KJV King James Version
And [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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Numbers 19:5
And [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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the heifer must be burned in his sight. Its hide, its flesh, and its blood are to be burned, along with its dung.
WEB World English Bible
One shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:
ASV American Standard Version
And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and one hath burnt the cow before his eyes; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, besides her dung, he doth burn;
Surrounding context — Numbers 19
2 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:
5 And [one] shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:
6 And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast [it] into the midst of the burning of the heifer.
7 Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even.
8 And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.
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וְשָׂרַ֥ףH8313 · sa.raphto burnאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַפָּרָ֖הH6510 · pa.rahheiferלְעֵינָ֑יוH5869 · a.yineyeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עֹרָ֤הּH5785 · orskinוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בְּשָׂרָהּ֙H1320 · ba.sarfleshוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]דָּמָ֔הּH1818 · dambloodעַל־H5921 · aluponפִּרְשָׁ֖הּH6569 · pe.reshrefuseיִשְׂרֹֽף׃H8313 · sa.raphto burn
Cross-references
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 4:11-12And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,Isaiah 53:10Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put [him] to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.Psalm 22:14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.Leviticus 4:21And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it [is] a sin offering for the congregation.
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