Numbers 6

1 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say

Yahweh also said this to Moses/me:

2 to speak: speak to(wards) son: descendant/people Israel and to say to(wards) them man or woman for to wonder to/for to vow vow Nazirite to/for be a Nazarite to/for LORD

“Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘If any of you [wants to] make a solemn promise to dedicate himself to belong to me in a special way, [after you obey these instructions], you will be called a Nazir-man, [which means “dedicated man”].

3 from wine and strong drink be a Nazarite vinegar wine and vinegar strong drink not to drink and all juice grape not to drink and grape fresh and dry not to eat

You must not drink any wine or other alcoholic/fermented drink. You must not drink any vinegar made from wine or from any other alcoholic/fermented drink. You must not drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins.

4 all day consecration: Nazirite vow his from all which to make from vine [the] wine from pip and till skin not to eat

You must not eat anything that comes from grapevines, not even the skins or seeds of grapes, during the time that you are a Nazir-man.

5 all day vow consecration: Nazirite vow his razor not to pass upon head his till to fill [the] day which be a Nazarite to/for LORD holy to be to magnify lock hair head his

‘Even your hair will be dedicated to me during the time that you area Nazir-man, so you must never allow anyone to cut your hair. Until the time that your solemn promise to dedicate yourself to me is ended, you must allow your hair to grow long.

6 all day be a Nazarite he to/for LORD upon soul: dead to die not to come (in): come

And you must not go near a corpse during the time that you are a Nazir-man.

7 to/for father his and to/for mother his to/for brother: male-sibling his and to/for sister his not to defile to/for them in/on/with death their for consecration: Nazirite vow God his upon head his

Even if the person who died is your father or your mother or your brother or your sister, you must not cause yourself to become unacceptable to me [by coming close to the corpse]. Your long hair [MTY] shows that you belong to me in a special way, so you must not cut your hair.

8 all day consecration: Nazirite vow his holy he/she/it to/for LORD

You are required to keep doing this all the time that you are dedicated to me in this special way.

9 and for to die to die upon him in/on/with suddenness suddenly and to defile head consecration: Nazirite vow his and to shave head his in/on/with day purifying his in/on/with day [the] seventh to shave him

‘If anyone dies very suddenly when he is near you, then your hair that you have dedicated to me is no longer sacred. So you must wait seven days and then shave it all off. Then you must perform a special ritual to cause yourself to become acceptable to me again.

10 and in/on/with day [the] eighth to come (in): bring two turtledove or two son: young animal dove to(wards) [the] priest to(wards) entrance tent meeting

The next day you must bring two doves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.

11 and to make: offer [the] priest one to/for sin: sin offering and one to/for burnt offering and to atone upon him from whence to sin upon [the] soul: dead and to consecrate: consecate [obj] head his in/on/with day [the] he/she/it

‘The priest must [kill the birds and] offer them as sacrifices. One of them will be an offering to enable me to forgive you for the sins you have committed, and the other will be an offering that is burned completely to please me. [After the priest burns them on the altar], I will forgive you for having come close to a corpse, and [when] your hair [grows again it] will be dedicated to me again.

12 and be a Nazarite to/for LORD [obj] day consecration: Nazirite vow his and to come (in): bring lamb son: aged year his to/for guilt (offering) and [the] day [the] first: previous to fall: kill for to defile consecration: Nazirite vow his

The amount of time that you were set apart for me the previous time does not count, because you had become unacceptable to me [by coming close to a corpse] during the time that you were a Nazir-man. So you must again make a solemn promise to dedicate yourself to me for the entire amount of time that you indicated the previous time. And you must also sacrifice a one-year-old lamb for not doing what you were required to do.

13 and this instruction [the] Nazirite in/on/with day to fill day consecration: Nazirite vow his to come (in): bring [obj] him to(wards) entrance tent meeting

‘When the time that you promised to dedicate yourself to me is ended, go to the entrance of the Sacred Tent

14 and to present: bring [obj] offering his to/for LORD lamb son: aged year his unblemished one to/for burnt offering and ewe-lamb one daughter year her unblemished to/for sin: sin offering and ram one unblemished to/for peace offering

and offer as sacrifices to me three animals that have no defects: Offer a one-year-old ram that will be burned completely, a one-year-old female lamb as a sacrifice to enable me to forgive your sins, and one full-grown ram as a sacrifice to maintain fellowship with me.

15 and basket unleavened bread fine flour bun to mix in/on/with oil and flatbread unleavened bread to anoint in/on/with oil and offering their and drink offering their

‘When you bring those animals, you must also bring some wine to offer as a sacrifice. And you must also bring a basket of bread that you have made with very good flour and [olive] oil. But you must not put any yeast in the bread. Also brush/spread some [olive] oil on some thin wafers and bring them to the priest.

16 and to present: bring [the] priest to/for face: before LORD and to make: offer [obj] sin: sin offering his and [obj] burnt offering his

‘The priest will put the young lamb and the young ram on the altar and completely burn them, in order that I will be pleased and will forgive you for your sins.

17 and [obj] [the] ram to make: offer sacrifice peace offering to/for LORD upon basket [the] unleavened bread and to make: offer [the] priest [obj] offering his and [obj] drink offering his

Then he will kill the full-grown ram as an offering to restore fellowship with me, and he will also burn on the altar some of the bread and the grain and wine.

18 and to shave [the] Nazirite entrance tent meeting [obj] head consecration: Nazirite vow his and to take: take [obj] hair head consecration: Nazirite vow his and to give: put upon [the] fire which underneath: under sacrifice [the] peace offering

‘After that, you must [stand at] the entrance of the Sacred Tent and shave off your hair. Then you must put that hair in the fire that is under the [animal that has been sacrificed] on the altar to maintain fellowship with me.

19 and to take: take [the] priest [obj] [the] arm cooked from [the] ram and bun unleavened bread one from [the] basket and flatbread unleavened bread one and to give: put upon palm [the] Nazirite after to shave he [obj] consecration: Nazirite vow his

‘The meat from the ram’s shoulder must be boiled. After it is cooked, the priest will take it along with one of the loaves of bread and one wafer which has been brushed with [olive] oil, and he will put them in your hands.

20 and to wave [obj] them [the] priest wave offering to/for face: before LORD holiness he/she/it to/for priest upon breast [the] wave offering and upon leg [the] contribution and after to drink [the] Nazirite wine

Then the priest will [take them back and] lift them up high to dedicate them to me. They now belong to the priest, and he is permitted to eat some of the meat from the ram’s shoulder and from its ribs and from one of its thighs, because that meat is his share of the sacrifice. After that, you will no longer be a Nazir-man, and you will again be permitted to drink wine.

21 this instruction [the] Nazirite which to vow offering his to/for LORD upon consecration: Nazirite vow his from to/for alone: besides which to overtake hand: expend his like/as lip: according vow his which to vow so to make: do upon instruction consecration: Nazirite vow his

‘Those are the regulations about the offerings that Nazir-men solemnly promise to bring to me to end their time of being dedicated to me. They must bring these offerings, but if they want to, they may bring additional offerings. And they must do everything that they solemnly promised to do when they dedicated themselves to me.’”

22 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say

Yahweh also said to Moses/me,

23 to speak: speak to(wards) Aaron and to(wards) son: child his to/for to say thus to bless [obj] son: descendant/people Israel to say to/for them

“Tell Aaron and his sons that when they [ask me to] bless the people, they must say,

24 to bless you LORD and to keep: guard you

‘I desire that Yahweh will bless you and protect you,

25 to light LORD face his to(wards) you and be gracious you

and that he will smile at you and act kindly toward you,

26 to lift: kindness LORD face his to(wards) you and to set: put to/for you peace

and that he will be good to you [IDM] and cause things to go well for you.’”

27 and to set: put [obj] name my upon son: descendant/people Israel and I to bless them

Then Yahweh said, “If Aaron and his sons ask me to bless the Israeli people, truly I will bless them.”