6. Then the priest must take a cedar stick, a hyssop branch, and a red string and throw them onto the burning cow.
7. After the priest has washed himself and his clothes with water, he may come back into the camp, but he will be unclean until evening.
8. The man who burns the cow must wash himself and his clothes in water; he will be unclean until evening.
9. “Then someone who is clean will collect the ashes from the cow and put them in a clean place outside the camp. The Israelites will keep these ashes to use in the cleansing water, in a special ceremony to cleanse away sin.
10. The man who collected the cow’s ashes must wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. This is a lasting rule for the Israelites and for the foreigners among them.
11. “Those who touch a dead person’s body will be unclean for seven days.