Numeri 6:18

18 Und der Nasir soll an dem Eingang des Zeltes der Zusammenkunft das Haupt seiner Weihe scheren und das Haar des Hauptes seiner Weihe nehmen und es auf das Feuer legen, das unter dem Friedensopfer ist.

Numeri 6:18 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 6:18

And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation, [at]
the door of the tabernacle of the congregation
The Targum of Jonathan is,

``and the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation without,''

without the tabernacle, the door of it, where the people assembled together; so that this was to be done publicly, that it might be known of all, and no offence taken at the Nazarite's drinking wine, and concerning himself for the dead, and attending funerals, for by this action it was known that his Nazariteship was at an end; and whereas the hair of the Nazarite was consecrated to the Lord by his vow, and this vow being punctually fulfilled, it was sacred, and to be presented to the Lord, and to be of no use and service to himself or others, and therefore to be all clean shaven off; for, as Maimonides F26 says, if two hairs only were left, nothing was done, and the command of shaving not kept:

and shall take the hair of the head of his separation;
being cut off and shaved;

and put [it] in the fire which [is] under the sacrifice of the peace
offerings;
under the pot or cauldron, as the Targum of Jonathan, in which the ram for the peace offerings was boiled: this was done in the court of the women in later times, at the southeast of which was a chamber called the chamber of the Nazarites, where they bailed their peace offerings, and shaved their hair and cast it under the pot F1; and this might not be put, as before observed, to any other use; if any of it was made use of in a sack that was made of hair cloth, we are told F2 that sack was to be burnt.


FOOTNOTES:

F26 Hilchot Nezirut, c. 8. sect. 6.
F1 Misn. Middoth, c. 2. sect. 5. T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 16. 1.
F2 Misn. Orlah, c. 3. sect. 3.

Numeri 6:18 In-Context

16 Und der Priester soll sie vor Jehova darbringen und sein Sündopfer und sein Brandopfer opfern.
17 Und den Widder soll er als Friedensopfer dem Jehova opfern samt dem Korbe des Ungesäuerten; und der Priester soll dessen Speisopfer und dessen Trankopfer opfern.
18 Und der Nasir soll an dem Eingang des Zeltes der Zusammenkunft das Haupt seiner Weihe scheren und das Haar des Hauptes seiner Weihe nehmen und es auf das Feuer legen, das unter dem Friedensopfer ist.
19 Und der Priester nehme den gekochten Bug von dem Widder und einen ungesäuerten Kuchen und einen ungesäuerten Fladen aus dem Korbe und lege sie auf die Hände des Nasirs, nachdem er das Zeichen seiner Weihe geschoren hat.
20 Und der Priester webe sie als Webopfer vor Jehova; es ist dem Priester heilig nebst der Brust des Webopfers und nebst dem Schenkel des Hebopfers. Und danach mag der Nasir Wein trinken.
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