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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. (KJV)
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וְהִזִּ֤ירve.hi.Zirand he will be a Nazirite
Lemma: נָזַר (na.zar) · Strong's: H5144B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)
Meaning: be a Nazarite
Used 5 times. Also: Numbers 6:2, Numbers 6:3, Numbers 6:5, Numbers 6:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5144B; TAHOT Numbers 6:12 word 1
לַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehto Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Numbers 6:12 word 2
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 6:12 word 3
יְמֵ֣יye.Mei[the] days of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Numbers 6:12 word 4
נִזְר֔וֹniz.RoNazirite vow his
Lemma: נֵ֫זֶר (ne.zer) · Strong's: H5145G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: consecration: Nazirite vow
Used 13 times. Also: Numbers 6:4, Numbers 6:5, Numbers 6:7, Numbers 6:8, Numbers 6:9, Numbers 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5145G; TAHOT Numbers 6:12 word 5
וְהֵבִ֛יאve.he.Vi'and he will bring
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): bring
Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT Numbers 6:12 word 6
כֶּ֥בֶשׂKe.vesa lamb
Lemma: כֶּ֫בֶשׂ (ke.ve.s) · Strong's: H3532
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: lamb
Used 107 times. Also: Exodus 12:5, Exodus 29:38, Exodus 29:39, Exodus 29:40, Exodus 29:41, Leviticus 4:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3532; TAHOT Numbers 6:12 word 7
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: aged
Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 5:32, Genesis 7:6, Genesis 11:10, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121L; TAHOT Numbers 6:12 word 8
שְׁנָת֖וֹshe.na.Toyear its
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Numbers 6:12 word 9
לְאָשָׁ֑םle.'a.Shamto a guilt offering
Lemma: אָשָׁם (a.sham) · Strong's: H0817
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: guilt (offering)
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 26:10, Leviticus 5:6, Leviticus 5:7, Leviticus 5:15, Leviticus 5:16, Leviticus 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0817; TAHOT Numbers 6:12 word 10
וְהַיָּמִ֤יםve.hai.ya.Mimand the days
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Numbers 6:12 word 11
הָרִאשֹׁנִים֙ha.ri.sho.Nim<the> former
Lemma: רִאשׁוֹן (ri.shon) · Strong's: H7223H
Parsing: Aompa (Aompa)
Meaning: first: previous
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 26:1, Leviticus 26:45, Numbers 21:26, Deuteronomy 4:32, Deuteronomy 9:18, Deuteronomy 10:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7223H; TAHOT Numbers 6:12 word 12
יִפְּל֔וּyi.pe.Luthey will fall
Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to fall: kill
Used 98 times. Also: Genesis 44:14, Exodus 19:21, Exodus 32:28, Leviticus 26:7, Leviticus 26:8, Leviticus 26:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5307J; TAHOT Numbers 6:12 word 13
כִּ֥יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Numbers 6:12 word 14
טָמֵ֖אta.Me'it has become unclean
Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2930A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to defile
Used 162 times. Also: Genesis 34:5, Genesis 34:13, Genesis 34:27, Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2930A; TAHOT Numbers 6:12 word 15
נִזְרֽוֹ\׃niz.RoNazirite vow his
Lemma: נֵ֫זֶר (ne.zer) · Strong's: H5145G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: consecration: Nazirite vow
Used 13 times. Also: Numbers 6:4, Numbers 6:5, Numbers 6:7, Numbers 6:8, Numbers 6:9, Numbers 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5145G; TAHOT Numbers 6:12 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He must rededicate | → | נָזַר H5144B be a Nazarite |
| his time | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of separation | → | נֵ֫זֶר H5145G consecration: Nazirite vow |
| to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| and bring | → | בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring |
| a year-old | → | בֵּן H1121L son: aged |
| . . . | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| male lamb | → | כֶּ֫בֶשׂ H3532 lamb |
| as a guilt offering | → | אָשָׁם H0817 guilt (offering) |
| But the preceding | → | רִאשׁוֹן H7223H first: previous |
| days | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| shall not be counted | → | נָפַל H5307J to fall: kill |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| his separation | → | נֵ֫זֶר H5145G consecration: Nazirite vow |
| was defiled | → | טָמֵא H2930A to defile |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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