² “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, ^(A)and on which a yoke has never come.

³ And the elders of the city that is nearest to the slain man shall take a heifer ^(A)that has never been worked and that has not pulled in a yoke.

⁷ Now then, take and prepare ^(A)a new cart and two milk cows ^(B)on which there has never come a yoke, and yoke the cows to the cart, but take their calves home, away from them.

^20 (A)You shall not offer anything that has a blemish, for it will not be acceptable for you. ²¹ And when anyone ^(B)offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to the Lord ^(C)to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or from the flock, to be accepted it must be perfect; there shall be no blemish in it. ²² Animals ^(D)blind or disabled or mutilated or having a discharge or ^(E)an itch or scabs you shall not offer to the Lord or give them to the Lord as a food ^(F)offering on the altar. ²³ You may present a bull or a lamb that has a part ^(G)too long or too short for a freewill offering, but for a vow offering it cannot be accepted. ²⁴ Any animal that has its testicles bruised or crushed or torn or cut you shall not offer to the Lord; you shall not do it within your land, ²⁵ neither shall you offer as ^(H)the bread of your God any such animals gotten from a foreigner. Since there is a ^(I)blemish in them, because of their mutilation, they will not be accepted for you.”

¹⁹ but ^(A)with the precious blood of Christ, like that of ^(B)a lamb ^(C)without blemish or spot.

⁵ and from Jesus Christ ^(A)the faithful witness, ^(B)the firstborn of the dead, and ^(C)the ruler of kings on earth.

To ^(D)him who loves us and ^(E)has freed us from our sins by his blood

^22 (A)He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.

¹⁰ but deal only with ^(A)food and drink and ^(B)various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.

²⁶ For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, ^(A)holy, innocent, unstained, ^(B)separated from sinners, and ^(C)exalted above the heavens.