Numbers 6:18 (GNV)

Passage

And the Nazarite shall shaue the head of his consecration at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and shall take the heare of the head of his consecration, and put it in the fire, which is vnder the peace offring.

Nearby Context

Numbers 6:16 The which the Priest shall bring before the Lord, and make his sinne offering and his burnt offering.

Numbers 6:17 He shall prepare also the ram for a peace offring vnto the Lord, with the basket of vnleauened bread, and the Priest shall make his meate offring, and his drinke offring.

Numbers 6:18 And the Nazarite shall shaue the head of his consecration at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and shall take the heare of the head of his consecration, and put it in the fire, which is vnder the peace offring.

Numbers 6:19 Then the Priest shall take ye sodden shoulder of the ramme, and an vnleauened cake out of the basket, and a wafer vnleauened, and put them vpon the hands of the Nazarite, after he hath shauen his consecration.

Numbers 6:20 And the Priest shall shake them to and from before the Lord: this is an holy thing for the Priest besides the shaken breast, and besides the heaue shoulder: so afterwarde the Nazarite may drinke wine.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nazarite", "shall", "shaue", "head", "consecration", "doore", "tabernacle", and "congregation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nazarite" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "He shall prepare also the ram for..." into verse 19's "Then the Priest shall take ye sodden...", so "nazarite" and "shall" 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 "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.