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Numbers 19:6

And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

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וְלָקַ֣חvelaqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and take”, a completed action in a sequenceH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.הַכֹּהֵ֗ןhakohenthe priestכֹּהֵןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.עֵ֥ץetstreeעֵץnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “tree”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)[phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.אֶ֛רֶזerezcedarאֶרֶזnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cedar”, the ordinary formH730a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)cedar (tree).וְאֵז֖וֹבveezovand hyssopאֵזוֹבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and hyssop”, the ordinary formH231hyssophyssop.וּשְׁנִ֣יusheniand crimsonשָׁנִיconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and crimson”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8144crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with itcrimson, scarlet (thread).תוֹלָ֑עַתtolaatcrimsonתּוֹלָעnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “crimson”, the ordinary formH8438the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewithcrimson, scarlet, worm.וְהִשְׁלִ֕יךְvehishlikheand throwשָׁלַךְconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and throw”, a completed action in a sequenceH7993to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).תּ֖וֹךְtokheamongתָּוֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).שְׂרֵפַ֥תserefatburningשְׂרֵפָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “burning”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8316cremationburning.הַפָּרָֽהhaparahthe heiferפָּרָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the heifer”, the ordinary formH6510a heifercow, heifer, kine.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the priest shall take cedar-wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and the priest shall take cedar-wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the priest hath taken cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and hath cast unto the midst of the burning of the cow;

World English Bible

The priest shall take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the middle of the burning of the heifer.

Darby Translation

And the priest shall take cedar-wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast them into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

Douay-Rheims

The priest shall also take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet twice dyed, and cast it into the flame, with which the cow is consumed.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the priest shall take cedar-wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the priest shall take cedar wood and hyssop and scarlet wool, and they shall cast them into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ λήψεται ὁ ἱερεὺς ξύλον κέδρινον καὶ ὕσσωπον καὶ κόκκινον, καὶ ἐμβαλοῦσιν εἰς μέσον τοῦ κατακαύματος τῆς δαμάλεως.