1 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
2 “This is what the Lord’s teachings have commanded: Tell the Israelites to bring you a red cow that is perfect, with no defects. Also, it must never have worn a yoke.
3 Give it to the priest Eleazar. It must be taken outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence.
4 The priest Eleazar will take some of the blood with his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the tent of meeting.
5 Then the entire cow (the skin, meat, blood, and excrement) will be burned while he watches.
6 The priest will take some cedar wood, a hyssop sprig, and some red yarn and throw them onto the burning cow.
7 The priest must then wash his clothes and his body. After that, he may go into the camp. But he will be unclean until evening.