Numbers 19:1

1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

Numbers 19:1 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 19:1

And the Lord spake unto Moses, and unto Aaron
Not at this time, after the business of the spies, and the affair of Korah, but before the children of Israel departed from Sinai; and so Aben Ezra observes, that this was spoken in the wilderness of Sinai, when the Lord commanded to put unclean persons out of the camp, and when some were defiled with a dead body, and unfit for the passover, ( Numbers 5:2 ) ( 9:6 ) ; and mention is made of the "water of purifying", ( Numbers 8:7 ) ;

saying;
as follows.

Numbers 19:1 In-Context

1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

2 "This is what the LORD's teachings have commanded: Tell the Israelites to bring you a red cow that is perfect, with no defects. Also, it must never have worn a yoke.

3 Give it to the priest Eleazar. It must be taken outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence.

4 The priest Eleazar will take some of the blood with his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the tent of meeting.

5 Then the entire cow (the skin, meat, blood, and excrement) will be burned while he watches.