Números 19:3

3 Entregá-la-eis a Eleazar, o sacerdote; ele a tirará para fora do arraial, e a imolarão diante dele.

Números 19:3 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 19:3

And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest
The son of Aaron; the Sagan of the priests, as the Targum of Jonathan calls him, the second or deputy priest; it was not to be given to Aaron, that he might not be defiled, though but for a small time, that so he might not be hindered in his office at all; but to Eleazar, to inure him to his office, and to confirm him in it:

that he may bring her forth without the camp;
without the camp of Israel; Jarchi says, without the three camps, as afterwards without Jerusalem; it used in later times to be burnt on the mount of Olives; it was brought forth as impure, and was a type of Christ, having the sins of his people on him, and who in conformity to this type suffered without the gates of Jerusalem, see ( Hebrews 13:11-13 ) ;

and [one] shall slay her before his face;
the Targum of Jonathan says, another priest; but it was not necessary that it should be slain by a priest, any man might do it. Jarchi says, a stranger slew, and Eleazar looked on; though it was not slain by him, yet it was slain before him, that it might look like a sacrifice, though not offered on the altar; and slaying of it denotes the putting of Christ to death, which was done in the presence, and with the approbation, of the priests and elders of the people.

Números 19:3 In-Context

1 Disse mais o Senhor a Moisés e a Arão:

2 Este é o estatuto da lei que o Senhor ordenou, dizendo: Dize aos filhos de Israel que te tragam uma novilha vermelha sem defeito, que não tenha mancha, e sobre a qual não se tenha posto jugo:

3 Entregá-la-eis a Eleazar, o sacerdote; ele a tirará para fora do arraial, e a imolarão diante dele.

4 Eleazar, o sacerdote, tomará do sangue com o dedo, e dele espargirá para a frente da tenda da revelação sete vezes.

5 Então � vista dele se queimará a novilha, tanto o couro e a carne, como o sangue e o excremento;