New American Standard Bible 2020
Numbers 6:2-12
2“SpeakH1696 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 and sayH559 to them, ‘WhenH3588 a manH376 orH176 womanH802 makesH6381 1aH6381 specialH6381 vowH5087, namely, the vowH5088 of 2a 3NaziriteH5139, to liveH5144 asH5144 aH5144 NaziriteH5144 for the LordH3068, 3he shall 4abstainH5144 from wineH3196 and 5strongH7941 drinkH7941; he shall 6consumeH8354 noH3808 vinegarH2558, whether made from wineH3196 or strongH7941 drinkH7941, norH3808 shall he drinkH8354 anyH3605 grapeH6025 juiceH4952 norH3808 eatH398 freshH3892 or driedH3002 grapesH6025. 4AllH3605 the daysH3117 of his consecrationH5145 he shall not eatH398 anythingH4480H3605 that is producedH6213 from the grapeH3196 vineH1612, from the seedsH2785 even to the skinH2085.
5‘AllH3605 the daysH3117 of his vowH5088 of consecrationH5145 7noH3808 razorH8593 shall passH5674 overH5921 his headH7218. He shall be holyH6918 untilH5704 the daysH3117 are fulfilledH4390 whichH834 he livesH5144 asH5144 aH5144 NaziriteH5144 for the LordH3068; he shall let the locksH6545 of hairH8181 on his headH7218 growH1431 longH1431.
6‘8AllH3605 the daysH3117 of his lifeH5144 asH5144 aH5144 NaziriteH5144 for the LordH3068 he shall not comeH935 up to a deadH4191 personH5315. 7He 9shall not makeH2930 himself uncleanH2930 for his fatherH1 or for his motherH517, for his brotherH251 or for his sisterH269, when they dieH4194, becauseH3588 his consecrationH5145 to GodH430 is 10on his headH7218. 8AllH3605 the daysH3117 of his consecrationH5145 he is holyH6918 to the LordH3068.
9‘But ifH3588 someone diesH4191 veryH6621 suddenlyH6597 besideH5921 him and he defilesH2930 his consecratedH5145 headH7218 of hair, then 11he shall shaveH1548 his headH7218 on the dayH3117 when he becomesH2893 cleanH2893; 12he shall shaveH1548 it on the seventhH7637 dayH3117. 10Then on the eighthH8066 dayH3117 he shall bringH935 13twoH8147 turtledovesH8449 orH176 twoH8147 youngH1121 dovesH3123 to the priestH3548, to the entranceH6607 of the tentH168 of meetingH4150. 11And the priestH3548 shall offerH6213 14oneH259 as a sinH2403 offeringH2403 and the otherH259 as a burntH5930 offeringH5930, and makeH3722 atonementH3722 for him 15regardingH4480H834 his sinH2398 becauseH5921 of the dead personH5315. And on that sameH1931 dayH3117 he shall consecrateH6942 his headH7218, 12and shall liveH5144 his daysH3117 of consecrationH5145 asH5144 aH5144 NaziriteH5144 for the LordH3068, and shall bringH935 a maleH3532 lambH3532 a yearH8141 oldH1121 as a guiltH817 offeringH817; but the precedingH7223 daysH3117 will 16notH5307 countH5307, becauseH3588 his consecrationH5145 was defiledH2930.
Notes
- 1. Numbers 6:2 Or an extraordinary ↩
- 2. Numbers 6:2 Judg 13:5; 16:17; Amos 2:11, 12 ↩
- 3. Numbers 6:2 I.e., one consecrated to God ↩
- 4. Numbers 6:3 Luke 1:15 ↩
- 5. Numbers 6:3 I.e., other alcoholic drink ↩
- 6. Numbers 6:3 Lit drink ↩
- 7. Numbers 6:5 1 Sam 1:11 ↩
- 8. Numbers 6:6 Lev 21:1-3; Num 19:11-22 ↩
- 9. Numbers 6:7 Num 9:6 ↩
- 10. Numbers 6:7 I.e., referring either to the visibility of the long hair, or to the consequences of violating the vow ↩
- 11. Numbers 6:9 Lev 14:8, 9 ↩
- 12. Numbers 6:9 Num 6:18 ↩
- 13. Numbers 6:10 Lev 5:7; 14:22 ↩
- 14. Numbers 6:11 Lev 5:7 ↩
- 15. Numbers 6:11 Lit because of that which he sinned ↩
- 16. Numbers 6:12 Lit fall ↩
Commentaries on Numbers 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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