^19:3You must give it to Eleazar the priest so that he can take it outside the camp, and it must be slaughtered before him.⁷^19:4Eleazar the priest is to take⁸ some of its blood with his finger, and sprinkle some of the blood seven times⁹ directly in front of the tent of meeting. ^19:5Then the heifer must be burned¹⁰ in his sight—its skin, its flesh, its blood, and its offal is to be burned.¹¹

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7 The clause is a little ambiguous. It reads “and he shall slaughter it before him.” It sounds as if someone else will kill the heifer in the priest’s presence. Since no one is named as the subject, it may be translated as a passive. Some commentators simply interpret that Eleazar was to kill the animal personally, but that is a little forced for “before him.” The Greek text gives a third person plural sense to the verb; the follows that reading.
8 The verb is the perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive; it functions here as the equivalent of the imperfect of instruction.
9 Seven is a number with religious significance; it is often required in sacrificial ritual for atonement or for purification.
10 Again, the verb has no expressed subject, and so is given a passive translation.
11 The imperfect tense is third masculine singular, and so again the verb is to be made passive.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And you shall give it to Eleazar the priest, and it shall be taken outside the camp and slaughtered before him. And Eleazar the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger, and sprinkle some of its blood toward the front of the tent of meeting seven times. And the heifer shall be burned in his sight. Its skin, its flesh, and its blood, with its dung, shall be burned.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Give it to Eleazar the priest; it is to be taken outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence. Then Eleazar the priest is to take some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the tent of meeting. While he watches, the heifer is to be burned—its hide, flesh, blood and intestines.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Give it to the priest Eleazar, and he will have it brought outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence. The priest Eleazar is to take some of its blood with his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the tent of meeting. The cow is to be burned in his sight. Its hide, flesh, and blood, are to be burned along with its waste.

NLTNew Living Translation

Give it to Eleazar the priest, and it will be taken outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence. Eleazar will take some of its blood on his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the Tabernacle. As Eleazar watches, the heifer must be burned—its hide, meat, blood, and dung.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And you will give it to Eleazar the priest, and it will be brought out to a place outside the camp, and it will be slaughtered in his presence. Then Eleazar the priest will take some of its blood on his finger and spatter it toward the mouth of the tent of assembly seven times. The heifer will be burned in his sight; its skin, its meat, and its blood, in addition to its offal, will burn.

KJV 1900King James Version

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: 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:

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