Numbers 19:2
1 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
“This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red heifer that has no defect and has never been placed under a yoke.
3 Give it to Eleazar the priest, and he will have it brought outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence.
4 Eleazar the priest is to take some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the Tent of Meeting.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- “This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red heifer that has no defect and has never been placed under a yoke.
- KJV
- This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:
- WEB
- “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded. Tell the children of Israel to bring you a red heifer without spot, in which is no defect, and which was never yoked.
- ASV
- This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, [and] upon which never came yoke.
- DARBY
- This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without blemish, wherein is no defect, and upon which never came yoke;
- BLB
- “This [is] the ordinance of the law that YHWH has commanded, saying, speak to the sons of Israel, and they shall bring to you an unblemished red heifer, in which there [is] no blemish, upon which a yoke never has gone up.
- ÅB
- Dette er et lovbud som Herren har kunngjort: Si til Israels barn at de skal komme til deg med en rød kvige som ikke har lyte eller feil, og som det ikke er kommet åk på.
- OTB
- "Dette er lovens forskrift som Herren har befalt: Si til israelittene at de skal bringe deg en rød kvige uten feil eller lyte, en som aldri har båret åk.
- B1930
- Dette er et lovbud som Herren har kunngjort: Si til Israels barn at de skal komme til dig med en rød kvige som ikke har lyte eller feil, og som det ikke er kommet åk på.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 21:3
Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work,
Read in contextLeviticus 22:20–25
You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.
Read in context1 Samuel 6:7
Now, therefore, prepare one new cart with two milk cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up.
Read in context1 Peter 1:19
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:6–8
Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
Read in contextLamentations 1:14
My transgressions are bound into a yoke, knit together by His hand; they are draped over my neck, and the Lord has broken my strength. He has delivered me into the hands of those I cannot withstand.
Read in contextHebrews 9:10
They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
Read in contextLuke 1:35
The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
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