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Numbers 19:3

King James Version (KJV)

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Numbers 19:3

Verse 3 of 22

Scripture focus

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:

Numbers 19:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 19:3

Theological / Devotional

Unto Eleazar. Inasmuch as the sacrifice of the heifer was for a most important matter, no ordinary priest was to kill her. Eleazar was next to Aaron in rank and eventually succeeded him in office. It was not fitting that Aaron, as high priest, should so defile himself and thus become temporarily unfit for his sacred duties (v. 7).

Without the camp. Compare Ex. 29:14; Lev. 4:12, 21; 16:27; Heb. 13:11, 12. As a sacrifice for uncleanness, the animal was to be slain some distance from the sanctuary.

Slay her. Eleazar supervised the sacrifice, but another actually slew the animal. The presence of Eleazar emphasized that it was a sacrifice for God’s service, though offered at a distance from the altar of the tabernacle.

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