Numbers 6:14
in Numbers 6and he is to present an offering to the LORD of an unblemished year-old male lamb as a burnt offering, an unblemished year-old female lamb as a sin offering, and an unblemished ram as a peace offering—
BSB
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ASV
and he shall offer his oblation unto Jehovah, 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 peace-offerings,
KJV
And 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,
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This verse in Numbers 6
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
But even this full completion did not supersede the necessity of a sin offering at the close. Sin mingles with our best and holiest performances, and the blood of sprinkling is necessary to procure acceptance to us and our services.
This 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 Awakening3 voices
A sin-offering - Whereby he confessed his miscarriages, notwithstanding the strictness of his vow and all the diligence which he could use, and consequently acknowledged his need of the grace of God in Christ Jesus the true Nazarite. For peace- offerings - For thankfulness to God, who had given him grace to make and in some measure to keep such a vow.
And he shall offer his offering unto the Lord,....
Lest he should think that by this eminent piece of devotion he had made God a debtor to him, he is appointed, even when he had finished his vow, to bring an offering to God; for, when we have done our utmost in duty to God, still we must own ourselves behind-hand with him.
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
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִקְרִ֣יב | vehikriv | and he will bring near | H7126 → | 280 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| קָרְבָּנ֣וֹ | karebano | offering his | H7133 → | 82 times |
| לַיהוָ֡ה | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כֶּבֶשׂ֩ | keves | a lamb | H3532 → | 107 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שְׁנָת֨וֹ | shenato | year its | H8141 → | 877 times |
| תָמִ֤ים | tamim | unblemished | H8549 → | 91 times |
| אֶחָד֙ | ʾechad | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| לְעֹלָ֔ה | leolah | to a burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
| וְכַבְשָׂ֨ה | vekhavsah | and a ewe-lamb | H3535 → | |
| אַחַ֧ת | ʾachat | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| בַּת־ | bat- | [the] daughter of | H1323 → | 588 times |
| שְׁנָתָ֛הּ | shenatah | year its | H8141 → | 877 times |
| תְּמִימָ֖ה | temimah | unblemished | H8549 → | 91 times |
| לְחַטָּ֑את | lechatat | to a sin offering | H2403 → | 295 times |
| וְאַֽיִל־ | veayil- | and a ram | H352 → | 187 times |
| אֶחָ֥ד | ʾechad | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| תָּמִ֖ים | tamim | unblemished | H8549 → | 91 times |
| לִשְׁלָמִֽים׃ | lishlamim | to a peace offering<s> | H8002 → | 87 times |
וְהִקְרִ֣יבand he will bring near
vehikrivH7126 →280 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
קָרְבָּנ֣וֹoffering his
karebanoH7133 →82 times
לַיהוָ֡הto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
כֶּבֶשׂ֩a lamb
kevesH3532 →107 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
שְׁנָת֨וֹyear its
shenatoH8141 →877 times
תָמִ֤יםunblemished
tamimH8549 →91 times
אֶחָד֙one
ʾechadH259 →971 times
לְעֹלָ֔הto a burnt offering
leolahH5930 →287 times
וְכַבְשָׂ֨הand a ewe-lamb
vekhavsahH3535 →
אַחַ֧תone
ʾachatH259 →971 times
בַּת־[the] daughter of
bat-H1323 →588 times
שְׁנָתָ֛הּyear its
shenatahH8141 →877 times
תְּמִימָ֖הunblemished
temimahH8549 →91 times
לְחַטָּ֑אתto a sin offering
lechatatH2403 →295 times
וְאַֽיִל־and a ram
veayil-H352 →187 times
אֶחָ֥דone
ʾechadH259 →971 times
תָּמִ֖יםunblemished
tamimH8549 →91 times
לִשְׁלָמִֽים׃to a peace offering<s>
lishlamimH8002 →87 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 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
Leviticus 4:32If, however, he brings a lamb as a sin offering, he must bring an unblemished female.
it leads to
- Leviticus 4:28
When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished female goat as his offering for that sin.
- 1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
- 1 Peter 2:22
“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
- Leviticus 4:28
Through
Leviticus 4:27And if one of the common people sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the LORD’s commandments, he incurs guilt.
it leads to
- Leviticus 4:2
“Tell the Israelites to do as follows with one who sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s commandments and does what is forbidden by them:
- Numbers 15:27
Also, if one person sins unintentionally, he is to present a year-old female goat as a sin offering.
- Leviticus 4:13
Now if the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly so that they violate any of the LORD’s commandments and incur guilt by doing what is…
- Leviticus 4:2
Through
Leviticus 3:6If, however, one’s peace offering to the LORD is from the flock, he must present a male or female without blemish.
it leads to
- Leviticus 3:1–17
“If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the LORD.
- Titus 2:11–12
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.
- Leviticus 3:1–17
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); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.