Numbers 19:2 ““This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded: Instruct…”

Numbers 19:2

“This is the statute of the law that the LORD has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red heifer that has no defect and has never been placed under a yoke.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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:

World English Bible

“This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded. Tell the children of Israel to bring you a red heifer without spot, in which is no defect, and which was never yoked.

American Standard Version

This is the statute of the law which Jehovah 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

This is the ordinance of the lawe, which the Lord hath commanded, saying, Speake vnto the children of Israel that they bring thee a red kow without blemish, wherein is no spot, vpon the which neuer came yoke.

Darby Translation

This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without blemish, wherein is no defect, and upon which never came yoke;

Young's Literal Translation

'This [is] a statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the sons of Israel, and they bring unto thee a red cow, a perfect one, in which there is no blemish, on which no yoke hath gone up;

Bible in Basic English

This is the rule of the law which the Lord has made, saying, Give orders to the children of Israel to give you a red cow without any mark on her, and on which the yoke has never been put:

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Cross references

“the ordinance”

Hebrews 9:10 Numbers 31:21

Hebrews 9:10 · BSB

They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.

Numbers 31:21 · BSB

Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, “This is the statute of the law which the LORD has commanded Moses:

“a red heifer”

Isaiah 1:18 Revelation 1:5 Numbers 19:6 Leviticus 14:6

Isaiah 1:18 · BSB

“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.

Revelation 1:5 · BSB

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

Numbers 19:6 · BSB

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

Leviticus 14:6 · BSB

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.

“no blemish”

Leviticus 22:20–25 1 Peter 1:19 Luke 1:35 Hebrews 7:26 1 Peter 2:22 Exodus 12:5

Leviticus 22:20–25 · BSB

You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.

1 Peter 1:19 · BSB

but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.

Luke 1:35 · BSB

The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.

Hebrews 7:26 · BSB

Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

1 Peter 2:22 · BSB

“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”

Exodus 12:5 · BSB

Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats.

“upon which”

Deuteronomy 21:3 1 Samuel 6:7 Philippians 2:6–8 Lamentations 1:14 John 10:17 John 10:18

Deuteronomy 21:3 · BSB

Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work,

1 Samuel 6:7 · BSB

Now, therefore, prepare one new cart with two milk cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up.

Philippians 2:6–8 · BSB

Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,

Lamentations 1:14 · BSB

My transgressions are bound into a yoke, knit together by His hand; they are draped over my neck, and the Lord has broken my strength. He has delivered me into the hands of those I cannot withstand.

John 10:17 · BSB

The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again.

John 10:18 · BSB

No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

3Give it to Eleazar the priest, and he will have it brought outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence.

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