Chapter 6
1 Yahweh spoke to Moses , saying ,
2 " Speak to the children of Israel , and tell them : ‘ When either man or woman shall make a special vow , the vow of a Nazirite , to separate himself to Yahweh ,
3 he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink . He shall drink no vinegar of wine , or vinegar of fermented drink , neither shall he drink any juice of grapes , nor eat fresh grapes or dried .
4 All the days of his separation he shall eat nothing that is made of the grapevine, from the seeds even to the skins.
5 "‘ All the days of his vow of separation no razor shall come on his head , until the days are fulfilled in which he separates himself to Yahweh . He shall be holy . He shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow long .
6 "‘ All the days that he separates himself to Yahweh he shall not go near a dead body .
7 He shall 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 " (Elohim). is on his head .
8 All the days of his separation he is holy to Yahweh .
9 "‘ If any man dies very suddenly beside him , and he defiles the head of his separation , then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing . On the seventh day he shall 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 The priest shall offer 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 , and shall make his head holy that same day .
12 He shall separate to Yahweh the days of his separation , and shall bring a male lamb a year old for a trespass offering ; but the former days shall be void , because his separation was defiled .
13 "‘ This is the law of the Nazirite : when the days of his separation are fulfilled , he shall be brought to the door of the Tent of Meeting ,
14 and he shall offer his offering to Yahweh : one male lamb a year old without defect for a burnt offering , one ewe lamb a year old without defect for a sin offering , one ram without defect for peace offerings ,
15 a basket of unleavened bread , cakes of fine flour mixed with oil , and unleavened wafers anointed with oil with their meal offering and their drink offerings .
16 The priest shall present them before Yahweh , and shall offer his sin offering and his burnt offering .
17 He shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh , with the basket of unleavened bread . The priest shall offer also its meal offering and its drink offering .
18 The Nazirite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the Tent of Meeting , take the hair of the head of his separation , and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace offerings .
19 The priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, one unleavened cake out of the basket , and one unleavened wafer , and shall put them on the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved the head of his separation ;
20 and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh . They are holy for the priest , together with the breast that is waved and the thigh that is offered . After that the Nazirite may drink wine .
21 "‘ This is the law of the Nazirite who vows and of his offering to Yahweh for his separation , in addition to that which he is able to afford . According to his vow which he vows , so he must do after the law of his separation .’"
22 Yahweh spoke to Moses , saying ,
23 " Speak to Aaron and to his sons , saying , ‘ This is how you shall bless the children of Israel .’ You shall tell them ,
24 ‘ Yahweh bless you , and keep you .
25 Yahweh make his face to shine on you , and be gracious to you .
26 Yahweh lift up his face toward you , and give you peace .’
27 " So they shall put my name on the children of Israel ; and I will bless them ."