“ Here is another legal requirement commanded by the Lord: Tell the people of Israel to bring you a red heifer, a perfect animal that has no defects and has never been yoked to a plow.

“耶和华命定律法中的一条律例乃是这样说：你要吩咐以色列人，把一只没有残疾、未曾负轭、纯红的母牛牵到你这里来，

“耶和华所吩咐的律法中，其中一条律例这样说：要吩咐以色列人，把一头健康、没有残疾、未曾负轭的红母牛牵到你这里来，

“耶和华所吩咐的律法中，其中一条律例这样说：要吩咐以色列人，把一头健康、没有残疾、未曾负轭的红母牛牵到你这里来，

“要吩咐以色列人遵行我颁布的以下律法条例。“以色列人要牵来一头毫无残疾、从未负过轭的红母牛。

“耶和华所定的律法的条例是这样说：你要吩咐以色列人，把一头完全、没有残疾、未曾负过轭的红母牛，牵到你这里来。

「耶和華命定律法中的一條律例乃是這樣說：你要吩咐以色列人，把一隻沒有殘疾、未曾負軛、純紅的母牛牽到你這裏來，

「耶和華所吩咐的律法中，其中一條律例這樣說：要吩咐以色列人，把一頭健康、沒有殘疾、未曾負軛的紅母牛牽到你這裏來，

「耶和華所吩咐的律法中，其中一條律例這樣說：要吩咐以色列人，把一頭健康、沒有殘疾、未曾負軛的紅母牛牽到你這裏來，

「要吩咐以色列人遵行我頒佈的以下律法條例。「以色列人要牽來一頭毫無殘疾、從未負過軛的紅母牛。

“耶和華所定的律法的條例是這樣說：你要吩咐以色列人，把一頭完全、沒有殘疾、未曾負過軛的紅母牛，牽到你這裡來。

『永恆主所吩咐禮節律的條例是這樣說：你要告訴以色列人把一隻完全沒有殘疾、身上沒有毛病、未曾負過軛的赤色母牛、牽到你這裏來。

耶和華所命之法典、今示於爾、宜令以色列族、牽牝犢一、其色維騂、純全無疵、未嘗負軛者詣爾、

我所命之禮儀、有定例焉。使以色列族牽牝犢、其色維騂、純潔是務、未嘗負軛者、

律法中有一例、我今命爾諭以色列人、當牽牝牛至、其色維騂、純全無疵、未曾負軛者、

“ This is a requirement of the law that the Lord has commanded: Tell the Israelites to bring you a red heifer without defect or blemish and that has never been under a yoke.

“ Here is what the law I have commanded requires. Tell the Israelites to bring you a young red cow. It must not have any flaws at all. It must never have pulled a load.

“ This is the statute of the law that the Lord has commanded: Tell the people of Israel to bring you a red heifer without defect, in which there is no blemish, and on which a yoke has never come.

“ This is the legal statute that the LORD has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red cow that has no defect and has never been yoked.

“ This is the statute of the law which the Lord has commanded, saying,‘ Speak to the sons of Israel that they bring you an unblemished red heifer in which there is no defect and on which a yoke has never been mounted.

“ This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord has commanded, saying:‘ Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring you a red heifer without blemish, in which there is no defect and on which a yoke has never come.

This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke.

“ This is the legal statute that the Lord has commanded: Instruct the Israelites to bring you an unblemished red cow that has no defect and has never been yoked.

This[ is] the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein[ is] no blemish,[ and] upon which never came yoke:

“ This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD has commanded:‘ Instruct the Israelites to bring you a red heifer without blemish, which has no defect and has never carried a yoke.

“ This is the statute of the law which Yahweh has commanded. Tell the children of Israel to bring you a red heifer without spot, in which is no defect, and which was never yoked.

When the nearest town has been determined, that town’s elders must select from the herd a heifer that has never been trained or yoked to a plow.

Do not present an animal with defects, because the Lord will not accept it on your behalf.“ If you present a peace offering to the Lord from the herd or the flock, whether it is to fulfill a vow or is a voluntary offering, you must offer a perfect animal. It may have no defect of any kind.You must not offer an animal that is blind, crippled, or injured, or that has a wart, a skin sore, or scabs. Such animals must never be offered on the altar as special gifts to the Lord.If a bull or lamb has a leg that is too long or too short, it may be offered as a voluntary offering, but it may not be offered to fulfill a vow.If an animal has damaged testicles or is castrated, you may not offer it to the Lord. You must never do this in your own land,and you must not accept such an animal from foreigners and then offer it as a sacrifice to your God. Such animals will not be accepted on your behalf, for they are mutilated or defective.”

“ Now build a new cart, and find two cows that have just given birth to calves. Make sure the cows have never been yoked to a cart. Hitch the cows to the cart, but shut their calves away from them in a pen.

Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to.Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form,he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross.

Then Eleazar the priest said to the men who were in the battle,“ The Lord has given Moses this legal requirement:

He never sinned, nor ever deceived anyone.

He will take the live bird, the cedar stick, the scarlet yarn, and the hyssop branch, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.

The animal you select must be a one year old male, either a sheep or a goat, with no defects.

You say,‘ It’s too hard to serve the Lord,’ and you turn up your noses at my commands,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.“ Think of it! Animals that are stolen and crippled and sick are being presented as offerings! Should I accept from you such offerings as these?” asks the Lord.“ Cursed is the cheat who promises to give a fine ram from his flock but then sacrifices a defective one to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,“ and my name is feared among the nations!

“ He wove my sins into ropes to hitch me to a yoke of captivity. The Lord sapped my strength and turned me over to my enemies; I am helpless in their hands.

He is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has been set apart from sinners and has been given the highest place of honor in heaven.

The angel replied,“ The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God.

For that old system deals only with food and drink and various cleansing ceremonies— physical regulations that were in effect only until a better system could be established.

It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.

and from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the ruler of all the kings of the world. All glory to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us.

“ The Father loves me because I sacrifice my life so I may take it back again.No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded.”

“ Come now, let’s settle this,” says the Lord.“ Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.

Eleazar the priest must then take a stick of cedar, a hyssop branch, and some scarlet yarn and throw them into the fire where the heifer is burning.