King James Version

Numbers 19:5

And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:

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וְשָׂרַ֥ףvesarafand burn , up) kindleשָׂרַףconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and burn , up) kindle”, a completed action in a sequenceH8313to be (causatively, set) on fire(cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, [idiom] utterly.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַפָּרָ֖הhaparahthe heiferפָּרָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the heifer”, the ordinary formH6510a heifercow, heifer, kine.לְעֵינָ֑יוleeynayvto eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עֹרָ֤הּorahhideעוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “hide”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5785skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leatherhide, leather, skin.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בְּשָׂרָהּ֙besarahbodyבָּשָׂרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of amanbody, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).דָּמָ֔הּdamahblood , innocentדָּםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “blood , innocent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…פִּרְשָׁ֖הּpirshahdungפֶּרֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “dung”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6569excrement (as eliminated)dung.יִשְׂרֹֽףyisrofburn , up) kindleשָׂרַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “burn , up) kindle”, an unfinished actionH8313to be (causatively, set) on fire(cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, [idiom] utterly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the heifer shall be burnt in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall be burnt.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:

Young’s Literal Translation

and [one] hath burnt the cow before his eyes; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, besides her dung, he doth burn;

World English Bible

One shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her meat, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn.

Darby Translation

And one shall burn the heifer before his eyes; its skin and its flesh, and its blood, with its dung, shall he burn.

Douay-Rheims

And shall burn her in the sight of all, delivering up to the fire her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, and her dung.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the heifer shall be burnt in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall be burnt.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they shall burn her to ashes before him; and her skin and her flesh and her blood, with her dung, shall be consumed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ κατακαύσουσιν αὐτὴν ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ· καὶ τὸ δέρμα καὶ τὰ κρέα αὐτῆς καὶ τὸ αἷμα αὐτῆς σὺν τῇ κόπρῳ αὐτῆς κατακαυθήσεται.