Numbers 6:1–7:89
6 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the ⌊Israelites⌋a and say to them, ‘When a man or a woman takes a special vow, a vow of a ⌊Nazirite⌋,b to keep separate for Yahweh, 3 he will abstain from wine and fermented drink; he will not drink wine vinegar or vinegar of fermented drink; he will not drink the fruit juice of grapes or eat fresh or dry grapes. 4 All the days of his separationc you will not eat from anything that is made from the grapevine, from sour grapes to the skin of grapes.
5 “ ‘All the days of the vow of his separation a razor will not pass over his head. Until fulfilling the days that he separated himself to Yahweh he will be holy and grow long the locks of the hair of his head.
6 “ ‘All the days of keeping himself separated for Yahweh he will not go to a person who is dead; 7 for even his father, mother, brother, or sister he will not make himself unclean ⌊by their death⌋,d because the separation to his God is on his head. 8 He will be holy for Yahweh all the days of his separation.e
9 “ ‘If someone dies suddenly and makes the head of his separationf unclean, he will shave off the hair of his head on the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day he will shave it off. 10 On the eighth day he will bring two turtledoves or two ⌊young pigeons⌋g to the priest by the doorway of the tent of assembly, 11 and the priest will offer one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering, and he will make atonement for him because he sinned concerning the corpse. He will consecrate his head on that day. 12 He will rededicate to Yahweh the days of his separationh and bring a ram-lamb ⌊in its first year⌋i as a guilt offering. The former days of his vow will fall away because his separation was defiled.
13 “ ‘This is the regulation of the Nazirite for the day of the fulfilling of the days of his separation: one will bring him to the doorway of the tent of the assembly. 14 He will present his offering to Yahweh, one ram-lamb ⌊in its first year⌋j without defect as a burnt offering, and one ewe-lamb ⌊in its first year⌋k without defect as a sin offering, and one ram without defect as a fellowship offering; 15 and a basket of unleavened bread, finely milled flour of ring-shaped bread cakes mixed with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread smeared with oil, and their grain offering and their libations. 16 The priest will present ⌊before Yahweh⌋l and offer his sin offering, his burnt offering; 17 he will offer a ram as a sacrifice of a fellowship offering to Yahweh, in addition to the basket of the unleavened bread; the priest will offer his grain offering and his libation. 18 The Nazirite will shave off the hair of ⌊his consecrated head⌋m at the doorway of the tent of assembly, and he will take the hair of ⌊his consecrated head⌋,n and he will put it on the fire that is beneath the sacrifice of the fellowship offering. 19 The priest will take the shoulder from the ram that is boiled, and one ring-shaped bread cake of unleavened bread from the basket, and one wafer of unleavened bread, and he will put them on the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved ⌊his consecrated head⌋.o 20 The priest will wave them as a wave offering ⌊before the presence of⌋p Yahweh; theyq are a holy object to the priest, in addition to the breast section of the wave offering, and in addition to the upper thigh of the contribution; and afterward the Nazirite may drink wine.
21 “ ‘This is the regulation of the Nazirite who has made a vow of his offering to Yahweh according to his separation, ⌊in addition to what he can afford⌋.r In accordance to the word of his vow that he vowed, he will do, concerning the instruction of his separation.’ ”
22 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘You will bless the ⌊Israelites⌋:s You will say to them:
and keep you;
25 Yahweh will make shine his face on you
and be gracious to you;
26 Yahweh will lift up his face upon you,
and he will give you peace.’
27 And they will put my name on the ⌊Israelites⌋,t and I will bless them.”
7 On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle and appointed and consecrated it and all its vessels, and the altar and its vessels, and he appointed them and consecrated them, 2 the leaders of Israel, the heads of ⌊the families⌋,a presented an offering; they were the leaders of the tribes and were the ones in charge of the counting. 3 They brought their offering before the presence ofb Yahweh, six covered utility carts and twelve cattle, a utility cart for two of the leaders, and a bull for each; and they presented them ⌊before⌋c the tabernacle. 4 Yahweh said to Moses, saying, 5 “⌊Take them⌋,d and they will be used to do the work of the tent of the assembly; and you will give them to the Levites, each ⌊according to his required service⌋.”e 6 So Moses took the utility carts and the cattle, and he gave them to the Levites. 7 Two utility carts and four cattle he gave to the descendantsf of Gershon ⌊according to their required service⌋;g 8 and four utility carts and eight cattle he gave to the descendantsh of Merari ⌊according to their required service⌋,i ⌊under the authority of⌋j Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. 9 But to the descendantsk of Kohath he did not give anything because the work of the sanctuary they carried upon them on their shoulders.l
10 The leaders presented offerings for the dedication of the altar on the day of its anointing, and the leaders presented their offerings ⌊before⌋m the altar. 11 Yahweh said to Moses, “⌊One leader for each day⌋n will present their offering for the dedication of the altar.”
12 And it happened, the one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah. 13 His offering was one plate of silver—its weight was one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, ⌊both of them⌋o filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 14 one golden dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense; 15 ⌊one young bull⌋,p one ram, one male lamb ⌊in its first year⌋q as a burnt offering; 16 one he-goat as a sin offering; 17 and as a sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs ⌊a year old⌋.r This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
18 On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering. 19 He presented as his offering one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking wine weighing seventy shekelss according to the sanctuary shekel, ⌊both of them⌋t filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering. 20 One dish weighing ten shekels filled with incense; 21 one ⌊young ⌋u bull, one ram, a male lamb ⌊in its first year⌋v as a burnt offering; 22 one he-goat as a sin offering; 23 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs ⌊in their first year⌋.w This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.
24 On the third day Eliab son of Helon, leader of the descendantsx of Zebulun: 25 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking wine weighing seventy shekelsy according to the sanctuary shekel, ⌊both of them⌋z filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 26 ⌊one golden dish weighing ten shekels⌋a filled with incense; 27 one ⌊young⌋b bull, one ram, a male lamb ⌊in its first year⌋c as a burnt offering; 28 one he-goat as a sin offering; 29 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs ⌊in their first year⌋.d This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.
30 On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the descendantse of Reuben: 31 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekelsf according to the sanctuary shekel, ⌊both of them⌋g filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 32 ⌊one golden dish weighing ten shekels⌋h filled with incense; 33 one ⌊young⌋i bull, one ram, a male lamb ⌊in its first year⌋j as a burnt offering; 34 one he-goat as a sin offering; 35 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs ⌊in their first year⌋.k This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.
36 On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the descendantsl of Simeon: 37 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekelsm according to the sanctuary shekel, ⌊both of them⌋n filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 38 ⌊one golden dish weighing ten shekels⌋o filled with incense; 39 one ⌊young⌋p bull, one ram, a male lamb ⌊in its first year⌋q as a burnt offering; 40 one he-goat as a sin offering; 41 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs ⌊in their first year⌋.r This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
42 On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the descendantss of Gad: 43 his offering was one silver plate—its weight one hundred and thirty shekels—and one silver bowl for drinking weighing seventy shekelst according to the sanctuary shekel, ⌊both of them⌋u filled with finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; 44 ⌊one golden dish weighing ten shekels⌋v filled with incense; 45 one ⌊young⌋w bull, one ram, a male lamb ⌊in its first year⌋x as a burnt offering; 46 one he-goat as a sin offering; 47 and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs ⌊in their first year⌋.y This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.