New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 6

Law of the Nazirites

1Again the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802makesיַפְלִא֙yaf.Li'H6381aH6381specialH6381vowלִנְדֹּר֙lin.DorH5087, namely,the vowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088of aNaziriteנָזִ֔ירna.ZirH5139,to liveH5144asH5144aH5144Naziriteלְהַזִּ֖ירle.ha.ZirH5144for the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068,

3he shallabstainיַזִּ֔ירya.ZirH5144from wineמִיַּ֤יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196andstrongוְשֵׁכָר֙ve.she.KharH7941drinkשֵׁכָ֖רshe.KharH7941; he shallconsumeיִשְׁתֶּ֑הyish.TehH8354noלֹ֣אlo'H3808vinegarH2558, whether madefrom wineיַ֛יִןYa.yinH3196or strongH7941drinkH7941,norלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall he drinkיִשְׁתֶּ֔הyish.TehH8354anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605grapeעֲנָבִים֙'a.na.VimH6025juiceמִשְׁרַ֤תmish.RatH4952norלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398freshלַחִ֥יםla.ChimH3892or driedוִיבֵשִׁ֖יםvi.ve.ShimH3002grapesוַעֲנָבִ֛יםva.'a.na.VimH6025.

4Allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his consecrationנִזְר֑וֹniz.RoH5145he shall not eatיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398anythingמִכֹּל֩mi.KolH4480 H3605that is producedיֵעָשֶׂ֜הye.'a.SehH6213from the grapeהַיַּ֗יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196vineמִגֶּ֣פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612, from theseedsמֵחַרְצַנִּ֛יםme.char.tza.NimH2785even to theskinזָ֖גzagH2085.

5‘Allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of his vowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088of consecrationנִזְר֔וֹniz.RoH5145noלֹא־lo'-H3808razorתַּ֖עַרTa.'arH8593shall passיַעֲבֹ֣רya.'a.VorH5674overעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218.He shall be holyקָדֹ֣שׁka.DoshH6918untilעַד־'ad-H5704the daysהַיָּמִ֜םhai.ya.MimH3117are fulfilledמְלֹ֨אתme.LotH4390whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he livesH5144asH5144aH5144Naziriteיַזִּ֤ירya.ZirH5144for 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 lifeH5144asH5144aH5144Naziriteהַזִּיר֖וֹha.zi.RoH5144for the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068he shall not comeיָבֹֽא׃ya.Vo'H935up 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 consecrationנֵ֥זֶרNe.zerH5145to Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430ison his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

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

9‘But ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588someonediesH4191veryבְּפֶ֣תַעbe.Fe.ta'H6621suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֔םpit.'OmH6597besideעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921him and he defilesוְטִמֵּ֖אve.ti.Me'H2930his consecratedנִזְר֑וֹniz.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.NeiH1121dovesיוֹנָ֑הyo.NahH3123to the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,to the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

11And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall offerוְעָשָׂ֣הve.'a.SahH6213oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259as a sinלְחַטָּאת֙le.cha.taTH2403offeringH2403and theotherוְאֶחָ֣דve.'e.ChadH259as a burntלְעֹלָ֔הle.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930,and makeוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722atonementH3722for himregardingמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רme.'a.SherH4480 H834his sinחָטָ֖אcha.Ta'H2398becauseH5921of the deadpersonהַנָּ֑פֶשׁha.Na.feshH5315.And on that sameהַהֽוּא׃ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117he shall consecrateוְקִדַּ֥שׁve.ki.DashH6942his headרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218,

12and shall liveH5144his daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of consecrationנִזְר֔וֹniz.RoH5145asH5144aH5144Naziriteוְהִזִּ֤ירve.hi.ZirH5144for the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,and shall bringוְהֵבִ֛יאve.he.Vi'H935a maleH3532lambכֶּ֥בֶשׂKe.vesH3532a yearשְׁנָת֖וֹshe.na.ToH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121as a guiltלְאָשָׁ֑םle.'a.ShamH817offeringH817;but the precedingהָרִאשֹׁנִים֙ha.ri.sho.NimH7223daysוְהַיָּמִ֤יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117willnotH5307countH5307,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588his consecrationנִזְרֽוֹ׃niz.RoH5145was defiledטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2930.

13‘Now thisH2088is the lawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451of the Naziriteהַנָּזִ֑ירha.na.ZirH5139whenבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his consecrationנִזְר֔וֹniz.RoH5145are fulfilledמְלֹאת֙me.loTH4390:he shall bringיָבִ֣יאya.Vi'H935his offering to the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

14And he shall presentוְהִקְרִ֣יבve.hik.RivH7126his offeringקָרְבָּנ֣וֹka.re.ba.NoH7133to the Lordלַיהוָ֡הla.Yah.wehH3068:oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259maleH3532lambכֶּבֶשׂ֩ke.VesH3532a yearשְׁנָת֨וֹshe.na.ToH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121withoutH8549defectH8549as a burntלְעֹלָ֔הle.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930,oneאַחַ֧ת'a.ChatH259eweH3535lambH3535a yearשְׁנָתָ֛הּshe.na.TahH8141oldבַּת־bat-H1323withoutH8549defectH8549as a sinלְחַטָּ֑אתle.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403,oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259ramוְאַֽיִל־ve.'a.yil-H352withoutH8549defectH8549as a peaceלִשְׁלָמִֽים׃lish.la.MimH8002offeringH8002,

15and a basketוְסַ֣לve.SalH5536ofunleavenedמַצּ֗וֹתma.TzotH4682loavesחַלֹּת֙cha.LotH2471of fineסֹ֤לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560mixedבְּלוּלֹ֣תbe.lu.LotH1101with oilבַּשֶּׁ֔מֶןba.She.menH8081and unleavenedמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682wafersוּרְקִיקֵ֥יu.re.ki.KeiH7550spreadמְשֻׁחִ֣יםme.shu.ChimH4886with oilבַּשָּׁ֑מֶןba.Sha.menH8081, along withtheir grain offeringוּמִנְחָתָ֖םu.min.cha.TamH4503and their drinkוְנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃ve.nis.kei.HemH5262offeringH4503.

16Then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shall presentוְהִקְרִ֥יבve.hik.RivH7126thembeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and offerוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213his sinחַטָּאת֖וֹcha.ta.ToH2403offeringH2403and his burntעֹלָתֽוֹ׃o.la.ToH5930offeringH5930.

17He shall also offerיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213the ramהָאַ֜יִלha.'A.yilH352as a sacrificeזֶ֤בַחZe.vachH2077of peaceשְׁלָמִים֙she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,togetherעַ֖ל'alH5921with the basketסַ֣לsalH5536of unleavenedהַמַּצּ֑וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682;the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall also offerוְעָשָׂה֙ve.'a.SahH6213its grain offeringמִנְחָת֖וֹmin.cha.ToH4503and its drinkנִסְכּֽוֹ׃nis.KoH5262offeringH5262.

18The Naziriteהַנָּזִ֗ירha.na.ZirH5139shall then shaveוְגִלַּ֣חve.gi.LachH1548his consecratedנִזְר֑וֹniz.RoH5145headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of hairat the entranceפֶּ֛תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150,and takeוְלָקַ֗חve.la.KachH3947the consecratedנִזְר֔וֹniz.RoH5145hairשְׂעַר֙se.'ArH8181of his headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218and putוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414iton the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the sacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077of peaceהַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃ha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002.

19And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shall takeוְלָקַ֨חve.la.KachH3947the ram’sהָאַיִל֒ha.'a.YilH352shoulderהַזְּרֹ֣עַha.ze.Ro.a'H2220when it has beenboiledבְּשֵׁלָה֮be.she.LahH1311,and oneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259unleavenedמַצָּ֤הma.TzahH4682loafוְֽחַלַּ֨תve.cha.LatH2471from the basketהַסַּ֔לha.SalH5536and oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259unleavenedמַצָּ֖הma.TzahH4682waferוּרְקִ֥יקu.re.KikH7550,and shall putוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414them on thehandsכַּפֵּ֣יka.PeiH3709of the Naziriteהַנָּזִ֔ירha.na.ZirH5139afterאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310he has shavedהִֽתְגַּלְּח֥וֹhit.ga.le.ChoH1548his consecratedנִזְרֽוֹ׃niz.RoH5145hair.

20Then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֥ן׀ha.ko.HenH3548shall waveוְהֵנִיף֩ve.he.NifH5130them as a waveH8573offeringH8573beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068.It is holyקֹ֤דֶשׁKo.deshH6944for the priestלַכֹּהֵ֔ןla.ko.HenH3548,togetherH5921with the breastחֲזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2373offered asa waveH8573offeringH8573,and the thighשׁ֣וֹקShokH7785offered asa contributionהַתְּרוּמָ֑הha.te.ru.MahH8641; andafterwardוְאַחַ֛רve.'a.CharH310the Naziriteהַנָּזִ֖ירha.na.ZirH5139may drinkיִשְׁתֶּ֥הyish.TehH8354wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.’

21“ThisH2088is the lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of the Naziriteהַנָּזִיר֮ha.na.ZirH5139whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834vowsיִדֹּר֒yi.DorH5087his offeringקָרְבָּנ֤וֹka.re.ba.NoH7133to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068accordingעַל־'al-H5921to his consecrationנִזְר֔וֹniz.RoH5145,inH4480 H905additionH4480 H905toH4480 H905whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834elsehe can affordתַּשִּׂ֣יגta.SigH5381;correspondingכְּפִ֤יke.FiH6310to his vowנִדְרוֹ֙nid.RoH5088whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he makesיִדֹּ֔רyi.DorH5087,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651he shall doיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213accordingעַ֖ל'alH5921to the lawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of his consecrationנִזְרֽוֹ׃ פniz.RoH5145.”

Aaron’s Benediction

22Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

23“Speakדַּבֵּ֤רda.BerH1696to Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175and to his sonsבָּנָ֣יוba.NavH1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘InH3541thisH3541wayH3541you shall blessתְבָרֲכ֖וּte.va.ra.KhuH1288the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.You are to sayאָמ֖וֹר'a.MorH559to them:

24The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you, andkeepוְיִשְׁמְרֶֽךָ׃ סve.yish.me.Re.khaH8104you;

25The Lordיְהוָ֧ה׀Yah.wehH3068causeH215His faceפָּנָ֛יוpa.NavH6440toH215shineיָאֵ֨רya.'ErH215on you, AndbeH2603graciousH2603to you;

26The Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068liftיִשָּׂ֨אyi.Sa'H5375upH5375His faceפָּנָיו֙pa.NavH6440to you, Andgiveוְיָשֵׂ֥םve.ya.SemH7760you peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃ סsha.LomH7965.’

27So they shallinvokeוְשָׂמ֥וּve.sa.MuH7760My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034on the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and thenI will blessאֲבָרֲכֵֽם׃ פ'a.va.ra.KhemH1288them.”

Law of the Nazirites

Aaron’s Benediction

Commentaries on Numbers 6