Numbers 6:11

“And the priest shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and make expiation for him, because he sinned on account of the dead person. And he shall consecrate his head that same day.”

Numbers 6:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 6:11, word by word

And the priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

Where else “kohen” appears
shall offerעָשָׂהasa

prepare

To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.

Where else “asa” appears
oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “echad” appears
as a sin offeringחַטָּאתchatat

sin

Failing God, not doing what he asks.

Where else “chatat” appears
as a burnt offeringעֹלָהola

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

Where else “ola” appears
and make expiationכִפֶּרchiper

atone

To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.

Where else “chiper” appears
he sinnedחָטָאchata

sin

To do wrong, fail God or another.

Where else “chata” appears
the dead personנָּפֶשׁnafesh

person

Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.

Where else “nafesh” appears
And he shall consecrateקִדַּשׁkidash

consecrate

To set apart people, things or a day for God.

Where else “kidash” appears
his headרֹאשׁrosh

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

Where else “rosh” appears
that same dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears

The context

10And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest, to the entrance of the tent of meeting.

11 · This verse (above)

12And he shall separate to YHWH the days of his consecration and bring a male lamb a year old as a guilt offering; but the former days shall fall away, because his consecration was made unclean.

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