Numbers 6

YHWH instructs Moses on the Nazirite vow, a special dedication to God requiring abstinence from wine, avoidance of dead bodies, and uncut hair for the vow's duration.[3] The chapter details the requirements for maintaining the vow, consequences of defilement, and the elaborate sacrificial ceremony required upon completion.[3]

Interlinear Text

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מִ/יַּ֤יִן 𐤌/𐤉𐤉𐤍 miyayin ubumayi (Bemba) from wine from fermented wine from wine HR/Ncmsa וְ/שֵׁכָר֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤊𐤓 veshekhar and strong drink and intoxicating drink and strong drink HC/Ncmsa יַזִּ֔יר 𐤉𐤆𐤉𐤓 yazir he shall separate he sets apart he will separate HVhi3ms חֹ֥מֶץ 𐤇𐤌𐤑 chomets vinegar soured wine vinegar HNcmsc יַ֛יִן 𐤉𐤉𐤍 yayin ubumayi (Bemba) of wine fermented grape wine fermented grape wine HNcmsa וְ/חֹ֥מֶץ 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤑 vechomets and vinegar and sour-wine of and vinegar of HC/Ncmsc שֵׁכָ֖ר 𐤔𐤊𐤓 shekhar of strong drink intoxicating drink strong drink HNcmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יִשְׁתֶּ֑ה 𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤄 yisheteh he shall drink he will drink he will drink HVqi3ms וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and any and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc מִשְׁרַ֤ת 𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤕 misherat juice released juice of juice of HNcfsc עֲנָבִים֙ 𐤏𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤌 anavim of grapes grapes grapes HNcmpa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn יִשְׁתֶּ֔ה 𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤄 yisheteh-2 he shall drink he will drink he will drink HVqi3ms וַ/עֲנָבִ֛ים 𐤅/𐤏𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤌 vaanavim grapes grapes grapes HC/Ncmpa לַחִ֥ים 𐤋𐤇𐤉𐤌 lachim fresh moist ones fresh ones HAampa וִ/יבֵשִׁ֖ים 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤉𐤌 viveshim or dried parched ones or dried ones HC/Aampa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 not not not HTn יֹאכֵֽל 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋 yokhel okèlè (Yoruba) he shall eat he eats he shall eat HVqi3ms
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כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) All entirety of all of HNcmsc יְמֵי֙ 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey the days days of days of HNcmpc נֶ֣דֶר 𐤍𐤃𐤓 neder of the vow solemn vow a solemn vow HNcmsc נִזְר֔/וֹ 𐤍𐤆𐤓/𐤅 nizero of his separation his consecration his consecration HNcmsc/Sp3ms תַּ֖עַר 𐤕𐤏𐤓 taar razor baring blade razor HNcbsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo no/not not not HTn יַעֲבֹ֣ר 𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 yaavor shall pass he will cross over shall pass HVqi3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon over HR רֹאשׁ֑/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho his head his head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR מְלֹ֨את 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤕 melot fulfilled to fill the fulfillment of HVqc הַ/יָּמִ֜ם 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤌 hayamim the days the days the days HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr יַזִּ֤יר 𐤉𐤆𐤉𐤓 yazir he separates he sets apart he will separate HVhi3ms לַ/יהוָה֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np קָדֹ֣שׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤔 qadosh holy set-apart one holy HAamsa יִהְיֶ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh he shall be he will come to be he will be HVqi3ms גַּדֵּ֥ל 𐤂𐤃𐤋 gadel let grow to make great let grow HVpc פֶּ֖רַע 𐤐𐤓𐤏 pera locks unbound hair of locks HNcmsc שְׂעַ֥ר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 sear hair bristly hair hair HNcmsc רֹאשֽׁ/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho-2 of his head his head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms
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וְ/עָשָׂ֣ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤄 veasah and shall offer and he did and the officiating priest shall do HC/Vqq3ms הַ/כֹּהֵ֗ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa אֶחָ֤ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one one HAcmsa לְ/חַטָּאת֙ 𐤋/𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕 lechatat for a sin offering for sin for sin HR/Ncfsa וְ/אֶחָ֣ד 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤃 veechad Eka (Bemba) and one and one and one HC/Acmsa לְ/עֹלָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤏𐤋𐤄 leolah for a burnt offering for an ascending-offering for a whole-burnt-offering HR/Ncfsa וְ/כִפֶּ֣ר 𐤅/𐤊𐤐𐤓 vekhiper kúfúla (Kikongo) and make atonement and he covered over and he shall make atonement HC/Vpq3ms עָלָ֔י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv for him upon him for him HR/Sp3ms מֵ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤌/𐤀𐤔𐤓 measher for that which from that-which for that which HR/Tr חָטָ֖א 𐤇𐤈𐤀 chata he sinned he missed the mark he sinned HVqp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al by upon concerning HR הַ/נָּ֑פֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤍𐤐𐤔 hanafesh the soul the living being the life HTd/Ncbsa וְ/קִדַּ֥שׁ 𐤅/𐤒𐤃𐤔 veqidash and shall consecrate and he consecrated and he shall consecrate HC/Vpq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo רֹאשׁ֖/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho his head his head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms בַּ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on the day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/הֽוּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he he HTd/Pp3ms
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וְ/הִזִּ֤יר 𐤅/𐤄𐤆𐤉𐤓 vehizir and he shall consecrate and he set apart and he shall consecrate HC/Vhq3ms לַֽ/יהוָה֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יְמֵ֣י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days days of days of HNcmpc נִזְר֔/וֹ 𐤍𐤆𐤓/𐤅 nizero of his separation his consecration his consecration HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/הֵבִ֛יא 𐤅/𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀 vehevi and he shall bring and he caused to enter and he shall bring HC/Vhq3ms כֶּ֥בֶשׂ 𐤊𐤁𐤔 keves a lamb young male lamb young male lamb HNcmsa בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son son HNcmsc שְׁנָת֖/וֹ 𐤔𐤍𐤕/𐤅 shenato his year his yearly cycle his year HNcfsc/Sp3ms לְ/אָשָׁ֑ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤌 leasham for a guilt offering for guilt-offering for guilt offering HR/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/יָּמִ֤ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 vehayamim and-the days and the days and the days HC/Td/Ncmpa הָ/רִאשֹׁנִים֙ 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 harishonim the former the first ones the first ones HTd/Aampa יִפְּל֔וּ 𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤅 yipelu shall be lost they will fall they will fall HVqi3mp כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because because HC טָמֵ֖א 𐤈𐤌𐤀 tame he was defiled ritually impure he became ritually impure HVqp3ms נִזְרֽ/וֹ 𐤍𐤆𐤓/𐤅 nizero-2 his separation his consecration his consecration HNcmsc/Sp3ms
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וְ/הִקְרִ֣יב 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤁 vehiqeriv and he shall bring near and he brought near and he caused to approach HC/Vhq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo קָרְבָּנ֣/וֹ 𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤍/𐤅 qarebano his offering his brought-near gift his offering HNcmsc/Sp3ms לַ/יהוָ֡ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np כֶּבֶשׂ֩ 𐤊𐤁𐤔 keves lamb young male lamb young male lamb HNcmsa בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son son HNcmsc שְׁנָת֨/וֹ 𐤔𐤍𐤕/𐤅 shenato his year his yearly cycle his year HNcfsc/Sp3ms תָמִ֤ים 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤌 tamim unblemished whole, blameless blameless HAamsa אֶחָד֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one one HAcmsa לְ/עֹלָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤏𐤋𐤄 leolah for a burnt offering for an ascending-offering for a whole-burnt-offering HR/Ncfsa וְ/כַבְשָׂ֨ה 𐤅/𐤊𐤁𐤔𐤄 vekhavesah and ewe lamb female lamb and an ewe lamb HC/Ncfsa אַחַ֧ת 𐤀𐤇𐤕 achat Eka (Bemba) one one one HAcfsa בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter of daughter of daughter of HNcfsc שְׁנָתָ֛/הּ 𐤔𐤍𐤕/𐤄 shenatah her year her year-cycle her year-cycle HNcfsc/Sp3fs תְּמִימָ֖ה 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤌𐤄 temimah unblemished whole, unblemished blameless HAafsa לְ/חַטָּ֑את 𐤋/𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕 lechatat for a sin offering for sin for sin HR/Ncfsa וְ/אַֽיִל 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤋 veayil and ram and a strong ram and a ram HC/Ncmsa אֶחָ֥ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad-2 Eka (Bemba) one one one HAcmsa תָּמִ֖ים 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤌 tamim-2 unblemished whole, blameless blameless HAamsa לִ/שְׁלָמִֽים 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤌 lishelamim for peace offerings for well-being offerings for well-being offerings HR/Ncmpa
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וְ/גִלַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤂𐤋𐤇 vegilach and shall shave and he shaved off and he shall shave HC/Vpq3ms הַ/נָּזִ֗יר 𐤄/𐤍𐤆𐤉𐤓 hanazir the Nazirite the consecrated one the Nazirite HTd/Ncmsa פֶּ֛תַח 𐤐𐤕𐤇 petach at the entrance opening-of entrance-of HNcmsc אֹ֥הֶל 𐤀𐤄𐤋 ohel of the tent portable tent-dwelling portable tent-dwelling HNcmsc מוֹעֵ֖ד 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed of meeting appointed time appointed time HNcmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo רֹ֣אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh his head head head HNcmsc נִזְר֑/וֹ 𐤍𐤆𐤓/𐤅 nizero of his consecration his consecration of his consecration HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/לָקַ֗ח 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇 velaqach and shall take and he took and he took HC/Vqq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo שְׂעַר֙ 𐤔𐤏𐤓 sear the hair bristly hair hair HNcmsc רֹ֣אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh-2 of head head head HNcmsc נִזְר֔/וֹ 𐤍𐤆𐤓/𐤅 nizero-2 of his consecration his consecration of his consecration HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/נָתַן֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤍 venatan and shall put and he gave and he shall put HC/Vqq3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR הָ/אֵ֔שׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤔 haesh the fire the fire the fire HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr תַּ֖חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under under; in place of under HR זֶ֥בַח 𐤆𐤁𐤇 zevach the sacrifice ritual slaughter-offering the sacrifice HNcmsc הַ/שְּׁלָמִֽים 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashelamim of the peace offerings the well-being offerings the well-being offerings HTd/Ncmpa
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וְ/לָקַ֨ח 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇 velaqach and shall take and he took and he took HC/Vqq3ms הַ/כֹּהֵ֜ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/זְּרֹ֣עַ 𐤄/𐤆𐤓𐤏 hazeroa the shoulder the outstretched arm the outstretched arm HTd/Ncbsa בְּשֵׁלָה֮ 𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤄 beshelah boiled fully boiled fully boiled HAafsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from from HR הָ/אַיִל֒ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤋 haayil the ram the strong ram the strong ram HTd/Ncmsa וְֽ/חַלַּ֨ת 𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤕 vechalat àkàrà (Yoruba) and one cake and perforated bread-cake of and perforated bread-cake of HC/Ncfsc מַצָּ֤ה 𐤌𐤑𐤄 matsah of unleavened bread unleavened bread unleavened bread HNcfsa אַחַת֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤕 achat Eka (Bemba) one one one HAcfsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min-2 from from from HR הַ/סַּ֔ל 𐤄/𐤎𐤋 hasal the basket the woven basket the woven basket HTd/Ncmsa וּ/רְקִ֥יק 𐤅/𐤓𐤒𐤉𐤒 ureqiq and one wafer and thin wafer of and thin wafer of HC/Ncmsc מַצָּ֖ה 𐤌𐤑𐤄 matsah-2 unleavened unleavened bread unleavened bread HNcfsa אֶחָ֑ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one one HAcmsa וְ/נָתַן֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤍 venatan and shall put and he gave and shall put HC/Vqq3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR כַּפֵּ֣י 𐤊𐤐𐤉 kapey the hands the two hollow-palms of the two hollow-palms of HNcfdc הַ/נָּזִ֔יר 𐤄/𐤍𐤆𐤉𐤓 hanazir of the Nazirite the consecrated one the Nazirite HTd/Ncmsa אַחַ֖ר 𐤀𐤇𐤓 achar after after, behind after HR הִֽתְגַּלְּח֥/וֹ 𐤄𐤕𐤂𐤋𐤇/𐤅 hitegalecho he has shaved his shaving himself his shaving himself HVtc/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo נִזְרֽ/וֹ 𐤍𐤆𐤓/𐤅 nizero his consecration his consecration his consecration HNcmsc/Sp3ms
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וְ/הֵנִיף֩ 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤐 vehenif and-he-shall-wave and he caused to wave and he caused to wave HC/Vhq3ms אוֹתָ֨/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them them [·] HTo/Sp3mp הַ/כֹּהֵ֥ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the-priest the officiating priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa תְּנוּפָה֮ 𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤐𐤄 tenufah wave-offering ritual waving-offering ritual waving-offering HNcfsa לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָה֒ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp קֹ֤דֶשׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤔 qodesh holy set-apartness holiness HNcmsa הוּא֙ 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it he it HPp3ms לַ/כֹּהֵ֔ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤄𐤍 lakohen for-the-priest to the priestly officiant to the priest HRd/Ncmsa עַ֚ל 𐤏𐤋 al with upon upon HR חֲזֵ֣ה 𐤇𐤆𐤄 chazeh breast front breast front breast HNcmsc הַ/תְּנוּפָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤐𐤄 hatenufah the-wave-offering the wave-presentation the wave-presentation HTd/Ncfsa וְ/עַ֖ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and-with and upon and upon HC/R שׁ֣וֹק 𐤔𐤅𐤒 shoq thigh lower leg of lower leg of HNcfsc הַ/תְּרוּמָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤄 haterumah the-heave-offering the raised offering the raised offering HTd/Ncfsa וְ/אַחַ֛ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓 veachar and-after and after and after HC/D יִשְׁתֶּ֥ה 𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤄 yisheteh he-shall-drink he will drink he will drink HVqi3ms הַ/נָּזִ֖יר 𐤄/𐤍𐤆𐤉𐤓 hanazir the-Nazirite the consecrated one the consecrated one HTd/Ncmsa יָֽיִן 𐤉𐤉𐤍 yayin ubumayi (Bemba) wine fermented grape wine fermented grape wine HNcmsa
Verse 21
זֹ֣את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot This this one this one HPdxfs תּוֹרַ֣ת 𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕 torat law of instruction of instruction of HNcfsc הַ/נָּזִיר֮ 𐤄/𐤍𐤆𐤉𐤓 hanazir the Nazirite the consecrated one the Nazirite HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which that which HTr יִדֹּר֒ 𐤉𐤃𐤓 yidor vows he vows he vows HVqi3ms קָרְבָּנ֤/וֹ 𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤍/𐤅 qarebano his offering his brought-near gift his offering HNcmsc/Sp3ms לַֽ/יהוָה֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np עַל 𐤏𐤋 al for upon for HR נִזְר֔/וֹ 𐤍𐤆𐤓/𐤅 nizero his separation his consecration his separation HNcmsc/Sp3ms מִ/לְּ/בַ֖ד 𐤌/𐤋/𐤁𐤃 milevad apart from apart-from apart-from HR/R/Ncmsc אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which that which HTr תַּשִּׂ֣יג 𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤂 tasig attains she causes to reach she attains HVhi3fs יָד֑/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms כְּ/פִ֤י 𐤊/𐤐𐤉 kefi according to according to the mouth of according to HR/Ncmsc נִדְר/וֹ֙ 𐤍𐤃𐤓/𐤅 nidero his vow his vow his vow HNcmsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 which that-which that which HTr יִדֹּ֔ר 𐤉𐤃𐤓 yidor-2 he vows he vows he vows HVqi3ms כֵּ֣ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) so thus thus HTm יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh he shall do he will do he will do HVqi3ms עַ֖ל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 according to upon according to HR תּוֹרַ֥ת 𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕 torat-2 the law of instruction of instruction of HNcfsc נִזְרֽ/וֹ 𐤍𐤆𐤓/𐤅 nizero-2 his separation his consecration his separation HNcmsc/Sp3ms