Numbers 6 בְּמִדְבַּר פרק ו׳
Masoretic Text, word by word with English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Numbers 6 in the interlinear reader for transliteration, roots and notes.
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וַיְדַבֵּרand spokeיְהֹוָהthe LORDאֶל־מֹשֶׁהto Mosesלֵּאמֹר׃saying
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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דַּבֵּרspeakאֶל־בְּנֵיunto the sons ofיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelוְאָמַרְתָּand sayאֲלֵהֶםunto themאִישׁa manאוֹ־אִשָּׁהor a womanכִּיifיַפְלִאhe will make specialלִנְדֹּרto vowנֶדֶרa vowנָזִירa Nazariteלְהַזִּירto be a Nazariteלַיהֹוָה׃to the LORD
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:
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מִיַּיִןfrom wineוְשֵׁכָרand strong drinkיַזִּירhe will keep separateחֹמֶץvinegar ofיַיִןwineוְחֹמֶץand vinegar ofשֵׁכָרstrong drinkלֹאnotיִשְׁתֶּהhe drinksוְכׇל־מִשְׁרַתand all juice ofעֲנָבִיםgrapesלֹאnotיִשְׁתֶּהhe drinksוַעֲנָבִיםand grapesלַחִיםfreshוִיבֵשִׁיםand driedלֹאnotיֹאכֵל׃shall he eat
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.
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כֹּלallיְמֵיthe days ofנִזְרוֹhis Nazarite vowמִכֹּלof allאֲשֶׁרwhichיֵעָשֶׂהshall be doneמִגֶּפֶןfrom the vine ofהַיַּיִןthe wineמֵחַרְצַנִּיםfrom seedsוְעַד־זָגand unto skinלֹאnotיֹאכֵל׃shall he eat
All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.
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כׇּל־יְמֵיall days ofנֶדֶרa vowנִזְרוֹhis Nazarite vowתַּעַרa razorלֹא־יַעֲבֹרnot pass awayעַל־רֹאשׁוֹupon his headעַד־מְלֹאתuntil are completedהַיָּמִםthe daysאֲשֶׁר־יַזִּירwhich he will keep separateלַיהֹוָהto the LORDקָדֹשׁholyיִהְיֶהshall beגַּדֵּלhe will make growפֶּרַעthe locks ofשְׂעַרthe hair ofרֹאשׁוֹ׃his head
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.
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כׇּל־יְמֵיall days ofהַזִּירוֹhis separationלַיהֹוָהto the LORDעַל־נֶפֶשׁupon soulמֵתdeadלֹאnotיָבֹא׃shall come
All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body.
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לְאָבִיוunto his fatherוּלְאִמּוֹand to his motherלְאָחִיוof his brotherוּלְאַחֹתוֹand for his sisterלֹא־יִטַּמָּאnot he will make himself uncleanלָהֶםto themבְּמֹתָםin their deathכִּיbecauseנֵזֶרthe crown ofאֱלֹהָיוhis Godעַל־רֹאשׁוֹ׃upon his head
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.
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כֹּלallיְמֵיthe days ofנִזְרוֹhis Nazarite vowקָדֹשׁholyהוּאitלַיהֹוָה׃to the LORD
All the days of his separation he is holy unto the LORD.
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וְכִי־יָמוּתand if diesמֵתa dead manעָלָיוupon himבְּפֶתַעin an instantפִּתְאֹםsuddenlyוְטִמֵּאand he will declare uncleanרֹאשׁthe head ofנִזְרוֹhis Nazarite vowוְגִלַּחand he will shaveרֹאשׁוֹhis headבְּיוֹםin the day ofטׇהֳרָתוֹhis cleansingבַּיּוֹםin the dayהַשְּׁבִיעִיthe seventhיְגַלְּחֶנּוּ׃he will shave it
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.
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וּבַיּוֹםand in the dayהַשְּׁמִינִיthe eighthיָבִאhe will bringשְׁתֵּיtwoתֹרִיםturtle dovesאוֹorשְׁנֵיtwoבְּנֵיthe sons ofיוֹנָהa doveאֶל־הַכֹּהֵןto the priestאֶל־פֶּתַחto the door ofאֹהֶלthe tent ofמוֹעֵד׃the congregation
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:
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וְעָשָׂהand shall doהַכֹּהֵןthe priestאֶחָדoneלְחַטָּאתto a sin offeringוְאֶחָדand oneלְעֹלָהto a burnt offeringוְכִפֶּרand he will make atonementעָלָיוupon himמֵאֲשֶׁרfor thatחָטָאhe has committedעַל־הַנָּפֶשׁupon the corpseוְקִדַּשׁand he will consecrateאֶת־רֹאשׁוֹhis headבַּיּוֹםin the dayהַהוּא׃that
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.
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וְהִזִּירand he will be a Nazariteלַיהֹוָהto the LORDאֶת־יְמֵיthe days ofנִזְרוֹhis Nazarite vowוְהֵבִיאand he will bringכֶּבֶשׂa lambבֶּן־שְׁנָתוֹa year oldלְאָשָׁםto a guilt offeringוְהַיָּמִיםand the daysהָרִאשֹׁנִיםthe firstיִפְּלוּshall fallכִּיbecauseטָמֵאuncleanנִזְרוֹ׃his Nazarite vow
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.
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וְזֹאתand thisתּוֹרַתthe law ofהַנָּזִירthe Nazariteבְּיוֹםin the day ofמְלֹאתare completedיְמֵיthe days ofנִזְרוֹhis Nazarite vowיָבִיאshall bringאֹתוֹhimאֶל־פֶּתַחto the door ofאֹהֶלthe tent ofמוֹעֵד׃the congregation
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:
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וְהִקְרִיבand shall offerאֶת־קׇרְבָּנוֹhis offeringלַיהֹוָהto the LORDכֶּבֶשׂa lambבֶּן־שְׁנָתוֹa year oldתָמִיםwithout blemishאֶחָדoneלְעֹלָהto a burnt offeringוְכַבְשָׂהand a ewe lambאַחַתoneבַּת־שְׁנָתָהּa year oldתְּמִימָהwithout blemishלְחַטָּאתto a sin offeringוְאַיִל־אֶחָדand a ram oneתָּמִיםwithout blemishלִשְׁלָמִים׃to peace offerings
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,
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וְסַלand a basket ofמַצּוֹתunleavened breadסֹלֶתfine flourחַלֹּתcakesבְּלוּלֹתmixedבַּשֶּׁמֶןwith the oilוּרְקִיקֵיand wafers ofמַצּוֹתunleavened breadמְשֻׁחִיםanointedבַּשָּׁמֶןwith the oilוּמִנְחָתָםand their grain offeringוְנִסְכֵּיהֶם׃and their drink offerings
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.
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וְהִקְרִיבand shall offerהַכֹּהֵןthe priestלִפְנֵיbeforeיְהֹוָהthe LORDוְעָשָׂהand shall doאֶת־חַטָּאתוֹhis sin offeringוְאֶת־עֹלָתוֹ׃and his burnt offering
And the priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering:
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וְאֶת־הָאַיִלand the ramיַעֲשֶׂהhe shall doזֶבַחsacrificeשְׁלָמִיםpeace offeringsלַיהֹוָהto the LORDעַלuponסַלa basketהַמַּצּוֹתthe unleavened breadוְעָשָׂהand shall doהַכֹּהֵןthe priestאֶת־מִנְחָתוֹhis offeringוְאֶת־נִסְכּוֹ׃and its drink offering
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.
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וְגִלַּחand he will shaveהַנָּזִירthe Nazariteפֶּתַחthe door ofאֹהֶלthe tent ofמוֹעֵדthe congregationאֶת־רֹאשׁhead ofנִזְרוֹhis Nazarite vowוְלָקַחand takeאֶת־שְׂעַרthe hair ofרֹאשׁthe head ofנִזְרוֹhis Nazarite vowוְנָתַןand he shall giveעַל־הָאֵשׁupon the fireאֲשֶׁר־תַּחַתwhich underזֶבַחsacrificeהַשְּׁלָמִים׃the peace offering
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.
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וְלָקַחand takeהַכֹּהֵןthe priestאֶת־הַזְּרֹעַthe armבְּשֵׁלָהboiledמִן־הָאַיִלfrom the ramוְחַלַּתand a cake ofמַצָּהunleavened breadאַחַתoneמִן־הַסַּלfrom the basketוּרְקִיקand a wafer ofמַצָּהunleavened breadאֶחָדoneוְנָתַןand he shall giveעַל־כַּפֵּיupon the hands ofהַנָּזִירthe Nazariteאַחַרafterהִתְגַּלְּחוֹhe has shaved himselfאֶת־נִזְרוֹ׃his Nazarite vow
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:
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וְהֵנִיףand shall waveאוֹתָםthemהַכֹּהֵןthe priestתְּנוּפָהa wave offeringלִפְנֵיbeforeיְהֹוָהthe LORDקֹדֶשׁholyהוּאitלַכֹּהֵןto the priestעַלuponחֲזֵהthe breast ofהַתְּנוּפָהthe wave offeringוְעַלand uponשׁוֹקthe thigh ofהַתְּרוּמָהthe offeringוְאַחַרand thenיִשְׁתֶּהhe drinksהַנָּזִירthe Nazariteיָיִן׃wine
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.
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זֹאתthisתּוֹרַתthe law ofהַנָּזִירthe Nazariteאֲשֶׁרwhichיִדֹּרhe will vowקׇרְבָּנוֹhis offeringלַיהֹוָהto the LORDעַל־נִזְרוֹupon his Nazarite vowמִלְּבַדbesidesאֲשֶׁר־תַּשִּׂיגwhich it will reachיָדוֹhis handכְּפִיaccording toנִדְרוֹhis vowאֲשֶׁרwhichיִדֹּרhe will vowכֵּןthusיַעֲשֶׂהhe shall doעַלuponתּוֹרַתthe law ofנִזְרוֹ׃his Nazarite vow
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.
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וַיְדַבֵּרand spokeיְהֹוָהthe LORDאֶל־מֹשֶׁהto Mosesלֵּאמֹר׃saying
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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דַּבֵּרspeakאֶל־אַהֲרֹןto Aaronוְאֶל־בָּנָיוand his sonsלֵאמֹרsayingכֹּהthusתְבָרְכוּyou shall blessאֶת־בְּנֵיthe sons ofיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelאָמוֹרsayלָהֶם׃to them
Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,
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יְבָרֶכְךָmay bless youיְהֹוָהthe LORDוְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ׃and may he keep you
The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
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יָאֵרmay he make shineיְהֹוָהthe LORDפָּנָיוHis faceאֵלֶיךָto youוִיחֻנֶּךָּ׃and may he show favor to you
The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
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יִשָּׂאmay he lift upיְהֹוָהthe LORDפָּנָיוHis faceאֵלֶיךָto youוְיָשֵׂםand may he appointלְךָfor youשָׁלוֹם׃peace
The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
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וְשָׂמוּand they will put inאֶת־שְׁמִיmy nameעַל־בְּנֵיupon the sons ofיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelוַאֲנִיand Iאֲבָרְכֵם׃I will bless them
And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.