New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 6:2-12

2“Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802makesיַפְלִא֙yaf.Li'H6381aspecialH6381vowלִנְדֹּר֙lin.DorH5087,the vowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088of aNaziriteנָזִ֔ירna.ZirH5139, todedicateלְהַזִּ֖ירle.ha.ZirH5144himself to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068,

3he shallabstainיַזִּ֔ירya.ZirH5144from wineמִיַּ֤יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196and strongוְשֵׁכָר֙ve.she.KharH7941drinkשֵׁכָ֖רshe.KharH7941;he shall drinkH7941noלֹ֣אlo'H3808vinegarH2558,whether made from wineיַ֛יִןYa.yinH3196or strongH7941drinkיִשְׁתֶּ֑הyish.TehH8354,norלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall he drinkיִשְׁתֶּ֔הyish.TehH8354anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605grapeעֲנָבִים֙'a.na.VimH6025juiceמִשְׁרַ֤תmish.RatH4952norלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398freshלַחִ֥יםla.ChimH3892or driedוִיבֵשִׁ֖יםvi.ve.ShimH3002grapesוַעֲנָבִ֛יםva.'a.na.VimH6025.

4Allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of hisseparationנִזְר֑וֹniz.RoH5145he shall not eatיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398anythingמִכֹּל֩mi.KolH4480 H3605that is producedיֵעָשֶׂ֜הye.'a.SehH6213by the grapeהַיַּ֗יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196vineמִגֶּ֣פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612, from theseedsמֵחַרְצַנִּ֛יםme.char.tza.NimH2785even to theskinזָ֖גzagH2085.

5‘Allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of his vowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088of separationנִזְר֔וֹniz.RoH5145noלֹא־lo'-H3808razorתַּ֖עַרTa.'arH8593shall passיַעֲבֹ֣רya.'a.VorH5674overעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218.He shall be holyקָדֹ֣שׁka.DoshH6918untilעַד־'ad-H5704the daysהַיָּמִ֜םhai.ya.MimH3117are fulfilledמְלֹ֨אתme.LotH4390for whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he separatedיַזִּ֤ירya.ZirH5144himself to the Lordלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068;he shall let the locksפֶּ֖רַעPe.ra'H6545of hairשְׂעַ֥רse.'ArH8181on his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218growגַּדֵּ֥לga.DelH1431longH1431.

6‘Allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his separationהַזִּיר֖וֹha.zi.RoH5144to the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068he shall not goיָבֹֽא׃ya.Vo'H935near to a deadמֵ֖תmetH4191personנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.

7Heshall not makeיִטַּמָּ֥אyi.ta.Ma'H2930himself uncleanH2930for his fatherלְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.VivH1or for his motherוּלְאִמּ֗וֹu.le.'i.MoH517,for his brotherלְאָחִיו֙le.'a.ChivH251or for his sisterוּלְאַ֣חֹת֔וֹu.le.'A.cho.ToH269,when they dieבְּמֹתָ֑םbe.mo.TamH4194,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588his separationנֵ֥זֶרNe.zerH5145to Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430is on his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

8Allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his separationנִזְר֑וֹniz.RoH5145he is holyקָדֹ֥שׁka.DoshH6918to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

9‘But ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a man diesH4191veryבְּפֶ֣תַעbe.Fe.ta'H6621suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֔םpit.'OmH6597besideעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921him and he defilesוְטִמֵּ֖אve.ti.Me'H2930his dedicatedנִזְר֑וֹniz.RoH5145headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of hair, thenhe shall shaveוְגִלַּ֤חve.gi.LachH1548his headרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117when he becomesH2893cleanH2893;he shall shaveיְגַלְּחֶֽנּוּ׃ye.gal.le.Che.nuH1548it on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

10Then on the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֗יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117he shall bringיָבִא֙ya.Vi'H935twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147turtledovesתֹרִ֔יםto.RimH8449orא֥וֹ'oH176twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147youngבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121pigeonsיוֹנָ֑הyo.NahH3123to the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,to the doorwayפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

11The priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall offerוְעָשָׂ֣הve.'a.SahH6213oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259for a sinלְחַטָּאת֙le.cha.taTH2403offeringH2403and theotherוְאֶחָ֣דve.'e.ChadH259for a burntלְעֹלָ֔הle.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930,and makeוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722atonementH3722for himconcerningמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רme.'a.SherH4480 H834his sinחָטָ֖אcha.Ta'H2398becauseH5921of the deadpersonהַנָּ֑פֶשׁha.Na.feshH5315.And that sameהַהֽוּא׃ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117he shall consecrateוְקִדַּ֥שׁve.ki.DashH6942his headרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218,

12and shall dedicateוְהִזִּ֤ירve.hi.ZirH5144to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068his daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117as aNaziriteנִזְר֔וֹniz.RoH5145,and shall bringוְהֵבִ֛יאve.he.Vi'H935a maleH3532lambכֶּ֥בֶשׂKe.vesH3532a yearשְׁנָת֖וֹshe.na.ToH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121for a guiltלְאָשָׁ֑םle.'a.ShamH817offeringH817;but the formerהָרִאשֹׁנִים֙ha.ri.sho.NimH7223daysוְהַיָּמִ֤יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117will be voidיִפְּל֔וּyi.pe.LuH5307becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588his separationנִזְרֽוֹ׃niz.RoH5145was defiledטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2930.

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