Numbers 19:1-8 ▼

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

2 “This is the ritual that the Lord has appointed for a victim. Instruct the sons of Israel, so that they may bring to you a red cow of full maturity, in which there is no blemish, and which has not carried a yoke.

3 And you shall deliver it to Eleazar the priest, who, having led it out beyond the camp, shall immolate it in the sight of all.

4 And dipping his finger in its blood, he shall sprinkle it seven times, opposite the door of the tabernacle.

5 And he shall burn it, while all are watching, delivering into the flame, not only its skin and flesh, but also the blood and dung.

6 Likewise, cedar wood, and hyssop, and twice-dyed scarlet he shall cast into the flame, by which the cow is consumed.

7 And then finally, having washed his garments and his body, he shall enter into the camp, and he shall be deeply stained until evening.

8 Then he also who had burned it shall wash his garments and his body, and he shall be unclean until evening.