Numbers 19 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Statute of the Red Heifer

1 Then Yahweh ^H3068 spoke ^H1696 to Moses ^H4872 and Aaron ^H175, saying ^H559,

2 “This ^H2088 is the statute ^H2708 of the law ^H8451 which ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 has commanded ^H6680, saying ^H559, ‘Speak ^H1696 to the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 that they take ^H3947 to you a red ^H122 heifer ^H6510 without ^H8549 blemish ^H8549, in which ^H834 is no ^H369 defect ^H3971 and on which ^H834 a yoke ^H5923 has never ^H3808 [fn]been placed ^H5927. 3 And you shall give ^H5414 it to Eleazar ^H499 the priest ^H3548, and it shall be brought ^H3318 outside ^{H413 H4480 H2351} the camp ^H4264 and be slaughtered ^H7819 in his presence ^H6440. 4 Next Eleazar ^H499 the priest ^H3548 shall take ^H3947 some ^H4480 of its blood ^H1818 with his finger ^H676 and sprinkle ^H5137 some ^H4480 of its blood ^H1818 toward ^H413 the front ^H6440 of the tent ^H168 of meeting ^H4150 seven ^H7651 times ^H6471. 5 Then the heifer ^H6510 shall be burned ^H8313 in his sight ^H5869; its hide ^H5785 and its flesh ^H1320 and its blood ^H1818, with its refuse ^H6569, shall be burned ^H8313. 6 And the priest ^H3548 shall take ^H3947 cedar ^H730 wood ^H6086 and hyssop ^H231 and scarlet ^H8144 material and cast ^H7993 it into the midst ^H8432 of the [fn]burning ^H8316 heifer ^H6510. 7 The priest ^H3548 shall then wash ^H3526 his clothes ^H899 and bathe ^H7364 his [fn]body ^H1320 in water ^H4325 and afterward ^H310 come ^H935 into the camp ^H4264, but the priest ^H3548 shall be ^H2930 unclean ^H2930 until ^H5704 evening ^H6153. 8 The one who burns ^H8313 it shall also wash ^H3526 his clothes ^H899 in water ^H4325 and bathe ^H7364 his [fn]body ^H1320 in water ^H4325 and shall be ^H2930 unclean ^H2930 until ^H5704 evening ^H6153. 9 Now a man ^H376 who is clean ^H2889 shall gather ^H622 up ^H622 the ashes ^H665 of the heifer ^H6510 and deposit ^H5117 them outside ^H4480 H2351 the camp ^H4264 in a clean ^H2889 place ^H4725, and [fn]the congregation ^H5712 of the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 shall keep ^H4931 it as water ^H4325 to remove impurity ^H5079; it is [fn]purification ^H2403 from ^H2403 sin ^H2403. 10 And the one who gathers ^H622 the ashes ^H665 of the heifer ^H6510 shall wash ^H3526 his clothes ^H899 and be ^H2930 unclean ^H2930 until ^H5704 evening ^H6153; and it shall be a perpetual ^H5769 statute ^H2708 to the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 and to the sojourner ^H1616 who sojourns ^H1481 among ^H8432 them.

11 ‘The one who touches ^H5060 the corpse ^H4191 of any ^H3605 [fn]person ^H5315 H120 shall be ^H2930 unclean ^H2930 for seven ^H7651 days ^H3117. 12 That one ^H1931 shall purify ^H2398 himself from uncleanness ^H2398 with [fn]the water on the third ^H7992 day ^H3117 and on the seventh ^H7637 day ^H3117, and then he will be ^H2891 clean ^H2891; but if ^H518 he does not purify ^H2398 himself on the third ^H7992 day ^H3117 and on the seventh ^H7637 day ^H3117, he will not be ^H2891 clean ^H2891. 13 Anyone ^H3605 who touches ^H5060 a corpse ^H4191, the [fn]body ^H5315 of a man ^H120 who ^H834 has died ^H4191, and does not purify ^H2398 himself, [fn]makes ^H2930 the [fn]tabernacle ^H4908 of Yahweh ^H3068 unclean ^H2930; and that person ^H5315 shall be cut ^H3772 off ^H3772 from Israel ^H3478. Because ^H3588 the water ^H4325 for impurity ^H5079 was not [fn]splashed ^H2236 on him, he shall be unclean ^H2931; his uncleanness ^H2932 is still ^H5750 on him.

14 ‘This ^H2088 is the law ^H8451 when ^H3588 a man ^H120 dies ^H4191 in a tent ^H168: everyone ^H3605 who comes ^H935 into the tent ^H168 and everyone ^H3605 who ^H834 is in the tent ^H168 shall be ^H2930 unclean ^H2930 for seven ^H7651 days ^H3117. 15 And every ^H3605 open ^H6605 vessel ^H3627, which ^H834 has ^H369 no ^H369 covering ^H6781 [fn]tied ^H6616 down ^H6616 on it, shall be unclean ^H2931. 16 Also, anyone ^H3605 who ^H834 in the open ^H6440 field ^H7704 touches ^H5060 one ^H2491 who has been slain ^H2491 with a sword ^H2719 or ^H176 who has died ^H4191 naturally, or ^H176 a human ^H120 bone ^H6106 or ^H176 a grave ^H6913, shall be ^H2930 unclean ^H2930 for seven ^H7651 days ^H3117. 17 Then for the unclean ^H2931 person they shall take ^H3947 some ^H4480 of the [fn]ashes ^H6083 of the [fn]burnt ^H8316 [fn]purification ^H2403 from ^H2403 sin ^H2403 and [fn]flowing ^H2416 water ^H4325 shall be [fn]added ^H5414 to them in a vessel ^H3627. 18 And a clean ^H2889 person ^H376 shall take ^H3947 hyssop ^H231 and dip ^H2881 it in the water ^H4325 and sprinkle ^H5137 it on the tent ^H168 and on all ^H3605 the furnishings ^H3627 and on the persons ^H5315 who ^H834 were there ^H8033 and on the one who touched ^H5060 the bone ^H6106 or ^H176 the one ^H2491 slain ^H2491 or ^H176 the one dying ^H4191 naturally or ^H176 the grave ^H6913. 19 Then the clean ^H2889 person shall sprinkle ^H5137 on the unclean ^H2931 on the third ^H7992 day ^H3117 and on the seventh ^H7637 day ^H3117; and on the seventh ^H7637 day ^H3117 he shall purify ^H2398 him from uncleanness ^H2398, and he shall wash ^H3526 his clothes ^H899 and bathe ^H7364 himself in water ^H4325 and shall be ^H2891 clean ^H2891 by evening ^H6153.

20 ‘But the man ^H376 who ^H834 is ^H2930 unclean ^H2930 and does not purify ^H2398 himself from uncleanness ^H2398, that person ^H5315 shall be cut ^H3772 off ^H3772 from the midst ^H8432 of the assembly ^H6951 because ^H3588 he has [fn]made ^H2930 the sanctuary ^H4720 of Yahweh ^H3068 unclean ^H2930; the water ^H4325 for impurity ^H5079 has not been [fn]splashed ^H2236 on him; he is unclean ^H2931. 21 So it shall be a perpetual ^H5769 statute ^H2708 for them. And he who sprinkles ^H5137 the water ^H4325 for impurity ^H5079 shall wash ^H3526 his clothes ^H899, and he who touches ^H5060 the water ^H4325 for impurity ^H5079 shall be ^H2930 unclean ^H2930 until ^H5704 evening ^H6153. 22 Furthermore, anything ^H3605 that the unclean ^H2931 person touches ^H5060 shall be ^H2930 unclean ^H2930; and the person ^H5315 who touches ^H5060 it shall be ^H2930 unclean ^H2930 until ^H5704 evening ^H6153.’”