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Numbers 6 Summary
Nazirite Vow and Priestly Blessing
The LORD instructs Moses on the law of the Nazirite, a voluntary vow of consecration open to both men and women, requiring abstention from all products of the vine, the growing of uncut hair, and avoidance of contact with any dead body for the full duration of the vow. Detailed regulations are provided for ritual defilement — if a Nazirite is accidentally defiled by a sudden death nearby, he must shave his head, present offerings for atonement, and restart his period of separation. Upon the successful completion of the vow, the Nazirite presents a prescribed series of offerings at the tabernacle, shaves his consecrated hair into the fire of the peace offering, and is then released from the terms of the vow. The chapter closes with the LORD giving Aaron and his sons the words of the Aaronic benediction, a three-part priestly blessing by which they are to bless the children of Israel in the name of the LORD.
Key themes
Key verses
Numbers 6:2
“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD:”
Numbers 6:5
“All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.”
Numbers 6:13
“And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:”
Numbers 6:24
“The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:”
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