Numbers 6
The LORD gives the law of the Nazirite vow: the person must abstain from wine, not cut his hair, and avoid contact with the dead for the duration of the vow. The chapter concludes with the Aaronic blessing: 'The LORD bless thee, and keep thee.'
| v | King James Version | Modern English |
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| 1 | And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, | the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| 2 | Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD: | 'Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, When either a man or a woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazarite, to separate Himself to the LORD, |
| 3 | He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried. | he shall abstain from wine and strong drink. He shall drink no vinegar made from wine or strong drink and shall not drink any juice of grapes or eat grapes, fresh or dried. |
| 4 | All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk. | All the days of His separation He shall eat nothing produced by the grapevine, not even the seeds or the skins. |
| 5 | All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. | All the days of His vow of separation, no razor shall come upon His head. Until the time is completed for which He separates Himself to the LORD, He shall be holy. He shall let the locks of hair on His head grow long. |
| 6 | All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body. | All the days that He separates Himself to the LORD He shall not go near a dead body. |
| 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 the consecration of his God is upon his head. | Not even for His father or for His mother, for brother or sister, if they die, shall He make Himself unclean, because His separation to God is on His head. |
| 8 | All the days of his separation he is holy unto the LORD. | All the days of His separation He is holy to the LORD. |
| 9 | And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it. | if any man dies very suddenly beside Him and He defiles His consecrated head, then He shall shave His head on the day of His cleansing; on the seventh day He shall shave it. |
| 10 | And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: | on the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting, |
| 11 | And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day. | 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 body. And he shall consecrate his head that same day |
| 12 | And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled. | separate Himself to the LORD for the days of His separation and bring a male lamb a year old for a guilt offering. But the previous days shall be void, because His separation was defiled. |
| 13 | And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: | this is the law for the Nazarite, when the time of His separation has been completed: He shall be brought to the entrance of the tabernacle of the congregation, |
| 14 | And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings, | he shall bring His gift to the LORD, one male lamb a year old without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb a year old without blemish as a sin offering, and one ram without blemish as a peace offering, |
| 15 | And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings. | a basket of unleavened bread, loaves of fine flour mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers smeared with oil. Their grain offering and their drink offerings. |
| 16 | And the priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering: | the priest shall bring them before the LORD and offer His sin offering and His burnt offering, |
| 17 | And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering. | he shall offer the ram as a sacrifice of peace offering to the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread. The priest shall offer also its grain offering and its drink offering. |
| 18 | And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings. | the Nazarite shall shave His consecrated head at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of His consecrated head and put it in the fire that is under the sacrifice of the peace offering. |
| 19 | And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven: | the priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram and one unleavened loaf out of the basket and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them on the hands of the Nazarite after the hair of his separation is shaven, |
| 20 | And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine. | the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD. They are a holy portion for the priest, together with the breast that is waved and the thigh that is contributed. And after that the Nazarite may drink wine. |
| 21 | This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering unto the LORD for his separation, beside that that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation. | This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of His offering unto the LORD for His separation, beside that that His hand shall get: according to the vow which He vowed, so He must do after the law of His separation.' |
| 22 | And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, | the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| 23 | Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, | 'Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them, |
| 24 | The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: | The LORD bless You and keep You; |
| 25 | The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: | The LORD make His face shine on You and be gracious to You; |
| 26 | The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. | The LORD lift up His countenance upon You and give You peace. |
| 27 | And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them. | So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel. I will bless them.' |