וּנְתַתֶּ֣ם אֹתָ֔הּ אֶל־אֶלְעָזָ֖ר הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וְהוֹצִ֤יא אֹתָהּ֙ אֶל־מִח֣וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְשָׁחַ֥ט אֹתָ֖הּ לְפָנָֽיו׃
און איר זאָלט זי געבן צו אֶלעָזָר דעם כֹּהן, און מע זאָל זי אַרױספֿירן אױסן לאַגער, און זי שעכטן פֿאַר אים.
Tosefta Parah
Rabbi Yosei HaGalili says, the burnt offerings that our forefathers brought on Mount Sinai did not require flaying and cutting [into pieces]; rather, from the giving on the Torah and thereafter. The burning of the heifer and her sprinkling [are performed] by the High Priest, and the remaining [rituals are performed] by an ordinary Kohen, as it is said (Num. 19:3), "And you shall give it to Elazar the Kohen." Elazar, who was the deputy [to Aaron, the High Priest], and [thus the rituals involving] the subsequent heifers [are performed] by an ordinary Kohen, the words of Rabbi Meir. Rabbi Yosei son of Rabbi [Yehuda] and Rabbi Shimon and Rabbi Eliezer ben Ya'akov say, that one [was performed] by Elazar, who was the deputy, but [the rituals involving] all the subsequent heifers -- even the High Priest [may perform them].