Numbers 6

1 And the LORD said to Moses,

2 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD,

3 he is to abstain from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink, and he must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.

4 All the days of his separation, he is not to eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins.

5 For the entire period of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete; he must let the hair of his head grow long.

6 Throughout the days of his separation to the LORD, he must not go near a dead body.

7 Even if his father or mother or brother or sister should die, he is not to defile himself, because the symbol of consecration to his God is upon his head.

8 Throughout the time of his separation, he is holy to the LORD.

9 If someone suddenly dies in his presence and defiles his consecrated head of hair, he must shave his head on the day of his cleansing—the seventh day.

10 On the eighth day he must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

11 And the priest is to offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to make atonement for him, because he has sinned by being in the presence of the dead body. On that day he must consecrate his head again.

12 He must rededicate his time of separation to the LORD and bring a year-old male lamb as a guilt offering. But the preceding days shall not be counted, because his separation was defiled.

13 Now this is the law of the Nazirite when his time of separation is complete: He must be brought to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,

14 and he is to present an offering to the LORD of an unblemished year-old male lamb as a burnt offering, an unblemished year-old female lamb as a sin offering, and an unblemished ram as a peace offering—

15 together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—and a basket of unleavened cakes made from fine flour mixed with oil and unleavened wafers coated with oil.

16 The priest is to present all these before the LORD and make the sin offering and the burnt offering.

17 He shall also offer the ram as a peace offering to the LORD, along with the basket of unleavened bread. And the priest is to offer the accompanying grain offering and drink offering.

18 Then at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the Nazirite is to shave his consecrated head, take the hair, and put it on the fire under the peace offering.

19 And the priest is to take the boiled shoulder from the ram, one unleavened cake from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and put them into the hands of the Nazirite who has just shaved the hair of his consecration.

20 The priest shall then wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. This is a holy portion for the priest, in addition to the breast of the wave offering and the thigh that was presented. After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.

21 This is the law of the Nazirite who vows his offering to the LORD for his separation, in addition to whatever else he can afford; he must fulfill whatever vow he makes, according to the law of his separation.”

22 Then the LORD said to Moses,

23 “Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:

24 ‘May the LORD bless you and keep you;

25 may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;

26 may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’

27 So they shall put My name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”

1 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate [themselves] to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate [themselves] unto the LORD:

3 He shall separate [himself] from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.

4 All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.

5 All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth [himself] unto the LORD, he shall be holy, [and] shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.

6 All the days that he separateth [himself] unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body.

7 He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God [is] upon his head.

8 All the days of his separation he [is] holy unto the LORD.

9 And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.

10 And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:

11 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day.

12 And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.

13 And this [is] the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:

14 And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings,

15 And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings.

16 And the priest shall bring [them] before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering:

17 And he shall offer the ram [for] a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering.

18 And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put [it] in the fire which [is] under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.

19 And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put [them] upon the hands of the Nazarite, after [the hair of] his separation is shaven:

20 And the priest shall wave them [for] a wave offering before the LORD: this [is] holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine.

21 This [is] the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, [and of] his offering unto the LORD for his separation, beside [that] that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation.

22 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,

24 The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:

25 The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

26 The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

27 And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying:

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: If any man or woman vow a special vow unto the LORD, to abstain,

3 He shall abstain from wine, and from strong drink; neither shall he drink wine vinegar, or strong drink vinegar; neither shall he drink any thing made of grapes; neither shall he eat fresh grapes, nor dry grapes,

4 So long as his vow continueth: neither shall he eat any thing that is made of the vine, neither kernels nor husks.

5 While the time of his vow continueth, there shall no razor pass over his head, until the time be expired which he hath vowed unto the LORD: for he is holy, and shall let the hair of his head grow free.

6 All the time that he hath vowed unto the LORD, he shall not go unto any dead person.

7 Neither shall he defile himself in the death of his father, or of his mother, or of his brother, or of his sister: for the vow of his God is upon his head.

8 And all the time of his vow he shall be holy unto the LORD.

9 And if any man die suddenly before him, the head of his vow is defiled: therefore he shall give his head in vain in the day of his cleansing, that is, on the seventh day.

10 And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the priest, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

11 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him that sinneth against a dead person, and shall sanctify his head that day,

12 To keep the time of his vow unto the LORD. And he shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering. But the former days shall be for nought, because his vow is defiled.

13 This is the law of the betrothed: when the time of his vow is expired, he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

14 And he shall bring his offering unto the LORD, a lamb of the first year without change for a burnt offering, and a sheep of the first year without change for a sin offering, and a ram without change for a peace offering.

15 And a basket of unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and unleavened cakes spread with oil, and their meat offering and their drink offering.

16 And the priest shall bring it before the LORD, and shall make his sin offering and his burnt offering.

17 And he shall offer the ram for a peace offering unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread; and he shall offer his meat offering and his drink offering.

18 And he shall give the head of his vow unto his betrothed at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and he shall take the head of his vow, and cast it upon the fire that is under the sacrifice of peace offerings.

19 And he shall take the boiled kid of the ram, and an unleavened cake out of the basket, and an unleavened cake, and put it upon his hands, after he hath shorn his vows,

20 And he shall weave it before the LORD. This is holy unto the priest, and to the priest's breast, and to the priest's shoulder. After that the betrothed may drink wine.

21 This is the law of the betrothed, who voweth his offering unto the LORD by reason of his vow, beside what he is able; as he hath vowed, so shall he do according to the law of his vow.

22 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying:

23 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, Thus shall ye say unto the children of Israel, when ye bless them:

24 May the Lord bless you and keep you.

25 The LORD make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee.

26 The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and peace be unto thee.

27 For ye shall put my name upon the children of Israel, that I may bless them.