Numbers 6:12

“And 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.”

Numbers 6:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 6:12, word by word

And he shall separateהִזִּירhizir

live as Nazirite

To live as a Nazirite.

Where else “hizir” appears
to YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yhva” appears
the daysיְמֵיyeme

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

Where else “yeme” appears
of his consecrationנִזְרnizr

consecration

Being set apart for God, like the Nazirite.

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and bringהֵבִיאhevi

bring

To bring something or someone.

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a male lambכֶּבֶשׂkeves

lamb

Lamb: a young sheep, male (a young ram).

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a year oldבֶּןben

years old

To give someone's age, how long they have lived.

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a year oldשְׁנָתshenat

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

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as a guilt offeringאָשָׁםasham

guilt offering

The sacrifice to make amends.

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but the formerרִאשֹׁנִיםrishonim

former

What already happened or existed before, in past times.

Where else “rishonim” appears
shall fall awayיִפְּלוּyiplu

fall

To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.

Where else “yiplu” appears
was made uncleanטָמֵאtame

be unclean

To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.

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The context

11And 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.

12 · This verse (above)

13And this is the instruction for the Nazirite: on the day when the days of his consecration are fulfilled, he shall be brought to the entrance of the tent of meeting,

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