Numbers 6:12 (ASV)

Passage

And he shall separate unto Jehovah 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.

Nearby Context

Numbers 6:10 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:

Numbers 6:11 and the priest shall offer one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, and make atonement for him, for that he sinned by reason of the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day.

Numbers 6:12 And he shall separate unto Jehovah 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.

Numbers 6:13 And this is the law of the Nazirite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tent of meeting:

Numbers 6:14 and he shall offer his oblation unto Jehovah, 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,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "separate", "jehovah", "days", "separation", "bring", and "he-lamb". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "separate", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "and the priest shall offer one for..." into verse 13's "And this is the law of the...", so "shall" and "separate" belong inside that flow. In Numbers context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "separate" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.