Numbers 6:11
in Numbers 6And the priest is to offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to make atonement for him, because he has sinned by being in the presence of the dead body. On that day he must consecrate his head again.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and the priest shall offer one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, and make atonement for him, for that he sinned by reason of the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day.
KJV
And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day.
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This verse in Numbers 6
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA sin-offering - Because such a pollution was, though not his sin, yet the chastisement of his sin. He sinned - That is, contracted a ceremonial uncleanness, which is called sinning, because it was a type of sin, and a violation of a law, tho' through ignorance and inadvertency.
This site's exposition
If someone suddenly dies in his presence
on Numbers 6:9-11
An unforeseen death still defiles the vow, and cleansing follows the seven days and the eighth of Numbers 19:11. The priest makes atonement “because he has sinned by being in the presence of the dead body”. John Wesley reads this as ceremonial pollution and no fault of his own.
This site's exposition
consecrate his head again
John Wesley reads the clause as beginning the consecration over, with new hair growing from a shaved head. Matthew Henry draws from the sin offering that faults a man falls into by surprise still need forgiveness. The atonement came first.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering,....
This teaches us that sins of infirmity, and the faults we are overtaken in by surprise, must be seriously repented of, and that an application must be made of the virtue of Christ's sacrifice to our souls for the forgiveness of them every day, 1 John ii.
The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעָשָׂ֣ה | veasah | and he will offer | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֗ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| אֶחָ֤ד | ʾechad | one [bird] | H259 → | 971 times |
| לְחַטָּאת֙ | lechatat | to a sin offering | H2403 → | 295 times |
| וְאֶחָ֣ד | veechad | and one | H259 → | 971 times |
| לְעֹלָ֔ה | leolah | to a burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
| וְכִפֶּ֣ר | vekhiper | and he will make atonement | H3722 → | 102 times |
| עָלָ֔יו | ʾalav | on him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר | measher | <from> because | H834 → | 5497 times |
| חָטָ֖א | chata' | he sinned | H2398 → | 238 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַנָּ֑פֶשׁ | hanafesh | the corpse | H5315 → | 754 times |
| וְקִדַּ֥שׁ | vekidash | and he will consecrate | H6942 → | 171 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| רֹאשׁ֖וֹ | rosho | head his | H7218 → | 599 times |
| בַּיּ֥וֹם | baiyom | on the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַהֽוּא׃ | hahu' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
וְעָשָׂ֣הand he will offer
veasahH6213 →2628 times
הַכֹּהֵ֗ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
אֶחָ֤דone [bird]
ʾechadH259 →971 times
לְחַטָּאת֙to a sin offering
lechatatH2403 →295 times
וְאֶחָ֣דand one
veechadH259 →971 times
לְעֹלָ֔הto a burnt offering
leolahH5930 →287 times
וְכִפֶּ֣רand he will make atonement
vekhiperH3722 →102 times
עָלָ֔יוon him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר<from> because
measherH834 →5497 times
חָטָ֖אhe sinned
chata'H2398 →238 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַנָּ֑פֶשׁthe corpse
hanafeshH5315 →754 times
וְקִדַּ֥שׁand he will consecrate
vekidashH6942 →171 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
רֹאשׁ֖וֹhead his
roshoH7218 →599 times
בַּיּ֥וֹםon the day
baiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַהֽוּא׃<the> that
hahu'H1931 →1879 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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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.