KJV ORIGINAL
And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
You must give the cow to Eleazar the priest, so he can take her outside the camp, and someone will kill her in front of him.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes part of a ritual where a red cow is given to the priest and sacrificed outside the camp as God commanded.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of God's instructions for the ritual of the red heifer, a special ceremony for purification from defilement by death. Eleazar was Aaron's son and served as high priest, and the sacrifice had to happen outside the Israelite camp to maintain the camp's ritual purity. This was a rare and costly sacrifice, as finding a perfect red heifer without blemish was extremely difficult.
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