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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220&#8217The priest is to present all these before the LORD and make the sin offering and the burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The priest will present these offerings before the LORD: first the sin offering and the burnt offering;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the priest shall bring them before the LORD and offer his sin offering and his burnt offering,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priest is to present all these before the LORD and make the sin offering and the burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the priest shall bring <i>them</i> before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘Then the priest shall bring <i>them</i> before the LORD and offer his sin offering and his burnt offering;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the priest shall present <i>them</i> before the LORD and offer his sin offering and his burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the priest shall present them before the LORD and shall offer his sin offering and his burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Then the priest shall present <i>them</i> before the LORD and shall offer his sin offering and his burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the priest shall bring <i>them</i> near before Yahweh and shall offer his sin offering and his burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the priest shall present them before the LORD and shall offer the person’s sin offering and his burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The priest is to present these before the LORD and sacrifice the Nazirite’s sin offering and burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priest is to present these before the LORD and sacrifice the Nazirite&#8217s sin offering and burnt offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the priest shall present them before Jehovah, and shall offer his sin-offering, and his burnt-offering:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The priest will take these gifts to my altar and offer them, so that I will be pleased and will forgive you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the priest shall present them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The priest will bring these offerings to the LORD and make the offering for sin and the burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The priest shall present all these to the LORD and offer the sin offering and the burnt offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The priest is to come into the LORD's presence and present his sin and burnt offerings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The priest is to present all these before the LORD and make the sin offering and the burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'Then the priest must present all these before the LORD and offer his purification offering and his burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The priest shall present them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin-offering, and his burnt-offering:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The priest shall present them before Yahweh, and shall offer his sin offering and his burnt offering. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the priest has brought [them] near before YHWH, and has made his sin-offering and his burnt-offering;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the priest hath brought them near before Jehovah, and hath made his sin-offering and his burnt-offering;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the priest brought before Jehovah, and did his sin and his burnt-offering.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the priest shall present them before the Lord, and shall offer both the sin offering and the holocaust. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the priest shall offer them before the Lord, and he shall perform both the sin offering and the holocaust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The priest shall present them before the LORD, and shall offer up the purification offering and the burnt offering for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The priest shall present them before the LORD and offer their sin offering and burnt offering,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering and his burnt offering:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Priest shall bring it before LORD JEHOVAH and he shall offer his sin offering and his burnt peace offering.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin-offering, and his burnt-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the priest shall bring them before the Lord, and shall offer his sin-offering, and his whole-burnt-offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/6-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=1912" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/6.htm">The Nazirite Vow</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—and a basket of unleavened cakes made from fine flour mixed with oil and unleavened wafers coated with oil. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">The priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: wə·hiq·rîḇ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">is to present all these</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and make</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">the sin offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: ‘ō·lā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">the burnt offering.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>He shall also offer the ram as a peace offering to the LORD, along with the basket of unleavened bread. And the priest is to offer the accompanying grain offering and drink offering.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-14.htm">Leviticus 8:14-21</a></span><br />Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. / Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it. / Moses also took all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys and their fat, and burned it all on the altar. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/9-2.htm">Leviticus 9:2-4</a></span><br />He said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and present them before the LORD. / Then speak to the Israelites and say, ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb—both a year old and without blemish—for a burnt offering, / an ox and a ram for a peace offering to sacrifice before the LORD, and a grain offering mixed with oil. For today the LORD will appear to you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-18.htm">Leviticus 23:18-19</a></span><br />Along with the bread you are to present seven unblemished male lambs a year old, one young bull, and two rams. They will be a burnt offering to the LORD, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. / You shall also prepare one male goat as a sin offering and two male lambs a year old as a peace offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-38.htm">Exodus 29:38-42</a></span><br />This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old. / Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight. / With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm">Leviticus 1:3-9</a></span><br />If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD. / He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him. / And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/3-1.htm">Leviticus 3:1-5</a></span><br />“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. / He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splatter the blood on all sides of the altar. / From the peace offering he is to bring a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-23.htm">Leviticus 4:23-26</a></span><br />When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished male goat as his offering. / He is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering. / Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/7-11.htm">Leviticus 7:11-15</a></span><br />Now this is the law of the peace offering that one may present to the LORD: / If he offers it in thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers coated with oil, and well-kneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil. / Along with his peace offering of thanksgiving he is to present an offering with cakes of leavened bread. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-24.htm">1 Samuel 1:24-28</a></span><br />Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. / And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli. / “Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-31.htm">2 Chronicles 29:31-36</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings. / The number of burnt offerings the assembly brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD. / And the consecrated offerings were six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/6-17.htm">Ezra 6:17</a></span><br />For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/46-4.htm">Ezekiel 46:4-7</a></span><br />The burnt offering that the prince presents to the LORD on the Sabbath day shall be six unblemished male lambs and an unblemished ram. / The grain offering with the ram shall be one ephah, and the grain offering with the lambs shall be as much as he is able, along with a hin of oil per ephah. / On the day of the New Moon he shall offer a young, unblemished bull, six lambs, and a ram without blemish. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-5.htm">Hebrews 10:5-10</a></span><br />Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me. / In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight. / Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Hebrews 13:15-16</a></span><br />Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name. / And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/6-14.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/numbers/6-14.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/numbers/6-15.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/6-15.htm">Present</a> <a href="/numbers/6-14.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/numbers/6-14.htm">Sin-Offering</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/7-15.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/numbers/6-17.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/numbers/6-17.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/numbers/7-11.htm">Present</a> <a href="/numbers/7-16.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/numbers/7-16.htm">Sin-Offering</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/6-1.htm">The law of the Nazarite in the days of his separation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/6-13.htm">And after their completion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/6-22.htm">The form of blessing the people</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This presentation before the LORD signifies the dedication and consecration of the offerings, emphasizing the holiness and reverence required in worship. The act of presenting offerings is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, seen in Leviticus and Exodus, where offerings are brought to the tabernacle or temple as a sign of devotion and obedience to God.<p><b>and make the sin offering</b><br>The sin offering is a crucial aspect of the sacrificial system, designed to atone for unintentional sins and restore the individual's relationship with God. This offering underscores the seriousness of sin and the need for purification. The sin offering points forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who, as the Lamb of God, takes away the sin of the world (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>). The concept of atonement through sacrifice is central to the biblical narrative, foreshadowing the redemptive work of Christ.<p><b>and the burnt offering</b><br>The burnt offering represents complete surrender and dedication to God, as it is wholly consumed on the altar. This offering signifies the worshiper's total commitment and desire to please God. The burnt offering is one of the oldest forms of sacrifice, dating back to the time of Noah (<a href="/genesis/8-20.htm">Genesis 8:20</a>) and Abraham (<a href="/genesis/22-2.htm">Genesis 22:2-13</a>). It symbolizes the believer's call to live a life fully devoted to God, paralleling the New Testament call to present our bodies as living sacrifices (<a href="/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:1</a>). The burnt offering also typifies Christ's complete obedience and submission to the Father's will, culminating in His sacrificial death on the cross.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_priest.htm">The Priest</a></b><br>In the context of <a href="/bsb/numbers/6.htm">Numbers 6</a>, the priest plays a crucial role in mediating between God and the people, specifically in the rituals associated with the Nazirite vow. The priest is responsible for presenting offerings to the LORD.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who is the recipient of the offerings and the one who sanctifies the Nazirite through the priest's actions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nazirite_vow.htm">The Nazirite Vow</a></b><br>A special vow of separation to the LORD, which includes abstaining from wine, not cutting hair, and avoiding contact with the dead. This vow is a voluntary act of dedication and consecration.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sin_offering.htm">Sin Offering</a></b><br>A sacrifice made to atone for unintentional sins, symbolizing purification and reconciliation with God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/burnt_offering.htm">Burnt Offering</a></b><br>A sacrifice that signifies complete dedication and surrender to God, as the entire offering is consumed by fire.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_priest.htm">The Role of the Priest</a></b><br>The priest acts as a mediator, highlighting the importance of intercession and the need for a mediator between God and humanity. In the New Testament, Jesus is our High Priest who intercedes for us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_offerings.htm">The Significance of Offerings</a></b><br>The sin offering and burnt offering represent atonement and dedication. Believers are called to live lives of repentance and complete surrender to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nazirite_vow_as_a_model_of_dedication.htm">The Nazirite Vow as a Model of Dedication</a></b><br>The Nazirite vow exemplifies a life set apart for God. Christians are encouraged to live distinct and holy lives, dedicated to God's service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_sacrifice_in_the_new_covenant.htm">Understanding Sacrifice in the New Covenant</a></b><br>While the Old Testament sacrifices are no longer required, they point to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus. Believers are called to live sacrificially, offering themselves to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a></b><br>The Nazirite vow teaches the importance of holiness and separation from worldly influences. Christians are called to be in the world but not of it, maintaining purity and devotion to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/priests_vs._levites__role_differences.htm">How do priests and Levites differ in their roles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_repeat_vows_for_accidental_defilement.htm">Numbers 6:9-12 -- Why would accidental defilement require repeating the entire vow and new sacrifices, suggesting a severe ritual focus that seems excessive?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_num._18_15-19_and_deut._differ.htm">Why does Numbers 18:15-19 differ in certain details from parallel instructions in Deuteronomy regarding firstborn offerings, and how can these discrepancies be reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_trust_one_sign_for_authority_disputes.htm">Why rely on a single supernatural sign to settle authority disputes if similar wonders had already been performed in prior narratives? (Numbers 17:5)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/6-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The priest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֵ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is to present all these</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִקְרִ֥יב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiq·rîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and make</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשָׂ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sin offering</span><br /><span class="heb">חַטָּאת֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the burnt offering.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹלָתֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·lā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/6-16.htm">Numbers 6:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/6-16.htm">Numbers 6:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/6-16.htm">Numbers 6:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/6-16.htm">Numbers 6:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/6-16.htm">Numbers 6:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/6-16.htm">Numbers 6:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/6-16.htm">Numbers 6:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/6-16.htm">Numbers 6:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/6-16.htm">Numbers 6:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/6-16.htm">Numbers 6:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/6-16.htm">OT Law: Numbers 6:16 The priest shall present them before Yahweh (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/6-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 6:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 6:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/6-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 6:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 6:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>