Numbers 19:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““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.”
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““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 · Public Domain (CC0)“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:”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`This <FI>is<Fi> 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;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Numbers 19:2 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 12:5Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats.
- Leviticus 1:3If one’s offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.
- Leviticus 1:10If, however, one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock—from the sheep or goats—he is to present an unblemished male.
- Leviticus 14:6And 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.
- Leviticus 22:20You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.
- Numbers 19:6The priest is to take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer.
- Numbers 31:21Then 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:
- Deuteronomy 21:3Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work,
- 1 Samuel 6:7Now, 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.
- Isaiah 1:18“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.
- Lamentations 1:14My 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.
- Malachi 1:13You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD.
- Luke 1:35The 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.
- John 10:17The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again.
- Philippians 2:6Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
- Hebrews 7:26Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
- Hebrews 9:10They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
- 1 Peter 1:19but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
- 1 Peter 2:22“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
- Revelation 1:5and 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,
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