KJV King James Version
Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt.
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Leviticus 4:12
Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
all the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place where the ashes are poured out, and there he must burn it on a wood fire on the ash heap.
WEB World English Bible
even the whole bull shall he carry forth outside the camp to a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire. Where the ashes are poured out it shall be burned.
ASV American Standard Version
even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall it be burnt.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
he hath even brought out the whole bullock unto the outside of the camp, unto a clean place, unto the place of the pouring out of the ashes, and he hath burnt it on the wood with fire; beside the place of the pouring out of the ashes it is burnt.
Surrounding context — Leviticus 4
9 And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] upon them, which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away,
10 As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt offering.
11 And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,
12 Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt.
13 And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done [somewhat against] any of the commandments of the LORD [concerning things] which should not be done, and are guilty;
14 When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation.
15 And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְהוֹצִ֣יאH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallהַ֠פָּרH6499 · parbullockאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)מִח֨וּץH2351 · chutsoutsideלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֜הH4264 · ma.cha.nehcampאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)מָק֤וֹםH4725 · ma.qomplaceטָהוֹר֙H2889 · ta.horpureאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)שֶׁ֣פֶךְH8211 · she.phekhpouringהַדֶּ֔שֶׁןH1880 · de.shenashesוְשָׂרַ֥ףH8313 · sa.raphto burnאֹת֛וֹH853 · et[Obj.]עַל־H5921 · aluponעֵצִ֖יםH6086 · etstree: woodבָּאֵ֑שׁH784 · eshfireעַל־H5921 · aluponשֶׁ֥פֶךְH8211 · she.phekhpouringהַדֶּ֖שֶׁןH1880 · de.shenashesיִשָּׂרֵֽף׃ פH8313 · sa.raphto burn
Cross-references
Hebrews 13:11For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.Exodus 29:14But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it [is] a sin offering.Leviticus 6:10-11And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.Leviticus 16:27And the bullock [for] the sin offering, and the goat [for] the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy [place], shall [one] carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.Numbers 15:35And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp.Numbers 5:3Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell.Numbers 19:3And 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:Leviticus 13:46All the days wherein the plague [shall be] in him he shall be defiled; he [is] unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp [shall] his habitation [be].Numbers 19:5And [one] shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:
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