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Numbers 6:11
And 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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text records God’s instruction to Moses regarding the Nazirite purification ritual. It addresses the priest at the moment a Nazirite must restore his vow after contact with a dead body.
The words — וְ/כִפֶּ֣ר (ve./khi.Per) translates to "and he will make atonement," denoting the priest's sacrificial action. הַ/כֹּהֵ֗ן (ha./ko.Hen) means "the priest," identifying the officiant who presents the sin and burnt offerings.
The thread — The bird sacrifice procedure mirrors Leviticus 5:8 and Leviticus 14:30. The requirement to restart the separation period appears directly in Numbers 6:12.
Why it lands — The text requires formal priestly atonement before the Nazirite can re-consecrate his head. It demands that sacred commitments be ritually reset after defilement rather than simply resumed.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 5:8 He is to bring them to the priest, who shall first present the one for the sin offering. He is to twist its head at the front of its neck without severing it;
- Leviticus 14:30 Then he must sacrifice the turtledoves or young pigeons, whichever he can afford,