Numbers 19 · Verse 5

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:
Numbers 19:5, King James Version

Numbers 19:5 in other translations

BSBThen the heifer must be burned in his sight. Its hide, its flesh, and its blood are to be burned, along with its dung.
WEBOne shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her meat, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn.
ASVAnd one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:
YLTand one hath burnt the cow before his eyes; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, besides her dung, he doth burn;
DARBYAnd one shall burn the heifer before his eyes; its skin and its flesh, and its blood, with its dung, shall he burn.
BBEAnd the cow is to be burned before him, her skin and her flesh and her blood and her waste are to be burned:
WebsterAnd one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:

What does Numbers 19:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 19:3-6

3-6. ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest that he may bring her forth without the camp--He was the second or deputy high priest, and he was selected for this duty because the execution of it entailed temporary defilement, from which the acting high priest was to be preserved with the greatest care. It was led "forth without the camp," in accordance with the law regarding victims laden with the sins of the…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 19:1-10

The heifer was to be wholly burned. This typified the painful sufferings of our Lord Jesus, both in soul and body, as a sacrifice made by fire, to satisfy God's justice for man's sin. These ashes are said to be laid up as a purification for sin, because, though they were only to purify from ceremonial uncleanness, yet they were a type of that purification for sin which our Lord Jesus made by his death. The blood of…

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Numbers 19:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְשָׂרַ֥ףve.sa.Rafand he will burnH8313
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַפָּרָ֖הha.pa.Rahthe heiferH6510
לְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.Navto eyes hisH5869
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֹרָ֤הּ'o.Rahskin itsH5785
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
בְּשָׂרָהּ֙be.sa.Rahflesh itsH1320
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
דָּמָ֔הּda.Mahblood itsH1818
עַל\־'al-withH5921
פִּרְשָׁ֖הּpir.Shahoffal itsH6569
יִשְׂרֹֽף\׃yis.Rofhe will burnH8313

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Numbers 19:5

  • 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

    And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung, 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.

  • Isaiah 53:10

    Yet 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.

  • Psalms 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.

  • Leviticus 4:21

    And 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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Ex 29:14; Le 4:11,12,21; Ps 22:14; Isa 53:10

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Context

  • Numbers 19:4

    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:

  • 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:

  • Numbers 19:6

    And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

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Numbers 19:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y hará quemar la vaca ante sus ojos: su cuero y su carne y su sangre, con su estiércol, hará quemar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et on brûlera la génisse devant ses yeux: on brûlera sa peau, et sa chair, et son sang, avec sa fiente.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und man soll die junge Kuh vor seinen Augen verbrennen: ihre Haut und ihr Fleisch und ihr Blut samt ihrem Mist soll man verbrennen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
comburetque eam cunctis videntibus, tam pelle et carnibus ejus quam sanguine et fimo flammæ traditis.