Again the LORD spoke
to Moses
, saying
,
"Speak to the sons
of Israel
and say
to them, `When
a man
or
woman
makes
a 1special
vow
, the vow
of aa 2Nazirite
, to 3dedicate
himself to the LORD
,
he shall aabstain from wine
and strong
drink
; he shall drink
no
vinegar
, whether made from wine
or strong
drink
, nor
shall he drink
any
grape
juice
nor
eat
fresh
or dried
grapes
.
`All the days
of his 1separation
he shall not eat
anything
that is produced
by the grape
vine
, from the seeds
even to the skin
.
`All the days
of his vow
of separation
ano
razor
shall pass
over
his head
. He shall be holy
until
the days
are fulfilled
for which
he separated
himself to the LORD
; he shall let the locks
of hair
on his head
grow
long
.
` aAll the days
of his separation
to the LORD
he shall not go
near to a dead
person
.
`He ashall not make himself unclean
for his father
or for his mother
, for his brother
or for his sister
, when they die
, because
his separation
to God
is on his head
.
`All the days
of his separation
he is holy
to the LORD
.
`But if a man dies
very
suddenly
beside
him and he defiles
his dedicated
head
of hair, then ahe shall shave
his head
on the day
when he becomes
clean
; bhe shall shave
it on the seventh
day
.
`Then on the eighth day
he shall bring
atwo
turtledoves
or
two
young
pigeons
to the priest
, to the doorway
of the tent
of meeting
.
`The priest shall offer
aone
for a sin
offering
and the other
for a burnt
offering
, and make
atonement
for him 1concerning
his sin
because
of the dead person
. And that same
day
he shall consecrate
his head
,
and shall dedicate to the LORD
his days
1as a 2Nazirite
, and shall bring
a male
lamb
a year
old
for a guilt
offering
; but the former
days
will be void
because
his separation
was defiled
.
`Now this is the law
of the Nazirite
awhen
the days
of his separation
are fulfilled
, he shall bring
1the offering to the doorway
of the tent
of meeting
.
`He shall present his offering
to the LORD
: one
male
lamb
a year
old
without
defect
for a burnt
offering
and one
aewe-lamb
a year
old
without
defect
for a sin
offering
and one
ram
without
defect
for a peace
offering
,
and a basket of aunleavened
cakes
of fine
flour
mixed
with oil
and unleavened
wafers
spread
with oil
, along with btheir grain offering
and their drink
offering
.
`Then the priest shall present
them before
the LORD
and shall offer
his sin
offering
and his burnt
offering
.
`He shall also offer the ram
for a sacrifice
of peace
offerings
to the LORD
, together
with the basket
of unleavened
cakes
; the priest
shall likewise offer
its grain offering
and its drink
offering
.
` aThe Nazirite shall then shave
his dedicated
head
of hair at the doorway
of the tent
of meeting
, and take
the dedicated
hair
of his head
and put
it on the fire
which
is under
the sacrifice
of peace
offerings
.
` aThe priest shall take
the ram's
shoulder
when it has been boiled
, and one
unleavened
cake
out of the basket
and one
unleavened
wafer
, and shall put
them on the 1hands
of the Nazirite
after
he has shaved
his 2dedicated
hair.
`Then the priest shall wave
them for a wave
offering
before
the LORD
. It is holy
for the priest
, together
with the breast
offered
by waving
and the thigh
offered
by lifting
up; and aafterward
the Nazirite
may drink
wine
.'
"This is the law
of the Nazirite
who
vows
his offering
to the LORD
according
to his separation
, in addition
to what
else 1he can afford
; according to his vow
which
he takes
, so
he shall do
according
to the law
of his separation
."
Then the LORD spoke
to Moses
, saying
,
"Speak to Aaron
and to his sons
, saying
, `Thus
ayou shall bless
the sons
of Israel
. You shall say
to them:
The LORD abless
you, and bkeep
you;
The LORD amake
His face
shine
on you, And bbe gracious
to you;
The LORD alift
up His countenance
on you, And bgive
you peace
.'
"So they shall 1 ainvoke My name
on the sons
of Israel
, and I then will bless
them."