Numbers 19:2
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
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:
3 And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face:
4 And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times:
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.
Compare
- 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
And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;
Read in contextLeviticus 22:20–25
But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.
Read in context1 Samuel 6:7
Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them:
Read in context1 Peter 1:19
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Read in contextPhilippians 2:6–8
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
Read in contextLamentations 1:14
The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.
Read in contextHebrews 9:10
Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
Read in contextLuke 1:35
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
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