Numbers 6:13
in Numbers 6Now this is the law of the Nazirite when his time of separation is complete: He must be brought to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And this is the law of the Nazirite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tent of meeting:
KJV
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:
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This verse in Numbers 6
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
And this is the law of the Nazarite
on Numbers 6:13-15
The vow closes where it was made, at the door of the tabernacle, and it closes with sacrifice. Three animals are named without blemish, a he lamb for a burnt offering, an ewe lamb for a sin offering and a ram for peace offerings, with a basket of unleavened cakes and wafers, a meat offering and a drink offering. Gill points out that the basket of unleavened bread matches the consecration of Aaron and his sons at Exodus 29:2, so the man ending this vow brings what a priest brought at his ordination.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), that all might take notice of the finishing of his vow, and none might be offended if they saw him now drink wine, who had so lately refused. It was to be done with sacrifices,
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And this is the law of the Nazarite,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
when the days of his separation are fulfilled, &c.--On the accomplishment of a limited vow of Nazaritism, Nazarites might cut their hair wherever they happened to be (Ac 18:18); but the hair was to be carefully kept and brought to the door of the sanctuary.
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The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְזֹ֥את | vezot | and this | H2063 → | 603 times |
| תּוֹרַ֖ת | torat | [is] [the] law of | H8451 → | 219 times |
| הַנָּזִ֑יר | hanazir | the Nazirite | H5139 → | 16 times |
| בְּי֗וֹם | beyom | on [the] day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| מְלֹאת֙ | melot | are completed | H4390 → | 249 times |
| יְמֵ֣י | yemei | [the] days of | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| נִזְר֔וֹ | nizro | Nazirite vow his | H5145 → | 25 times |
| יָבִ֣יא | yavi' | someone will bring | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֹת֔וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> him | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| פֶּ֖תַח | petach | [the] entrance of | H6607 → | 164 times |
| אֹ֥הֶל | ʾohel | [the] tent of | H168 → | 345 times |
| מוֹעֵֽד׃ | moed | meeting | H4150 → | 223 times |
וְזֹ֥אתand this
vezotH2063 →603 times
תּוֹרַ֖ת[is] [the] law of
toratH8451 →219 times
הַנָּזִ֑ירthe Nazirite
hanazirH5139 →16 times
בְּי֗וֹםon [the] day
beyomH3117 →2304 times
מְלֹאת֙are completed
melotH4390 →249 times
יְמֵ֣י[the] days of
yemeiH3117 →2304 times
נִזְר֔וֹNazirite vow his
nizroH5145 →25 times
יָבִ֣יאsomeone will bring
yavi'H935 →2568 times
אֹת֔וֹ<obj.> him
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
פֶּ֖תַח[the] entrance of
petachH6607 →164 times
אֹ֥הֶל[the] tent of
ʾohelH168 →345 times
מוֹעֵֽד׃meeting
moedH4150 →223 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
4 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Acts 21:26So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering…
it leads to
- Acts 24:18
At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia
- Acts 21:24
Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but…
- Numbers 6:13–20
Now this is the law of the Nazirite when his time of separation is complete: He must be brought to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
- 1 Corinthians 9:20
To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win…
- Acts 24:18
Where this verse is studied
About Numbers
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.