Numbers 6:16
“And the priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering:”
Numbers 6:16 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And the priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering:
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And the priest shall present them before the Lord, and shall offer both the sin offering and the holocaust.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And the priest shall present them before Jehovah, and shall offer his sin-offering, and his burnt-offering:
- DARBYDarby
- And the priest shall present them before Jehovah, and shall offer his sin-offering and his burnt-offering:
- WEBThe World English Bible
- The priest shall present them before Yahweh, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And the priest hath brought them near before Jehovah, and hath made his sin-offering and his burnt-offering;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- The priest will present these before the Lord and offer the sin offering and the burnt offering.
Context: Numbers 6
14And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings,
15And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings.
16And the priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering:
17And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering.
18And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.
About Numbers 6: The Law of the Nazirite
God institutes the law of the Nazirite, which sets out specific rules for those who take a vow to be set apart to God.
Commentary
In Numbers 6, we see the Lord giving Moses instructions for the Nazirite vow. This vow was a special vow of dedication to the Lord that was taken by individuals who wanted to dedicate themselves to the Lord for a period of time. The Lord gave Moses specific instructions for how the vow was to be taken and how it was to be observed.