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Numbers 19:6

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.

5 Then the heifer must be burned in his sight. Its hide, its flesh, and its blood are to be burned, along with its dung.

The priest is to take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer.

7 Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean until evening.

8 The one who burned the heifer must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he too will be ceremonially unclean until evening.

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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
The priest is to take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer.
KJV
And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.
WEB
The priest shall take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the middle of the burning of the heifer.
ASV
and the priest shall take cedar-wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.
DARBY
And the priest shall take cedar-wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast them into the midst of the burning of the heifer.
BLB
And the priest shall take cedar wood and hyssop and scarlet and cast [them] into the midst of the burning heifer.
ÅB
Og presten skal ta sedertre og isop og karmosinrød ull og kaste det i ilden, der hvor kvigen brennes.
OTB
Presten skal ta sedertre, isop og skarlagen ull og kaste dem midt i den brennende kvigen.
B1930
Og presten skal ta sedertre og isop og karmosinrød ull og kaste det i ilden, der hvor kvigen brennes.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 14:4

    the priest shall order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one to be cleansed.

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  • Leviticus 14:49

    He is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house;

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  • Leviticus 14:6

    And he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.

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  • Psalms 51:7

    Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

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  • Hebrews 9:19–23

    For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,

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  • Isaiah 1:18

    “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.

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