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          DASV: Numbers 6    

1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 "Speak to the Israelites, and tell them, 'When either a man
or woman takes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite,
to separate themselves to the LORD,
3 he must separate himself from wine and strong drink;
he must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink,
and may not drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins.
4 All the days of his separation he must eat nothing that
is produced from the grapevine, not even grape seeds or skins.
5 All the days of his vow of separation no razor may come
on his head until the days of the vow are fulfilled in
which he separates himself to the LORD. He shall be holy,
he must let the locks of the hair on his head grow long.
6 All the days that he separates himself to the LORD he
must not go near a dead body.
7 He must not defile himself even for his father, mother,
brother or sister, when they die; because his separation
to God is upon his head.
8 All the days of his separation he is holy to the LORD.
9 If any one dies suddenly beside him and he defiles the
head of his separation; then he must shave his head in
the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day he must shave it.
10 On the eighth day he must bring two turtledoves or two
young pigeons to the priest at the entrance of the
Tent of Meeting.
11 Then the priest will offer one for a sin offering,
and the other for a burnt offering, and make atonement for him,
because he transgressed by having contact with the dead body.
So he will consecrate his head that same day.
12 He must separate himself again to the LORD for the duration
of his separation, and must bring a year-old male lamb for a
guilt offering. The former days, however, will not be counted
because his separation was defiled.

13 Now this is the law of the Nazirite, when the days of his
separation are fulfilled, he must be brought to the entrance
of the Tent of Meeting.
14 He must offer his offering to the LORD, one year old male
lamb without defect for a burnt offering, and one year-old
female lamb without defect for a sin offering, and one ram
without defect for a peace offering,
15 and a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mixed
with olive oil and unleavened wafers spread with olive oil,
with their grain offering and their drink offerings.
16 Then the priest will present them before the LORD and
offer his sin offering and his burnt offering.
17 He must offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings
to the LORD with the basket of unleavened bread. The priest
will offer also his grain offering and drink offering.
18 Then the Nazirite must 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 where the sacrifice
of peace offerings are burning.
19 Then the priest will take the boiled shoulder of the ram
and one unleavened cake out of the basket and one unleavened wafer,
and shall put them on the hands of the Nazirite, after he
has shaved his consecrated head.
20 The priest will wave them high for a wave offering before
the LORD. It is a holy portion for the priest, together with
the breast that was waved high and the lifted high thigh.
After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.
21 This is the law of the Nazirite who vows. His offering is
to the LORD for his separation, besides whatever else he is
able to afford. He must fulfill the vow he made according
to the law of his separation.'"

22 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
23 "Tell Aaron and his sons, 'This is how you shall bless
the Israelites: You shall say to them,
24 "The LORD bless you and keep you;
25 the LORD make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious
to you.
26 The LORD lift up his countenance upon you, and give
you peace."
27 So they will put my name on the Israelites; and I will
bless them.'"

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