And he shall separateוְהִזִּירto YHWHלַיהוָהthe daysאֶת יְמֵיof his consecrationנִזְרוֹand bringוְהֵבִיאa male lambכֶּבֶשׂa year oldבֶּן שְׁנָתוֹas a guilt offering;לְאָשָׁםbut the formerהָרִאשֹׁנִיםdaysוְהַיָּמִיםshall fall away,יִפְּלוּbecauseכִּיhis consecrationנִזְרוֹwas made unclean.טָמֵא
Numbers 6:12
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “nizr” appears- and bringהֵבִיאhevi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “hevi” appears- a male lambכֶּבֶשׂkeves
lamb
Lamb: a young sheep, male (a young ram).
Where else “keves” appears- a year oldבֶּןben
years old
To give someone's age, how long they have lived.
Where else “ben” appears- a year oldשְׁנָתshenat
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shenat” appears- as a guilt offeringאָשָׁםasham
guilt offering
The sacrifice to make amends.
Where else “asham” appears- 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.
Where else “tame” appears
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,