1 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron:
2 This is the regulation in the Instruction that the Lord commanded. Tell the Israelites that they must bring you a red cow without defect, which is flawless and on which no yoke has been laid.
3 You will give it to Eleazar the priest, and he will take it outside the camp and slaughter it in front of him.
4 Eleazar the priest will take some of its blood with his finger and sprinkle it seven times in front of the meeting tent.
5 Then he will burn the cow in front of him, its skin, flesh, and blood, with its dung.
6 The priest will take cedarwood, hyssop, and crimson cloth and throw them into the fire where the cow is burning.
7 Then the priest will wash his clothes and bathe his body in water. Afterward the priest will enter the camp, but he will be unclean until evening.