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.
The priest must take the entire bull outside the camp to a clean place where the ashes are dumped, and burn it completely on a wood fire. It must be burned in that same place where the ashes are poured out.
This verse describes how the priest must completely burn the sacrificial bull in a designated clean area outside the camp where ashes are disposed of.
📚 Historical Context
This instruction is part of the sin offering ritual for when the high priest or entire community sinned unintentionally. In ancient Israel's camp system, certain ceremonially unclean items had to be taken outside the camp boundaries. The designated ash heap was a specific location where previous sacrificial remains were disposed of, maintaining ritual purity.
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