Numbers 6:18

“And the Nazirite shall shave his consecrated head at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and take the hair of his consecrated head and put it on the fire that is under the sacrifice of peace.”

Numbers 6:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 6:18, word by word

And the Naziriteנָּזִירnazir

Nazirite

Someone set apart for God by a special vow.

Where else “nazir” appears
shall shaveגִלַּחgilach

shave

Shave. The Egyptians came before the king shaved.

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his consecratedנִזְרnizr

consecration

Being set apart for God, like the Nazirite.

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headרֹאשׁrosh

head

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

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at the entranceפֶּתַחpetach

entrance, door

Entrance, doorway, door, opening.

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of the tentאֹהֶלohel

tabernacle

Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.

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of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed

meeting

An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.

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and takeלָקַחlakach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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the hairשְׂעַרsear

hair

Hair, body hair.

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and put itנָתַןnatan

put

To place something somewhere.

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the fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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the sacrificeזֶבַחzevach

sacrifice

An animal offered to God and eaten together.

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of peaceשְּׁלָמִיםshelamim

peace offerings

Peace offering: a sacrifice of which one part was burned for God and the rest was eaten by the one who offered it, as a sign of peace and fellowship with him (Leviticus 3).

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The context

17And he shall offer the ram as a sacrifice of peace to YHWH, with the basket of unleavened bread; and the priest shall offer its grain offering and its libation.

18 · This verse (above)

19And the priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and put them on the palms of the Nazirite after he has shaved off his consecration.

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