Numbers 6-7

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6 And the Lord said to Moses,

² Say to the Israelites, When either a man or a woman shall make a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, that is, one separated and consecrated to the Lord,

³ He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar of wine or of strong drink, and shall drink no grape juice, or eat grapes, fresh or dried.^(A)

⁴ All the days of his separation he shall eat nothing produced from the grapevine, not even the seeds or the skins.

⁵ All the days of the vow of his separation and abstinence there shall no razor come upon his head. Until the time is completed for which he separates himself to the Lord, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow long.

⁶ All the days that he separates himself to the Lord he shall not go near a dead body.

⁷ He shall not make himself unclean for his father, mother, brother, or sister, when they die, because his separation and abstinence to his God is upon his head.

⁸ All the days of his separation and abstinence he is holy to the Lord.

⁹ And if any man dies very suddenly beside him, and he has defiled his consecrated head, then he shall shave his head on the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day shall he shave it.

¹⁰ On the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest to the door of the Tent of Meeting,

¹¹ And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering and make atonement for him because he sinned by reason of the dead body. He shall consecrate his head the same day,

¹² And he shall consecrate and separate himself to the Lord for the days of his separation and shall bring a male lamb a year old for a trespass or guilt offering; but the previous days shall be void and lost, because his separation was defiled.

¹³ And this is the law of the Nazirite when the days of his separation and abstinence are fulfilled. He shall be brought to the door of the Tent of Meeting,

¹⁴ And he shall offer his gift to the Lord, one he-lamb a year old without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb a year old without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for a peace offering,

¹⁵ And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread spread with oil, and their cereal offering, and their drink offering.

¹⁶ And the priest shall present them before the Lord and shall offer the person’s sin offering and his burnt offering.

¹⁷ And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offering to the Lord, with the basket of unleavened bread; the priest shall offer also its cereal offering and its drink offering.

¹⁸ And the Nazirite shall shave his consecrated head at the door of the Tent of Meeting, and shall take the hair and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.

¹⁹ And the priest shall take the boiled 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 Nazirite, after he has shaven the hair of his separation and abstinence.

²⁰ And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the Lord; they are a holy portion for the priest, with the breast that is waved and the thigh or shoulder that is offered; and after that the Nazirite may drink wine.

²¹ This is the law for the Nazirite who has made a vow. His offering to the Lord, besides what else he is able to afford, shall be according to the vow which he has vowed; so shall he do according to the law for his separation and abstinence [as a Nazirite].^(B)

²² And the Lord said to Moses,

²³ Say to Aaron and his sons, This is the way you shall bless the Israelites. Say to them,

²⁴ The Lord bless you and watch, guard, and keep you;

²⁵ The Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you;

²⁶ The Lord lift up His [approving] countenance upon you and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually).

²⁷ And they shall put My name upon the Israelites, and I will bless them.

7 On the day that Moses had fully completed setting up the tabernacle and had anointed and consecrated it and all its furniture, and the altar and all its utensils, and had anointed and set them apart for holy use,

² The princes or leaders of Israel, heads of their fathers’ houses, made offerings. These were the leaders of the tribes and were over those who were numbered.

³ And they brought their offering before the Lord, six covered wagons and twelve oxen; a wagon for each two of the princes or leaders and an ox for each one; and they brought them before the tabernacle.

⁴ Then the Lord said to Moses,

⁵ Accept the things from them, that they may be used in doing the service of the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.

⁶ So Moses took the wagons and the oxen and gave them to the Levites.

⁷ Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service;

⁸ And four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the supervision of Ithamar son of Aaron, the [high] priest.

⁹ But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because they were assigned the care of the sanctuary and the holy things which had to be carried on their shoulders.

¹⁰ And the princes or leaders offered sacrifices for the dedication of the altar [of burnt offering] on the day that it was anointed; and they offered their sacrifice before the altar.

¹¹ And the Lord said to Moses, They shall offer their offerings, each prince or leader on his day, for the dedication of the altar.

¹² He who offered his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah.

¹³ And his offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

¹⁴ One golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

¹⁵ One young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

¹⁶ One male goat for a sin offering;

¹⁷ And ^[a]for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.

¹⁸ The second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader [of the tribe] of Issachar, offered.

¹⁹ He gave for his offering one silver platter, the weight of which was 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

²⁰ One golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

²¹ One young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

²² One male goat for a sin offering;

²³ And for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.

²⁴ The third day Eliab son of Helon, leader of the sons of Zebulun, offered.

²⁵ His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

²⁶ One golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

²⁷ One young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

²⁸ One male goat for a sin offering;

²⁹ And for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.

³⁰ The fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the sons of Reuben, offered.

³¹ His offering was one silver platter of the weight of 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

³² One golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

³³ One young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

³⁴ One male goat for a sin offering;

³⁵ And for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.

³⁶ The fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the sons of Simeon, offered.

³⁷ His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

³⁸ One golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

³⁹ One young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁴⁰ One male goat for a sin offering;

⁴¹ And for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

⁴² The sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the sons of Gad, offered.

⁴³ His offering was one silver platter of the weight of 130 shekels, a silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

⁴⁴ One golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁴⁵ One young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁴⁶ One male goat for a sin offering;

⁴⁷ And for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, [and] five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.

⁴⁸ The seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the sons of Ephraim, offered.

⁴⁹ His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

⁵⁰ One golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁵¹ One young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁵² One male goat for a sin offering;

⁵³ And for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, [and] five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.

⁵⁴ The eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the sons of Manasseh, offered.

⁵⁵ His offering was one silver platter of the weight of 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

⁵⁶ One golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁵⁷ One young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁵⁸ One male goat for a sin offering;

⁵⁹ And for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

⁶⁰ The ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, prince or leader of the sons of Benjamin, offered.

⁶¹ His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

⁶² One golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁶³ One young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁶⁴ One male goat for a sin offering;

⁶⁵ And for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.

⁶⁶ The tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, leader of the sons of Dan, offered.

⁶⁷ His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

⁶⁸ One golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁶⁹ One young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁷⁰ One male goat for a sin offering;

⁷¹ And for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

⁷² The eleventh day Pagiel son of Ochran, leader of the sons of Asher, offered.

⁷³ His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

⁷⁴ One golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁷⁵ One young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁷⁶ One male goat for a sin offering;

⁷⁷ And for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ochran.

⁷⁸ The twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader of the sons of Naphtali, offered.

⁷⁹ His offering was one silver platter, the weight of which was 130 shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a cereal offering;

⁸⁰ One golden bowl of ten shekels, full of incense;

⁸¹ One young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;

⁸² One male goat for a sin offering;

⁸³ And for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.

⁸⁴ This was the dedication offering for the altar [of burnt offering] from the leaders of Israel on the day when it was anointed: twelve platters of silver, twelve silver basins, twelve golden bowls;

⁸⁵ Each platter of silver weighing 130 shekels, each basin seventy; all the silver vessels weighed 2,400 shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

⁸⁶ The twelve golden bowls full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary, all the gold of the bowls being 120 shekels.

⁸⁷ All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bulls, the rams twelve, the male lambs a year old twelve, together with their cereal offering; and the male goats for a sin offering twelve.

⁸⁸ And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, the male lambs a year old sixty. This was the dedication of the altar [of burnt offering] after it was anointed.

⁸⁹ And when Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with the Lord, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was upon the ark of the Testimony from between the two cherubim; and He spoke to [Moses].