Numbers 6:19

And the priest is to take the boiled shoulder from the ram, one unleavened cake from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and put them into the hands of the Nazirite who has just shaved the hair of his consecration.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The priest acts at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting immediately after the Nazirite shaves his consecrated head and burns the hair under the peace offering.

The words — The verb לָקַח (la.Kach) literally means "he will take," and the noun זְרֹעַ (ze.Ro.a') translates to "arm" or "shoulder," specifying the exact portion the priest handles.

The thread — This ritual transfer of specific bread items parallels the priestly portions outlined in Exodus 29:23 and the hand-offering practice recorded in Leviticus 7:30.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to track the precise sequence of ritual mediation, where the priest physically transfers designated food portions to the Nazirite before the consecration period concludes.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven:

Cross-references

Leviticus 7:30 With his own hands he is to bring the food offerings to the LORD; he shall bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast as a wave offering before the LORD.
1 Samuel 2:15 Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
Exodus 29:23 along with one loaf of bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread that is before the LORD.
Leviticus 8:27 He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them before the LORD as a wave offering.
Leviticus 8:31 And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons are to eat it.’