Numbers 6:19
in Numbers 6And the priest is to take the boiled shoulder from the ram, one unleavened cake from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and put them into the hands of the Nazirite who has just shaved the hair of his consecration.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazirite, after he hath shaven the head of his separation;
KJV
And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven:
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This verse in Numbers 6
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThe shoulder - The left-shoulder, as it appears from ver. 20, where this is joined with the heave-shoulder, which was the right- shoulder, and which was the priests due in all sacrifices, Lev. vii, 32, and in this also. But here the other shoulder was added to it, as a special token of thankfulness from the Nazarites for God's singular favours vouchsafed unto them.
This site's exposition
And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder
on Numbers 6:19-21
The boiled shoulder with a cake and a wafer is put into the Nazarite's hands and waved, and Wesley takes this as the left shoulder added to the priest's usual right shoulder, a particular thank offering from Nazarites. The release is one clause at the end of verse 20, and after that the Nazarite may drink wine. Verse 21 holds a man to whatever he vowed above the fixed offerings, beside that that his hand shall get. Amos 2:11-12 has God saying that he raised up Nazarites of their young men and that Israel gave the Nazarites wine to drink.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
); and this was a gratuity to the priest, who had it for his pains, after it had been first presented to God. (6.) Besides all this, he might bring his free-will offerings, such as his hand shall get,
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And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram,....
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
23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלָקַ֨ח | velakach | and he will take | H3947 → | 966 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֜ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַזְּרֹ֣עַ | hazeroa' | the arm | H2220 → | |
| בְּשֵׁלָה֮ | beshelah | boiled | H1311 → | |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הָאַיִל֒ | haayil | the ram | H352 → | 187 times |
| וְֽחַלַּ֨ת | vechalat | and a cake of | H2471 → | 14 times |
| מַצָּ֤ה | matzah | unleavened bread | H4682 → | 53 times |
| אַחַת֙ | ʾachat | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַסַּ֔ל | hasal | the basket | H5536 → | 15 times |
| וּרְקִ֥יק | urekik | and a wafer of | H7550 → | |
| מַצָּ֖ה | matzah | unleavened bread | H4682 → | 53 times |
| אֶחָ֑ד | ʾechad | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| וְנָתַן֙ | venatan | and he will put [them] | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כַּפֵּ֣י | kapei | [the] hands of | H3709 → | 192 times |
| הַנָּזִ֔יר | hanazir | the Nazirite | H5139 → | 16 times |
| אַחַ֖ר | ʾachar | after | H310 → | 715 times |
| הִֽתְגַּלְּח֥וֹ | hitgalecho | he has shaved himself | H1548 → | 23 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| נִזְרֽוֹ׃ | nizro | Nazirite vow his | H5145 → | 25 times |
וְלָקַ֨חand he will take
velakachH3947 →966 times
הַכֹּהֵ֜ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַזְּרֹ֣עַthe arm
hazeroa'H2220 →
בְּשֵׁלָה֮boiled
beshelahH1311 →
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הָאַיִל֒the ram
haayilH352 →187 times
וְֽחַלַּ֨תand a cake of
vechalatH2471 →14 times
מַצָּ֤הunleavened bread
matzahH4682 →53 times
אַחַת֙one
ʾachatH259 →971 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַסַּ֔לthe basket
hasalH5536 →15 times
וּרְקִ֥יקand a wafer of
urekikH7550 →
מַצָּ֖הunleavened bread
matzahH4682 →53 times
אֶחָ֑דone
ʾechadH259 →971 times
וְנָתַן֙and he will put [them]
venatanH5414 →2011 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
כַּפֵּ֣י[the] hands of
kapeiH3709 →192 times
הַנָּזִ֔ירthe Nazirite
hanazirH5139 →16 times
אַחַ֖רafter
ʾacharH310 →715 times
הִֽתְגַּלְּח֥וֹhe has shaved himself
hitgalechoH1548 →23 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
נִזְרֽוֹ׃Nazirite vow his
nizroH5145 →25 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
1 Samuel 2:15Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled…
it leads to
- Leviticus 3:16
Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.
- Philippians 3:19
Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
- Romans 16:18
For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
- Leviticus 3:16
Through
Leviticus 7:30With his own hands he is to bring the offerings made by fire to the LORD; he shall bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast as a wave offering before…
it leads to
- Numbers 6:20
The priest shall then wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. This is a holy portion for the priest, in addition to the breast of the wave offering and the thigh that…
- Leviticus 3:9
And from the peace offering he shall bring an offering made by fire to the LORD consisting of its fat: the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers…
- Leviticus 3:3–4
From the peace offering he is to bring an offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
- Leviticus 3:14
And from his offering he shall present an offering made by fire to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
- Numbers 6:20
Through
Leviticus 8:31And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings,…
it leads to
- Exodus 29:31–32
You are to take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place.
- Exodus 29:31–32
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 (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.