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.
8 The one who burned the cow will wash his clothes in water and bathe his body in water, but he will be unclean until evening.
9 A person who is clean will gather the ashes of the cow and place them outside the camp in a clean place. They will be kept for the water of purification for the Israelite community as a purification offering.
10 The one who gathers the ashes of the cow will wash his clothes but will be unclean until evening. This will be a permanent regulation for the Israelites and for the immigrant who lives among them.