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Numbers 6

1AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,Wheneithermanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orwomanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802shallmakeH5087aspecialvowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088,thevowH5088ofaNaziriteנָזִ֔ירna.ZirH5139,toseparatehimselfuntoJehovah,

3heshallseparatehimselffromwineמִיַּ֤יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196andstrongוְשֵׁכָר֙ve.she.KharH7941drinkיִשְׁתֶּ֑הyish.TehH8354;heshalldrinkיִשְׁתֶּ֔הyish.TehH8354novinegarחֹ֥מֶץCho.metzH2558ofwineיַ֛יִןYa.yinH3196,orvinegarוְחֹ֥מֶץve.Cho.metzH2558ofstrongשֵׁכָ֖רshe.KharH7941drinkH8354,neithershallhedrinkH8354anyjuiceofgrapes,noreatיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398freshלַחִ֥יםla.ChimH3892grapesordriedH3002.

4Allthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofhisseparationshallheeatיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398nothingthatismadeH6213ofthegrape-vine,fromthekernelseventothehusk.

5Allthedaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117ofhisvowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088ofseparationthereshallnorazorתַּ֖עַרTa.'arH8593comeuponhisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218:untilthedaysהַיָּמִ֜םhai.ya.MimH3117beיִהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961fulfilled,inwhichheseparatethhimselfuntoJehovah,heshallbeH1961holyקָדֹ֣שׁka.DoshH6918;heshallletthelocksofthehairשְׂעַ֥רse.'ArH8181ofhisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218growגַּדֵּ֥לga.DelH1431long.

6Allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117thatheseparatethhimselfuntoJehovahheshallnotcomeH935neartoadeadמֵ֖תmetH4191body.

7Heshallnotmakeיִטַּמָּ֥אyi.ta.Ma'H2930himselfuncleanH2930forhisfatherלְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.VivH1,orforhismotherוּלְאִמּ֗וֹu.le.'i.MoH517,forhisbrotherלְאָחִיו֙le.'a.ChivH251,orforhissisterוּלְאַ֣חֹת֔וֹu.le.'A.cho.ToH269,whentheydie;becausehisseparationuntoGodאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430isuponhisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

8Allthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofhisseparationheisholyקָדֹ֥שׁka.DoshH6918untoJehovah.

9AndifanymandieH4191verysuddenlyפִּתְאֹ֔םpit.'OmH6597besidehim,andhedefileH2930theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofhisseparation;thenheshallshaveוְגִלַּ֤חve.gi.LachH1548hisheadרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218inthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofhiscleansing,ontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117shallheshaveיְגַלְּחֶֽנּוּ׃ye.gal.le.Che.nuH1548it.

10Andontheeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֗יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117heshallbringיָבִא֙ya.Vi'H935twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147turtle-doves,ortwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147youngבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121pigeons,tothepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,tothedoorH6607ofthetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150:

11andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shallofferוְעָשָׂ֣הve.'a.SahH6213oneH259forasin-offering,andtheotherforaburnt-offering,andmakeH6213atonementוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722forhim,forthathesinnedH2398byreasonofthedead,andshallhallowhisheadרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218thatsamedayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

12Andheshallseparate untoJehovahthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofhisseparation,andshallbringוְהֵבִ֛יאve.he.Vi'H935ahe-lambayearשְׁנָת֖וֹshe.na.ToH8141oldforatrespass-offering;buttheformerהָרִאשֹׁנִים֙ha.ri.sho.NimH7223daysוְהַיָּמִ֤יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117shallbevoid,becausehisseparationwasdefiledH2930.

13Andthisisthelawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451oftheNaziriteהַנָּזִ֑ירha.na.ZirH5139,whenthedaysH3117ofhisseparationarefulfilled:heshallbebroughtיָבִ֣יאya.Vi'H935untothedoorH6607ofthetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150:

14andheshallofferhisoblation untoJehovah,oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259he-lambayearשְׁנָת֨וֹshe.na.ToH8141oldwithoutblemishforaburnt-offering,andoneאַחַ֧ת'a.ChatH259ewe-lambayearשְׁנָתָ֛הּshe.na.TahH8141oldwithoutblemishforasin-offering,andoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259ramוְאַֽיִל־ve.'a.yil-H352withoutblemishforpeace-offerings,

15andabasketוְסַ֣לve.SalH5536ofunleavenedמַצּ֗וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682,cakesH2471offineסֹ֤לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560mingledwithoilבַּשֶּׁ֔מֶןba.She.menH8081,andunleavenedמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682wafersוּרְקִיקֵ֥יu.re.ki.KeiH7550anointedH4886withoilבַּשָּׁ֑מֶןba.Sha.menH8081,andtheirmeal-offering,andtheirdrink-offerings.

16Andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shallpresentH7126thembeforeJehovah,andshallofferhissin-offering,andhisburnt-offering:

17andheshalloffertheramהָאַ֜יִלha.'A.yilH352forasacrificeזֶ֤בַחZe.vachH2077ofpeace-offerings untoJehovah,withthebasketסַ֣לsalH5536ofunleavenedהַמַּצּ֑וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682:thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shallofferalsothemeal-offering thereof,andthedrink-offering thereof.

18AndtheNaziriteהַנָּזִ֗ירha.na.ZirH5139shallshaveוְגִלַּ֣חve.gi.LachH1548theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofhisseparationatthedoorH6607ofthetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150,andshalltakeוְלָקַ֗חve.la.KachH3947thehairשְׂעַר֙se.'ArH8181oftheheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofhisseparation,andputוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414itonthefireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784whichisunderthesacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077ofpeace-offerings.

19Andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְלָקַ֨חve.la.KachH3947theboiledבְּשֵׁלָה֮be.she.LahH1311shoulderoftheramהָאַיִל֒ha.'a.YilH352,andoneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259unleavenedמַצָּ֤הma.TzahH4682cakeוְֽחַלַּ֨תve.cha.LatH2471outofthebasketהַסַּ֔לha.SalH5536,andoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259unleavenedמַצָּ֖הma.TzahH4682waferוּרְקִ֥יקu.re.KikH7550,andshallputוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414themuponthehandsכַּפֵּ֣יka.PeiH3709oftheNaziriteהַנָּזִ֔ירha.na.ZirH5139,afterhehath shaventheheadofhisseparation;

20andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֥ן׀ha.ko.HenH3548shallwavethemforawave-offeringbeforeJehovah;thisisholyקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944forthepriestלַכֹּהֵ֔ןla.ko.HenH3548,togetherwiththewave-breastandheave-thigh:andafterthattheNaziriteהַנָּזִ֖ירha.na.ZirH5139maydrinkיִשְׁתֶּ֥הyish.TehH8354wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.

21Thisisthelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451oftheNaziriteהַנָּזִיר֮ha.na.ZirH5139whovoweth,andofhisoblation untoJehovahforhisseparation,besidesthatwhichheisabletoget:accordingtohisvowנִדְרוֹ֙nid.RoH5088whichhevoweth,sohemustdoafterthelawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451ofhisseparation.

22AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

23Speakדַּבֵּ֤רda.BerH1696untoAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175anduntohissonsH1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Onthiswise yeshallblessתְבָרֲכ֖וּte.va.ra.KhuH1288thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: yeshallsayאָמ֖וֹר'a.MorH559untothem,

24Jehovahblessיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee,andkeepוְיִשְׁמְרֶֽךָ׃ סve.yish.me.Re.khaH8104thee:

25Jehovahmakeיָאֵ֨רya.'ErH215hisfaceפָּנָ֛יוpa.NavH6440toshineH215uponthee,andbegracious unto thee:

26Jehovahliftיִשָּׂ֨אyi.Sa'H5375uphiscountenanceuponthee,andgivetheepeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃ סsha.LomH7965.

27Soshalltheyputוְשָׂמ֥וּve.sa.MuH7760mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034uponthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andIwillblessאֲבָרֲכֵֽם׃ פ'a.va.ra.KhemH1288them.

Commentaries on Numbers 6

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