Numbers 6:9 BSB — MannaFest

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16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְכִֽי־	ve.khi-	and if	H3588 →
יָמ֨וּת	ya.Mut	he will die	H4191 →
מֵ֤ת	met	a dead [person]	H4191 →
עָלָיו֙	'a.Lav	with him	H5921 →
בְּפֶ֣תַע	be.Fe.ta'	in an instant	H6621 →
פִּתְאֹ֔ם	pit.'Om	suddenly	H6597 →
וְטִמֵּ֖א	ve.ti.Me'	and he will make unclean	H2930 →
רֹ֣אשׁ	rosh	[the] head of	H7218 →
נִזְר֑וֹ	niz.Ro	Nazirite vow his	H5145 →
וְגִלַּ֤ח	ve.gi.Lach	and he will shave	H1548 →
רֹאשׁוֹ֙	ro.Sho	head his	H7218 →
בְּי֣וֹם	be.Yom	on [the] day of	H3117 →
טָהֳרָת֔וֹ	to.ho.ra.To	purification his	H2893 →
בַּיּ֥וֹם	bai.Yom	on the day	H3117 →
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י	ha.she.vi.'I	<the> seventh	H7637 →
יְגַלְּחֶֽנּוּ׃	ye.gal.le.Che.nu	he will shave it	H1548 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 18:18
Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria,…
leads to
- 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…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Numbers 6:18
  Then at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the Nazirite is to shave his consecrated head, take the hair, and put it on the fire under the peace offering.
- 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 18:2
  There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to…
- Numbers 6:5–9
  For the entire period of his vow of separation, no razor shall pass over his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete; he must let…
Through
Numbers 6:18
Then at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the Nazirite is to shave his consecrated head, take the hair, and put it on the fire under the peace offering.
leads to
- Acts 18:18
  Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria,…
- Luke 17:10
  So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”
Through
Leviticus 14:9
On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he…
leads to
- Leviticus 14:8
  The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside…

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Numbers 6:18Then at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the Nazirite is to shave his consecrated head, take the hair, and put it on the fire under the peace offering.Leviticus 14:9On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.Acts 18:18Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.Leviticus 14:2“This is the law for the one afflicted with a skin disease on the day of his cleansing, when he is brought to the priest.Numbers 19:14–19This is the law when a person dies in a tent: Everyone who enters the tent and everyone already in the tent will be unclean for seven days,Philippians 3:8–9More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ Acts 21:23–24Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow.Deuteronomy 21:12then you shall bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails,Acts 21:24Take 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 that you also live in obedience to the law.

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