1 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

Then the Lord said to Moses,

2 S ay to the Israelites, When either a man or a woman shall make a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, that is, one separated and consecrated to the Lord,

“Say to the people of Israel, ‘A man or woman may make a special promise, the promise of a Nazirite, to set himself apart to the Lord.

3 H e shall separate himself from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar of wine or of strong drink, and shall drink no grape juice, or eat grapes, fresh or dried.

Then he must keep away from wine and strong drink. He will drink no sour wine, made from wine or strong drink. He will not drink any grape drink. And he will not eat new or dried grapes.

4 A ll the days of his separation he shall eat nothing produced from the grapevine, not even the seeds or the skins.

All the days he is set apart, he must not eat anything made from the grape-field, not even the seeds or the skins.

5 A ll the days of the vow of his separation and abstinence there shall no razor come upon his head. Until the time is completed for which he separates himself to the Lord, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow long.

‘No hair of his head will be cut, all the days of his promise to be set apart. He must be holy until the time is finished for which he set himself apart to the Lord. He will let the hair on his head grow long.

6 A ll the days that he separates himself to the Lord he shall not go near a dead body.

‘All the days he is set apart to the Lord, he must not go near a dead person.

7 H e shall not make himself unclean for his father, mother, brother, or sister, when they die, because his separation and abstinence to his God is upon his head.

He must not allow himself to be made unclean when his father, mother, brother or sister die. For he has made a promise to be set apart to God.

8 A ll the days of his separation and abstinence he is holy to the Lord.

He is holy to the Lord all the days he is set apart.

9 A nd if any man dies very suddenly beside him, and he has defiled his consecrated head, then he shall shave his head on the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day shall he shave it.

‘But if a man dies next to him, making his hair unclean which had been set apart to the Lord, then he must cut all the hair from his head on the day he is made clean. He will cut it off on the seventh day.

10 O n the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest to the door of the Tent of Meeting,

On the eighth day he must bring two turtle-doves or two young pigeons to the religious leader, to the door of the meeting tent.

11 A nd the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering and make atonement for him because he sinned by reason of the dead body. He shall consecrate his head the same day,

The religious leader will give one for a sin gift and the other for a burnt gift. He will pay for his sin because of the dead person. And he will make his head holy that same day.

12 A nd he shall consecrate and separate himself to the Lord for the days of his separation and shall bring a male lamb a year old for a trespass or guilt offering; but the previous days shall be void and lost, because his separation was defiled.

He will set apart to the Lord his days as a Nazirite. And he will bring a year old male lamb for a guilt gift. But the past days will be a loss, because he had become unclean during the time he was set apart.

13 A nd this is the law of the Nazirite when the days of his separation and abstinence are fulfilled. He shall be brought to the door of the Tent of Meeting,

‘This is the Law of the Nazirite when the time he is set apart is finished. He must bring the gift to the door of the meeting tent.

14 A nd he shall offer his gift to the Lord, one he-lamb a year old without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb a year old without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for a peace offering,

He will give his gift to the Lord. It will be a perfect male lamb a year old for a burnt gift, one perfect female lamb a year old for a sin gift, and one perfect ram for a peace gift.

15 A nd a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread spread with oil, and their cereal offering, and their drink offering.

And he will give a basket of bread made of fine flour mixed with oil, made without yeast. He will give hard bread spread with oil and made without yeast. With them he will give their grain gift and drink gifts.

16 A nd the priest shall present them before the Lord and shall offer the person’s sin offering and his burnt offering.

Then the religious leader will give all these to the Lord and his sin gift and his burnt gift.

17 A nd he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offering to the Lord, with the basket of unleavened bread; the priest shall offer also its cereal offering and its drink offering.

He will also give the ram for peace gifts to the Lord, together with the basket of bread made without yeast. Then the religious leader will give its grain gift and drink gift.

18 A nd the Nazirite shall shave his consecrated head at the door of the Tent of Meeting, and shall take the hair and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.

Then at the door of the meeting tent the Nazirite will cut off the hair that has been set apart for holy use. He is to take the hair and put it in the fire under the peace gifts.

19 A nd the priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazirite, after he has shaven the hair of his separation and abstinence.

The religious leader will take the shoulder of the ram when it has been boiled and a loaf of bread and a piece of hard bread, both made without yeast and put them in the hands of the Nazirite. This is done after he has cut off the hair that has been set apart.

20 A nd the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the Lord; they are a holy portion for the priest, with the breast that is waved and the thigh or shoulder that is offered; and after that the Nazirite may drink wine.

The religious leader will wave them for a wave gift before the Lord. They are holy and belong to the religious leader, together with the breast given as a wave gift and the thigh given by lifting it up. After that the Nazirite may drink wine.’

21 T his is the law for the Nazirite who has made a vow. His offering to the Lord, besides what else he is able to afford, shall be according to the vow which he has vowed; so shall he do according to the law for his separation and abstinence.

“This is the Law of the Nazirite who makes a promise to give to the Lord what he promised as a Nazirite, and whatever else he is able to give. He must do what he has promised by the Law of being set apart as a Nazirite.” Religious Leaders Bring Good to the People

22 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

Then the Lord said to Moses,

23 S ay to Aaron and his sons, This is the way you shall bless the Israelites. Say to them,

“Say to Aaron and his sons, ‘This is the way you should bring good to the people of Israel. Say to them,

24 T he Lord bless you and watch, guard, and keep you;

“May the Lord bring good to you and keep you.

25 T he Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you;

May the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be kind to you.

26 T he Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually).

May the Lord show favor toward you, and give you peace.”’

27 A nd they shall put My name upon the Israelites, and I will bless them.

So they will put My name upon the people of Israel, and I will bring good to them.”