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The priest will take some cedar wood, a hyssop sprig, and some red yarn and throw them onto the burning cow. The priest must then wash his clothes and his body. After that, he may go into the camp. But he will be unclean [a] until evening. The person who burned the calf must also wash his clothes and his body. He, too, will be unclean until evening.

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  1. 19:7 Unclean   ” refers to anything that is not presentable to God.

The priest is to take some cedar wood, hyssop(A) and scarlet wool(B) and throw them onto the burning heifer. After that, the priest must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water.(C) He may then come into the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean till evening. The man who burns it must also wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he too will be unclean till evening.

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