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Themes in Numbers 6

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Themes in Numbers 6

Numbers 6:1 (show verse)

And LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
Nazarite » Law concerning

Numbers 6:2 (show verse)

Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, When either man or woman shall make a special vow, the vow of a Nazarite, to separate himself to LORD,

Asceticism » Practised by the nazarites
Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarites » Different kinds of » By a particular vow
Nazarites » Persons separated to the service of God
Vows » Were made in reference to » Devoting the person to God
Wine » Forbidden to nazarites

Numbers 6:3 (show verse)

he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink. He shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried.

Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » Law from the nazarites
Total abstinence » From intoxicating beverages
Total abstinence » Instances of » Samson
Asceticism » Practised by the nazarites
the Diet of the jews » Articles used for » Vinegar
Food » Articles of » Vinegar
Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
natural Fruit » Varieties of » Grapes
Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarites » Prohibited from » Wine or strong drink
Nazarites » Prohibited from » Grapes or any thing made from the vine
Prohibition » To nazarites
Social duties » Total abstinence from strong drink » Law from the nazarites
Temperance » Total abstinence » Law from the nazarites
The vine » Nazarites prohibited eating any part of, &c
Vinegar » Forbidden to nazarites
Wine » Fermented
Wine » Forbidden to nazarites during their separation
Wine » Forbidden to nazarites

Numbers 6:4 (show verse)

All the days of his separation he shall eat nothing that is made of the grape-vine, from the kernels even to the husk.

Total abstinence » From intoxicating beverages
Total abstinence » Instances of » Samson
Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
Grape » Wine of, forbidden to nazarites
Husk » A pod
Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarites » Prohibited from » Grapes or any thing made from the vine
Prohibition » To nazarites
Trees » Varieties » Vine
The vine » Nazarites prohibited eating any part of, &c

All the days of his vow of separation there shall no razor come upon his head. Until the days be fulfilled, in which he separates himself to LORD, he shall be holy. He shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow long.

Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
Hairs » Of nazarites » Not to be cut or shorn during their vow
Head » Nazarites forbidden to shave
Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarites » Prohibited from » Cutting or shaving the head
Razor » Nazarite forbidden to use
Shaving » Forbidden to nazarites

Numbers 6:6 (show verse)

He shall not come near to a dead body all the days that he separates himself to LORD.

dead Bodies » Jewish laws concerning
The Dead » Nazarites not to touch or mourn for
Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarites » Prohibited from » Defiling themselves by the dead

Numbers 6:7 (show verse)

He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die, because his separation to God is upon his head.

The Dead » Nazarites not to touch or mourn for
Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarites » Prohibited from » Defiling themselves by the dead

Numbers 6:8 (show verse)

All the days of his separation he is holy to LORD.

Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarites » Required to be holy

Numbers 6:9 (show verse)

And if any man dies very suddenly beside him, and he defiles the head of his separation, then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day he shall shave it.

Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarites » Defiled during vow » To shave the head the seventh day

Numbers 6:10 (show verse)

And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons to the priest, to the door of the tent of meeting.

Birds » Used as sacrifices » Turtle doves, offered in sacrifice
turtle Dove » Prescribed for purification » Of nazarites
turtle Dove » Sin offering, for those who touched any dead body
Doves » Turtle doves, offered in sacrifice
Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarites » Defiled during vow » To bring two turtle doves for a burnt offering

Numbers 6:11 (show verse)

And the priest shall offer one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, and make atonement for him, because he sinned by reason of the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day.

Atonement » For those defiled by the dead
the Burnt offering » Was offered » For nazarites after defilement, or at the end of their vow
Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarites » Defiled during vow » To bring two turtle doves for a burnt offering

Numbers 6:12 (show verse)

And he shall separate to LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a he-lamb a year old for a trespass-offering. But the former days shall be void, because his separation was defiled.

Animals » Names of » Lambs, for offerings
Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
Lamb » Offering of
Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarites » Defiled during vow » To recommence their vow with a trespass offering
Offerings » Trespass » Ordinances concerning
Trespass offering » Special occasions of offering » Purification of nazarites who had broken their vow

Numbers 6:13 (show verse)

And this is the law of the Nazarite when the days of his separation are fulfilled: He shall be brought to the door of the tent of meeting,

Asceticism » Practised by the nazarites
Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarites » On completion of vow » To be brought to tabernacle door

Numbers 6:14 (show verse)

and he shall offer his oblation to LORD: one he-lamb a year old without blemish for a burnt-offering, and one ewe-lamb a year old without blemish for a sin-offering, and one ram without blemish for peace-offerings,

the Burnt offering » Was offered » For nazarites after defilement, or at the end of their vow
Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
Lambs » Offered in sacrifice » At a year old
Lambs » Offered in sacrifice » Females
Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarites » On completion of vow » To offer sacrifices
Offerings » Peace » Laws concerning
Peace offerings » Was offered » At expiration of nazarite's vow
Sin-offering » Was offered » At the expiration of a nazarite's vow

Numbers 6:15 (show verse)

and a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and their meal-offering, and their drink-offerings.

Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarites » On completion of vow » To offer sacrifices
Offerings » Meat » Not mixed with leaven (yeast)

Numbers 6:16 (show verse)

And the priest shall present them before LORD, and shall offer his sin-offering, and his burnt-offering.

Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarites » On completion of vow » To offer sacrifices

Numbers 6:17 (show verse)

And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace-offerings to LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread. The priest shall also offer the meal-offering of it, and the drink-offering of it.

Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarites » On completion of vow » To offer sacrifices
Offerings » Drink » Libations of wine offered with the sacrifices
Offerings » Meat » Not mixed with leaven (yeast)
Wave-offering » Consisted of » Left shoulder, of nazarite's peace-offering

Numbers 6:18 (show verse)

And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tent of meeting, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace-offerings.

Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
Hairs » Of nazarites » Shorn after completion of vow
Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarites » On completion of vow » To shave their heads

Numbers 6:19 (show verse)

And the priest shall take the boiled 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 he has shaven his separation,

Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarites » On completion of vow » To have the left shoulder of the ram of the peace offering waved upon their hands by the priest
Offerings » Wave » Ordinances concerning
priests » Revenues of » Part of all sacrifices
Wave-offering » Consisted of » Left shoulder, of nazarite's peace-offering