Numbers 6:21 (DBY)

Passage

This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed: his offering to Jehovah for his consecration, beside what his hand is able to get; according to the vow which he vowed, so shall he do, according to the law of his consecration.

Nearby Context

Numbers 6:19 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 hath shaven [the hair of] his consecration.

Numbers 6:20 And the priest shall wave them as wave-offering before Jehovah; it is holy for the priest, with the breast of the wave-offering and with the shoulder of the heave-offering; and afterwards the Nazarite may drink wine.

Numbers 6:21 This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed: his offering to Jehovah for his consecration, beside what his hand is able to get; according to the vow which he vowed, so shall he do, according to the law of his consecration.

Numbers 6:22 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

Numbers 6:23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel: saying unto them,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nazarite", "hath", "vowed", "offering", "jehovah", "consecration", "beside", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nazarite" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "And the priest shall wave them as..." into verse 22's "And Jehovah spoke to Moses saying...", so "nazarite" and "hath" 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 "nazarite" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.