And the priestהַכֹּהֵןshall offerוְעָשָׂהoneאֶחָדas a sin offeringלְחַטָּאתand the otherוְאֶחָדas a burnt offering,לְעֹלָהand make expiationוְכִפֶּרfor him,עָלָיוbecauseמֵאֲשֶׁרhe sinnedחָטָאon account ofעַלthe dead person.הַנָּפֶשׁAnd he shall consecrateוְקִדַּשׁhis headאֶת רֹאשׁוֹthat same day.בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא
Numbers 6:11
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.