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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Numbers 6 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/numbers/6.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/numbers/6-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</a> > Numbers 6</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../numbers/5.htm" title="Numbers 5">◄</a> Numbers 6 <a href="../numbers/7.htm" title="Numbers 7">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s1">Rules for Nazirites</h3><p class="par"><span class="v4_6_1"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.1" class="v4_6_1">1</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> told Moses </span><span class="v4_6_2"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.2" class="v4_6_2">2</span>to say to the people of Israel:</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v4_6_2">If any of you want to dedicate yourself to me by vowing to become a Nazirite, </span><span class="v4_6_3"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.3" class="v4_6_3">3</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Num.6.3!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> you must no longer drink any wine or beer or use any kind of vinegar. Don't drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins— </span><span class="v4_6_4"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.4" class="v4_6_4">4</span>not even the seeds or skins.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v4_6_5"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.5" class="v4_6_5">5</span>The hair of a Nazirite is sacred to me, and as long as you are a Nazirite, you must never cut your hair.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v4_6_6"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.6" class="v4_6_6">6</span>During the time that you are a Nazirite, you must never go close to a dead body, </span><span class="v4_6_7"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.7-Num.6.8" class="v4_6_7">7-8</span>not even that of your father, mother, brother, or sister. That would make you unclean. Your hair is the sign that you are dedicated to me, so remain holy.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v4_6_9"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.9" class="v4_6_9">9</span>If someone suddenly dies near you, your hair is no longer sacred, and you must shave it seven days later during the ceremony to make you clean. </span><span class="v4_6_10"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.10" class="v4_6_10">10</span>Then on the next day, bring two doves or two pigeons to the priest at the sacred tent. </span><span class="v4_6_11"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.11" class="v4_6_11">11</span>He will offer one of the birds as a sacrifice for sin and the other as a sacrifice to please me.<a href="#fn" id="link_Num.6.11!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> You will then be forgiven for being too near a dead body, and your hair will again become sacred. </span><span class="v4_6_12"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.12" class="v4_6_12">12</span>But the dead body made you unacceptable, so you must make another vow to become a Nazirite and be dedicated once more. Finally, a year-old ram must be offered as the sacrifice to make things right.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v4_6_13"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.13" class="v4_6_13">13</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Num.6.13!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> When you have completed your promised time of being a Nazirite, go to the sacred tent </span><span class="v4_6_14"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.14" class="v4_6_14">14</span>and offer three animals that have nothing wrong with them: a year-old ram as a sacrifice to please me, a year-old female lamb as a sacrifice for sin, and a full-grown ram as a sacrifice to ask my blessing.<a href="#fn" id="link_Num.6.14!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span><span class="v4_6_15"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.15" class="v4_6_15">15</span>Wine offerings and grain sacrifices must also be brought with these animals. Finally, you are to bring a basket of bread made with your finest flour and olive oil, but without yeast. Also bring some thin wafers brushed with oil.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v4_6_16"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.16" class="v4_6_16">16</span>The priest will take these gifts to my altar and offer them, so that I will be pleased and will forgive you. </span><span class="v4_6_17"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.17" class="v4_6_17">17</span>Then he will sacrifice the ram and offer the wine, grain, and bread.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v4_6_18"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.18" class="v4_6_18">18</span>After that, you will stand at the entrance to the sacred tent, shave your head, and put the hair in the fire where the priest has offered the sacrifice to ask my blessing.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v4_6_19"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.19" class="v4_6_19">19</span>Once the meat from the ram's shoulder has been boiled, the priest will take it, along with one loaf of bread and one wafer brushed with oil, and give them to you. </span><span class="v4_6_20"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.20" class="v4_6_20">20</span>You will hand them back to the priest, who will lift them up<a href="#fn" id="link_Num.6.20!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> in dedication to me. Then he can eat the meat from the ram's shoulder, its choice ribs, and its hind leg, because this is his share of the sacrifice. After this, you will no longer be a Nazirite, and you will be free to drink wine.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v4_6_21"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.21" class="v4_6_21">21</span>These are the requirements for Nazirites. However, if you can afford to offer more, you must do so.</span></p><h3 class="s1">The Blessing for the People</h3><p class="par"><span class="v4_6_22"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.22" class="v4_6_22">22</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> told Moses, </span><span class="v4_6_23"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.23" class="v4_6_23">23</span>“When Aaron and his sons bless the people of Israel, they must say:</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v4_6_24"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.24" class="v4_6_24">24</span>I pray that the <span class="nd">Lord</span></span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v4_6_24">will bless and protect you,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v4_6_25"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.25" class="v4_6_25">25</span>and that he will show you mercy</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v4_6_25">and kindness.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v4_6_26"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.26" class="v4_6_26">26</span>May the <span class="nd">Lord</span> be good to you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v4_6_26">and give you peace.”</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="par"><span class="v4_6_27"><span class="reftext" id="Num.6.27" class="v4_6_27">27</span>Then the <span class="nd">Lord</span> said, “If Aaron and his sons ask me to bless the Israelites, I will give them my blessing.”</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">6.11 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">sacrifice to please me: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">This sacrifice has traditionally been called a “whole burnt offering,” because the whole animal was burned on the altar. A main purpose of such a sacrifice was to please the <char style="nd">Lord</char> with the smell of the sacrifice, and so in the CEV it is often called “a sacrifice to please the <char style="nd">Lord</char>.”</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">6.14 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">sacrifice to ask my blessing: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">This sacrifice has traditionally been called a “peace offering” or an “offering of well-being.” A main purpose of such a sacrifice was to ask the <char style="nd">Lord</char>'s blessing, and so in the CEV it is often called a “sacrifice to ask the <char style="nd">Lord</char>'s blessing.”</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">6.20 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">lift them up: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">See the note at 5.25.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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