT 1990f
כְּלִ֣י article H3627 · TWOT 982g
מִשְׁכַּ֤ן dwelling-place H4908 · TWOT 2387c

People & Context

Red Heifer Ceremony

God established a statute requiring an unblemished red heifer to be slaughtered and completely burned outside the camp 49 . Cedar wood, hyssop, and sc…

Rules for Touching the Dead

Anyone who touched a human corpse or a grave was deemed unclean for seven days 51 . A clean person had to sprinkle them with the water of impurity on …

Timeline

Red Heifer Ceremony

God established a statute requiring an unblemished red heifer to be slaughtered and completely burned outside the camp 49 . Cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet were thrown into the fire, and the ashes were preserved for the water of impurity 50 .

Numbers 19:1-10
Rules for Touching the Dead

Anyone who touched a human corpse or a grave was deemed unclean for seven days 51 . A clean person had to sprinkle them with the water of impurity on the third and seventh days; failure to purify oneself resulted in being cut off from Israel 53 .

Numbers 19:11-22

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