Numbers 19:5
New International Version
While he watches, the heifer is to be burned—its hide, flesh, blood and intestines.

New Living Translation
As Eleazar watches, the heifer must be burned—its hide, meat, blood, and dung.

English Standard Version
And the heifer shall be burned in his sight. Its skin, its flesh, and its blood, with its dung, shall be burned.

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.

King James Bible
And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:

New King James Version
Then the heifer shall be burned in his sight: its hide, its flesh, its blood, and its offal shall be burned.

New American Standard Bible
Then the heifer shall be burned in his sight; its hide, its flesh, and its blood, with its refuse, shall be burned.

NASB 1995
‘Then the heifer shall be burned in his sight; its hide and its flesh and its blood, with its refuse, shall be burned.

NASB 1977
‘Then the heifer shall be burned in his sight; its hide and its flesh and its blood, with its refuse, shall be burned.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the heifer shall be burned in his sight; its hide and its flesh and its blood, with its refuse, shall be burned.

Amplified Bible
Then the heifer shall be burned in his sight; its skin, its flesh, its blood, and its waste, shall be burned (reduced to ash).

Christian Standard Bible
The cow is to be burned in his sight. Its hide, flesh, and blood, are to be burned along with its waste.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The cow must be burned in his sight. Its hide, flesh, and blood, are to be burned along with its dung.

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:

Contemporary English Version
Then the whole cow, including its skin, meat, blood, and insides must be burned.

English Revised Version
and one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then the entire cow (the skin, meat, blood, and excrement) will be burned while he watches.

Good News Translation
The whole animal, including skin, meat, blood, and intestines, is to be burned in the presence of the priest.

International Standard Version
The entire heifer is to be incinerated in his presence, including its skin, its flesh, its blood, and its dung.

Majority 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.

NET Bible
Then the heifer must be burned in his sight--its skin, its flesh, its blood, and its offal is to be burned.

New Heart English Bible
Then he shall burn the heifer in his sight; its skin, and its flesh, and its blood, with its dung, he shall burn.

Webster's Bible Translation
And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:

World English Bible
One shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her meat, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and [one] has burned the cow before his eyes; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, besides her dung, he burns;

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;

Smith's Literal Translation
And he burnt the heifer before his eyes; her skin and her flesh and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And shall burn her in the sight of all, delivering up to the fire her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, and her dung.

Catholic Public Domain Version
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.

New American Bible
Then the heifer will be burned in his sight; it will be burned with its hide and flesh, its blood and dung;

New Revised Standard Version
Then the heifer shall be burned in his sight; its skin, its flesh, and its blood, with its dung, shall be burned.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin and her blood and her flesh, with her dung, shall he burn;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he shall burn the heifer before him; he will burn her skin and her blood and her flesh with her dung.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the heifer shall be burnt in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall be burnt.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they shall burn her to ashes before him; and her skin and her flesh and her blood, with her dung, shall be consumed.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Red Heifer
4Eleazar 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. 5Then the heifer must be burned in his sight. Its hide, its flesh, and its blood are to be burned, along with its dung. 6The priest is to take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer.…

Cross References
Hebrews 9:13-14
For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

Leviticus 4:12
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.

Leviticus 16:27
The bull for the sin offering and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought into the Most Holy Place to make atonement, must be taken outside the camp; and their hides, flesh, and dung must be burned up.

Hebrews 13:11-12
Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp. / And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.

Exodus 29:14
But burn the flesh of the bull and its hide and dung outside the camp; it is a sin offering.

Leviticus 9:11
But he burned up the flesh and the hide outside the camp.

1 Corinthians 5:7
Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

Leviticus 6:30
But no sin offering may be eaten if its blood has been brought into the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place; it must be burned.

John 19:36
Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.”

Leviticus 8:17
But the bull with its hide, flesh, and dung he burned outside the camp, as the LORD had commanded him.

1 Peter 1:19
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.

Exodus 12:46
It must be eaten inside one house. You are not to take any of the meat outside the house, and you may not break any of the bones.

Deuteronomy 21:3-4
Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work, / bring the heifer to a valley with running water that has not been plowed or sown, and break its neck there by the stream.

Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

Psalm 51:7
Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.


Treasury of Scripture

And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:

Exodus 29:14
But 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 4:11,12,21
And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung, …

Psalm 22:14
I 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.

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Then the heifer
The term "heifer" refers to a young female cow that has not borne a calf. In the Hebrew context, the word used is "פָּרָה" (parah), which signifies a cow, often used in sacrificial contexts. The heifer in this passage is specifically a red heifer, which is significant in Jewish ritual law. The red heifer is unique in that it is used for purification purposes, particularly in the cleansing of those who have come into contact with a dead body. This highlights the importance of purity and the lengths to which the Israelites were instructed to go to maintain ceremonial cleanliness.

must be burned
The act of burning the heifer is a critical component of the purification ritual. The Hebrew word for "burned" is "שָׂרַף" (saraph), which means to burn or consume with fire. This complete burning signifies total consecration and the transformation of the physical into the spiritual. Fire, in biblical terms, often represents God's presence and purification. The burning of the heifer symbolizes the complete eradication of impurity and the transformation necessary for holiness.

in his sight
This phrase indicates that the burning of the heifer must be done in the presence of the priest. The Hebrew word for "sight" is "עֵינָיו" (einaiv), meaning eyes or presence. This requirement underscores the importance of accountability and transparency in religious rituals. The priest's presence ensures that the ritual is conducted according to divine instructions, emphasizing the need for obedience and reverence in worship.

its hide, flesh, blood, and dung
The comprehensive list of the heifer's components—hide, flesh, blood, and dung—emphasizes the totality of the sacrifice. Each part of the heifer is significant in its own right. The "hide" represents the outward appearance, the "flesh" the substance, the "blood" the life force, and the "dung" the waste. In burning all these parts, the ritual signifies the complete purification from sin and impurity. The Hebrew words for these components highlight their individual roles in the sacrificial system, where nothing is left out, symbolizing the thoroughness of God's cleansing power.

Verse 5. - One shall burn the heifer. See on Exodus 29:14. And her blood. In all other cases the blood was poured away beside the altar, because in the blood was the life, and the life was given to God in exchange for the life of the offerer. This great truth, which underlay all animal sacrifices, was represented in this case by the sprinkling towards the sanctuary. The rest of the blood was burnt with the carcass, either because outside the holy precincts there was no consecrated earth to receive the blood, or in order that the virtue of the blood might in a figure pass into the ashes and add to their efficacy.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then the heifer
הַפָּרָ֖ה (hap·pā·rāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6510: A heifer, cow

must be burned
וְשָׂרַ֥ף (wə·śā·rap̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8313: To be, on fire

in his sight.
לְעֵינָ֑יו (lə·‘ê·nāw)
Preposition-l | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

Its hide,
עֹרָ֤הּ (‘ō·rāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5785: Skin, hide, leather

its flesh,
בְּשָׂרָהּ֙ (bə·śā·rāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man

and its blood
דָּמָ֔הּ (dā·māh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed

are to be burned,
יִשְׂרֹֽף׃ (yiś·rōp̄)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8313: To be, on fire

along with
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

its dung.
פִּרְשָׁ֖הּ (pir·šāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6569: Fecal matter


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