King James Version
Numbers 19:6 in the King James Version says “And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet , and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet , and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.”
Numbers 19:6 · KJV
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:
And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:
And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet , and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.
Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even.
And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And the priest”
H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
“and scarlet”
H8438a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of h8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cl
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