Numeri 6:18

18 Und der Geweihte soll das Haupt seines Gelübdes scheren vor der Tür der Hütte des Stifts und soll das Haupthaar seines Gelübdes nehmen und aufs Feuer werfen, das unter dem Dankopfer 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's vor den HERRN bringen und soll sein Sündopfer und sein Brandopfer machen.
17 Und den Widder soll er zum Dankopfer machen dem HERRN samt dem Korbe mit den ungesäuerten Brot; und soll auch sein Speisopfer und sein Trankopfer machen. {~}
18 Und der Geweihte soll das Haupt seines Gelübdes scheren vor der Tür der Hütte des Stifts und soll das Haupthaar seines Gelübdes nehmen und aufs Feuer werfen, das unter dem Dankopfer ist.
19 Und der Priester soll den gekochten Bug nehmen von dem Widder und einen ungesäuerten Kuchen aus dem Korbe und einen ungesäuerten Fladen und soll's dem Geweihten auf sein Hände legen, nachdem er sein Gelübde abgeschoren hat,
20 und der Priester soll's vor dem HERRN weben. Das ist heilig dem Priester samt der Webebrust und der Hebeschulter. Darnach mag der Geweihte Wein trinken.
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