Numbers 6
WEB·Numbers 6
1Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
KJVAnd the LORDH3068 spakeH1696(H8762) unto MosesH4872, sayingH559(H8800),
2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them: ‘When either man or woman shall make a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to Yahweh,
KJVSpeakH1696(H8761) unto the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, and sayH559(H8804) unto them, When either manH376 or womanH802 shall separateH6381(H8686) themselves to vowH5087(H8800) a vowH5088 of a NazariteH5139, to separateH5144(H8687) themselves unto the LORDH3068:
3 he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink. He shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of fermented drink, neither shall he drink any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried.
KJVHe shall separateH5144(H8686) himself from wineH3196 and strong drinkH7941, and shall drinkH8354(H8799) no vinegarH2558 of wineH3196, or vinegarH2558 of strong drinkH7941, neither shall he drinkH8354(H8799) any liquorH4952 of grapesH6025, nor eatH398(H8799) moistH3892 grapesH6025, or driedH3002.
4 All the days of his separation he shall eat nothing that is made of the grapevine, from the seeds even to the skins.
KJVAll the daysH3117 of his separationH5145 shall he eatH398(H8799) nothing that is madeH6213(H8735) of the vineH3196 treeH1612, from the kernelsH2785 even to the huskH2085.
5 “‘All the days of his vow of separation no razor shall come on his head, until the days are fulfilled in which he separates himself to Yahweh. He shall be holy. He shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow long.
KJVAll the daysH3117 of the vowH5088 of his separationH5145 there shall no razorH8593 comeH5674(H8799) upon his headH7218: until the daysH3117 be fulfilledH4390(H8800), in the which he separatethH5144(H8686) himself unto the LORDH3068, he shall be holyH6918, and shall let the locksH6545 of the hairH8181 of his headH7218 growH1431(H8763).
6 “‘All the days that he separates himself to Yahweh he shall not go near a dead body.
KJVAll the daysH3117 that he separatethH5144(H8687) himself unto the LORDH3068 he shall comeH935(H8799) at no deadH4191(H8801) bodyH5315.
7 He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die, because his separation to God is on his head.
KJVHe shall not make himself uncleanH2930(H8691) for his fatherH1, or for his motherH517, for his brotherH251, or for his sisterH269, when they dieH4194: because the consecrationH5145 of his GodH430 is upon his headH7218.
8 All the days of his separation he is holy to Yahweh.
KJVAll the daysH3117 of his separationH5145 he is holyH6918 unto the LORDH3068.
9 “‘If any man dies very suddenly beside him, and he defiles the head of his separation, then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing. On the seventh day he shall shave it.
KJVAnd if any manH4191(H8801) dieH4191(H8799) veryH6621 suddenlyH6597 by him, and he hath defiledH2930(H8765) the headH7218 of his consecrationH5145; then he shall shaveH1548(H8765) his headH7218 in the dayH3117 of his cleansingH2893, on the seventhH7637 dayH3117 shall he shaveH1548(H8762) it.
10 On the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest, to the door of the Tent of Meeting.
KJVAnd on the eighthH8066 dayH3117 he shall bringH935(H8686) twoH8147 turtlesH8449, or twoH8147 youngH1121 pigeonsH3123, to the priestH3548, to the doorH6607 of the tabernacleH168 of the congregationH4150:
11 The priest shall offer one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make atonement for him, because he sinned by reason of the dead, and shall make his head holy that same day.
KJVAnd the priestH3548 shall offerH6213(H8804) the oneH259 for a sin offeringH2403, and the otherH259 for a burnt offeringH5930, and make an atonementH3722(H8765) for him, for thatH834 he sinnedH2398(H8804) by the deadH5315, and shall hallowH6942(H8765) his headH7218 that same dayH3117.
12 He shall separate to Yahweh the days of his separation, and shall bring a male lamb a year old for a trespass offering; but the former days shall be void, because his separation was defiled.
KJVAnd he shall consecrateH5144(H8689) unto the LORDH3068 the daysH3117 of his separationH5145, and shall bringH935(H8689) a lambH3532 of the firstH1121 yearH8141 for a trespass offeringH817: but the daysH3117 that were beforeH7223 shall be lostH5307(H8799), because his separationH5145 was defiledH2930(H8804).
13 “‘This is the law of the Nazirite: when the days of his separation are fulfilled, he shall be brought to the door of the Tent of Meeting,
KJVAnd this is the lawH8451 of the NazariteH5139, whenH3117 the daysH3117 of his separationH5145 are fulfilledH4390(H8800): he shall be broughtH935(H8686) unto the doorH6607 of the tabernacleH168 of the congregationH4150:
14 and he shall offer his offering to Yahweh: one male lamb a year old without defect for a burnt offering, one ewe lamb a year old without defect for a sin offering, one ram without defect for peace offerings,
KJVAnd he shall offerH7126(H8689) his offeringH7133 unto the LORDH3068, oneH259 he lambH3532 of the firstH1121 yearH8141 without blemishH8549 for a burnt offeringH5930, and oneH259 ewe lambH3535 of the firstH1323 yearH8141 without blemishH8549 for a sin offeringH2403, and oneH259 ramH352 without blemishH8549 for peace offeringsH8002,
15 a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil with their meal offering and their drink offerings.
KJVAnd a basketH5536 of unleavened breadH4682, cakesH2471 of fine flourH5560 mingledH1101(H8803) with oilH8081, and wafersH7550 of unleavened breadH4682 anointedH4886(H8803) with oilH8081, and their meat offeringH4503, and their drink offeringsH5262.
16 The priest shall present them before Yahweh, and shall offer his sin offering and his burnt offering.
KJVAnd the priestH3548 shall bringH7126(H8689) them beforeH6440 the LORDH3068, and shall offerH6213(H8804) his sin offeringH2403, and his burnt offeringH5930:
17 He shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh, with the basket of unleavened bread. The priest shall offer also its meal offering and its drink offering.
KJVAnd he shall offerH6213(H8799) the ramH352 for a sacrificeH2077 of peace offeringsH8002 unto the LORDH3068, with the basketH5536 of unleavened breadH4682: the priestH3548 shall offerH6213(H8804) also his meat offeringH4503, and his drink offeringH5262.
18 The Nazirite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the Tent of Meeting, take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace offerings.
KJVAnd the NazariteH5139 shall shaveH1548(H8765) the headH7218 of his separationH5145 at the doorH6607 of the tabernacleH168 of the congregationH4150, and shall takeH3947(H8804) the hairH8181 of the headH7218 of his separationH5145, and putH5414(H8804) it in the fireH784 which is under the sacrificeH2077 of the peace offeringsH8002.
19 The priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them on the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved the head of his separation;
KJVAnd the priestH3548 shall takeH3947(H8804) the soddenH1311 shoulderH2220 of the ramH352, and oneH259 unleavenedH4682 cakeH2471 out of the basketH5536, and oneH259 unleavenedH4682 waferH7550, and shall putH5414(H8804) them upon the handsH3709 of the NazariteH5139, afterH310 the hair of his separationH5145 is shavenH1548(H8692):
20 and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh. They are holy for the priest, together with the breast that is waved and the thigh that is offered. After that the Nazirite may drink wine.
KJVAnd the priestH3548 shall waveH5130(H8689) them for a wave offeringH8573 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068: this is holyH6944 for the priestH3548, with the waveH8573 breastH2373 and heaveH8641 shoulderH7785: and afterH310 that the NazariteH5139 may drinkH8354(H8799) wineH3196.
21 “‘This is the law of the Nazirite who vows and of his offering to Yahweh for his separation, in addition to that which he is able to afford. According to his vow which he vows, so he must do after the law of his separation.’”
KJVThis is the lawH8451 of the NazariteH5139 who hath vowedH5087(H8799), and of his offeringH7133 unto the LORDH3068 for his separationH5145, beside that that his handH3027 shall getH5381(H8686): accordingH6310 to the vowH5088 which he vowedH5087(H8799), so he must doH6213(H8799) after the lawH8451 of his separationH5145.
22 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
KJVAnd the LORDH3068 spakeH1696(H8762) unto MosesH4872, sayingH559(H8800),
23 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is how you shall bless the children of Israel.’ You shall tell them,
KJVSpeakH1696(H8761) unto AaronH175 and unto his sonsH1121, sayingH559(H8800), On this wiseH3541 ye shall blessH1288(H8762) the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, sayingH559(H8800) unto them,
24 ‘Yahweh bless you, and keep you.
KJVThe LORDH3068 blessH1288(H8762) thee, and keepH8104(H8799) thee:
25 Yahweh make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you.
KJVThe LORDH3068 make his faceH6440 shineH215(H8686) upon thee, and be graciousH2603(H8799) unto thee:
26 Yahweh lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.’
KJVThe LORDH3068 lift upH5375(H8799) his countenanceH6440 upon thee, and giveH7760(H8799) thee peaceH7965.
27 “So they shall put my name on the children of Israel; and I will bless them.”
KJVAnd they shall putH7760(H8804) my nameH8034 upon the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478; and I will blessH1288(H8762) them.
Numbers 6
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