²⁸ The man who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may come into the camp.^(A)

¹⁵ “‘Anyone, whether native-born or foreigner, who eats anything^(A) found dead or torn by wild animals^(B) must wash their clothes and bathe with water,^(C) and they will be ceremonially unclean till evening;^(D) then they will be clean. ¹⁶ But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will be held responsible.^(E)’”

⁶ The one who touches any such thing will be unclean^(A) till evening.^(B) He must not eat any of the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.^(C)

⁷ After that, the priest must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water.^(A) He may then come into the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean till evening. ⁸ The man who burns it must also wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he too will be unclean till evening.

⁹ “A man who is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer^(B) and put them in a ceremonially clean place^(C) outside the camp. They are to be kept by the Israelite community for use in the water of cleansing;^(D) it is for purification from sin.^{(E) 10} The man who gathers up^(F) the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes, and he too will be unclean till evening.^(G) This will be a lasting ordinance^(H) both for the Israelites and for the foreigners residing among them.^(I)