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will purify them* from the guilt they incurred
through contact with the dead body. Then they
must reaffirm their commitment and let their
hair begin to grow again. 12 The days of their vow
that were completed before their defilement no
longer count. They must rededicate themselves
to the Lord as a Nazirite for the full term of their
vow, and each must bring a one-year-old male
lamb for a guilt offering.
13 “This is the ritual law for Nazirites. At the
conclusion of their time of separation as Nazirites, they must each go to the entrance of the
Tabernacle 14 and offer their sacrifices to the
Lord: a one-year-old male lamb without defect for a burnt offering, a one-year-old female
lamb without defect for a sin offering, a ram
without defect for a peace offering, 15 a basket
of bread made without yeast—cakes of choice
flour mixed with olive oil and wafers spread
with olive oil—along with their prescribed grain
offerings and liquid offerings. 16 The priest will
present these offerings before the Lord: first the
sin offering and the burnt offering; 17 then the
ram for a peace offering, along with the basket
of bread made without yeast. The priest must
also present the prescribed grain offering and
liquid offering to the Lord.
18 “Then the Nazirites will shave their heads
at the entrance of the Tabernacle. They will
take the hair that had been dedicated and
place it on the fire beneath the peace- offering
sacrifice. 19 After the Nazirite’s head has been
shaved, the priest will take for each of them the
boiled shoulder of the ram, and he will take
from the basket a cake and a wafer made without yeast. He will put them all into the Nazirite’s hands. 20 Then the priest will lift them
up as a special offering before the Lord. These
are holy portions for the priest, along with the
breast of the special offering and the thigh of
the sacred offering that are lifted up before the
Lord. After this ceremony the Nazirites may
again drink wine.
21 “This is the ritual law of the Nazirites, who
vow to bring these offerings to the Lord. They
may also bring additional offerings if they can
afford it. And they must be careful to do whatever they vowed when they set themselves apart
as Nazirites.”
The Priestly Blessing
22 Then the Lord said to Moses, 23 “Tell Aaron
and his sons to bless the people of Israel with
this special blessing:
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‘May the Lord bless you
and protect you.
6:11 Or make atonement for them. 7:5 Hebrew the Tent of
Meeting; also in 7:89. 7:13 Hebrew silver platter weighing
130 [shekels] [1.5 kilograms] and a silver basin weighing
70 shekels [800 grams]; also in 7:19, 25, 31, 37, 43, 49, 55, 61,
67, 73, 79, 85. 7:14 Hebrew 10 [shekels] [114 grams]; also in
7:20, 26, 32, 38, 44, 50, 56, 62, 68, 74, 80, 86.
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May the Lord smile on you
and be gracious to you.
May the Lord show you his favor
and give you his peace.’
27 Whenever Aaron and his sons bless the people
of Israel in my name, I myself will bless them.”
Offerings of Dedication
On the day Moses set up the Tabernacle, he
anointed it and set it apart as holy. He also
anointed and set apart all its furnishings and
the altar with its utensils. 2 Then the leaders of
Israel—the tribal leaders who had registered the
troops—came and brought their offerings. 3 Together they brought six large wagons and twelve
oxen. There was a wagon for every two leaders
and an ox for each leader. They presented these
to the Lord in front of the Tabernacle.
4 Then the Lord said to Moses, 5 “Receive their
gifts, and use these oxen and wagons for transporting the Tabernacle.* Distribute them among
the Levites according to the work they have to
do.” 6 So Moses took the wagons and oxen and
presented them to the Levites. 7 He gave two wagons and four oxen to the Gershonite division for
their work, 8 and he gave four wagons and eight
oxen to the Merarite division for their work. All
their work was done under the leadership of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. 9 But he gave none
of the wagons or oxen to the Kohathite division,
since they were required to carry the sacred objects of the Tabernacle on their shoulders.
10 The leaders also presented dedication gifts
for the altar at the time it was anointed. They
each placed their gifts before the altar. 11 The
Lord said to Moses, “Let one leader bring his
gift each day for the dedication of the altar.”
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12 On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab, leader of the tribe of Judah, presented his
offering.
13 His offering consisted of a silver platter
weighing 31⁄4 pounds and a silver basin
weighing 13⁄4 pounds* (as measured by the
weight of the sanctuary shekel). These were
both filled with grain offerings of choice flour
moistened with olive oil. 14 He also brought
a gold container weighing four ounces,*
which was filled with incense. 15 He brought
a young bull, a ram, and a one-year-old male
lamb for a burnt offering, 16 and a male goat
for a sin offering. 17 For a peace offering he
brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats,
and five one-year-old male lambs. This was
the offering brought by Nahshon son of
Amminadab.
18 On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader
of the tribe of Issachar, presented his offering.
19 His offering consisted of a silver platter
weighing 31⁄4 pounds and a silver basin