Numbers 6:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and shall dedicateוְהִזִּ֤יר
(ve·hiz·zir)
5144b: to be a Naziritedenominative verb from nezer
to the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
his daysיְמֵ֣י
(ye·mei)
3117: daya prim. root
as a Nazirite,נִזְרֹ֔ו
(niz·rov,)
5145: consecration, crown, Naziriteshipfrom nazar
and shall bringוְהֵבִ֛יא
(ve·he·vi)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
a male lambכֶּ֥בֶשׂ
(ke·ves)
3532: a lambof uncertain derivation
a yearשְׁנָתֹ֖ו
(she·na·tov)
8141: a yearfrom shana
oldבֶּן־
(ben-)
1121: sona prim. root
for a guilt offering;לְאָשָׁ֑ם
(le·'a·sham;)
817: offense, guiltfrom asham
but the formerהָרִאשֹׁנִים֙
(ha·ri·sho·nim)
7223: former, first, chieffrom rosh
daysוְהַיָּמִ֤ים
(ve·hai·ya·mim)
3117: daya prim. root
will be voidיִפְּל֔וּ
(yip·pe·lu,)
5307: to fall, liea prim. root
becauseכִּ֥י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
his separationנִזְרֹֽו׃
(niz·rov.)
5145: consecration, crown, Naziriteshipfrom nazar
was defiled.טָמֵ֖א
(ta·me)
2930: to be or become uncleana prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And he shall consecrate
nazar  (naw-zar')
consecrate, separate(-ing, self).
unto the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
the days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of his separation
nezer  (neh'-zer)
consecration, crown, hair, separation.
and shall bring
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
a lamb
kebes  (keh-bes')
a ram (just old enough to butt) -- lamb, sheep.
of the first
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
year
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
for a trespass offering
'asham  (aw-shawm')
guilt; by implication, a fault; also a sin-offering -- guiltiness, (offering for) sin, trespass (offering).
but the days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
that were before
ri'shown  (ree-shone')
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun) -- ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
shall be lost
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
because his separation
nezer  (neh'-zer)
consecration, crown, hair, separation.
was defiled
tame'  (taw-may')
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) -- defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, utterly.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and shall dedicate to the LORD his days as a Nazirite, and shall bring a male lamb a year old for a guilt offering; but the former days will be void because his separation was defiled.

King James Bible
And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He is to rededicate his time of consecration to the LORD and to bring a year-old male lamb as a restitution offering. But do not count the previous period, because his consecrated hair became defiled."

International Standard Version
He is to dedicate to the LORD the days of his consecration by bringing a year old male lamb as his offering. The previous time will have failed because his consecration became defiled.

NET Bible
He must rededicate to the LORD the days of his separation and bring a male lamb in its first year as a reparation offering, but the former days will not be counted because his separation was defiled.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Once again he will dedicate himself to the LORD as a Nazirite for the same length of time as before. He must bring a one-year-old male lamb as an offering for guilt. The first time period won't count. He has to start over from when he became unclean.

King James 2000 Bible
And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.
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