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Numbers 6:13-21

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13 'Now this is the law of the Nazirite 1when the days of his separation are fulfilled, he shall bring the offering to the doorway of the tent of meeting.
14 'He shall present his offering to the LORD: one male lamb a year old without defect for a burnt offering and one 2ewe-lamb a year old without defect for a sin offering and one ram without defect for a peace offering,
15 and a basket of 3unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil and unleavened wafers spread with oil, along with 4their grain offering and their drink offering.
16 'Then the priest shall present them before the LORD and shall offer his sin offering and his burnt offering.
17 'He shall also offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, together with the basket of unleavened cakes; the priest shall likewise offer its grain offering and its drink offering.
18 '5The Nazirite shall then shave his dedicated head of hair at the doorway of the tent of meeting, and take the dedicated hair of his head and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace offerings.
19 '6The priest shall take the ram's shoulder when it has been boiled, and one unleavened cake out of the basket and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them on the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved his dedicated hair.
20 'Then the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD. It is holy for the priest, together with the breast offered by waving and the thigh offered by lifting up; and 7afterward the Nazirite may drink wine.'
21 "This is the law of the Nazirite who vows his offering to the LORD according to his separation, in addition * to what else he can afford *; according to his vow which he takes, so he shall do according to the law of his separation."
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Numbers 6:13-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 6

In this chapter is given the law concerning Nazarites, Nu 6:1,2; which directs what they were to abstain from, from drinking wine, or any strong liquors, from shaving their heads, and defiling themselves with the dead, Nu 6:3-8; and in case of a defilement, directions are given what offerings a Nazarite should bring to be offered for him, Nu 6:9-12; and when the time of his Nazariteship was up, an account is given of what rites and ceremonies should then be performed, Nu 6:13-21; and the chapter is concluded with the form of blessing the children of Israel, to be used by Aaron and his sons, Nu 6:22-27.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 7

  • 1. Acts 21:26
  • 2. Leviticus 14:10; Numbers 15:27
  • 3. Exodus 29:2; Leviticus 2:4
  • 4. Numbers 15:1-7
  • 5. Numbers 6:9; Acts 21:23, 24
  • 6. Leviticus 7:28-34
  • 7. Ecclesiastes 9:7

Footnotes 4

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