Numbers 6:18 (LSB)

Passage

The Nazirite shall then shave the head of hair for his Nazirite vow at the doorway of the tent of meeting and take the hair of his head of his Nazirite vow and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace offerings.

Nearby Context

Numbers 6:16 Then the priest shall bring them near before Yahweh and shall offer his sin offering and his burnt offering.

Numbers 6:17 He shall also offer with the ram a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh, together with the basket of unleavened cakes; the priest shall likewise offer its grain offering and its drink offering.

Numbers 6:18 The Nazirite shall then shave the head of hair for his Nazirite vow at the doorway of the tent of meeting and take the hair of his head of his Nazirite vow and put it on the fire which is under the sacrifice of peace offerings.

Numbers 6:19 And the priest shall take the ram’s shoulder when it has been boiled, and one unleavened cake out of the basket and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them on the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved the hair of his Nazirite vow.

Numbers 6:20 Then the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh. It is holy for the priest, together with the breast offered by waving and the thigh offered by raising up; and afterward the Nazirite may drink wine.’

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nazirite", "shall", "shave", "head", "hair", "doorway", and "tent". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nazirite" 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 also offer with the ram..." into verse 19's "And the priest shall take the ram...", so "nazirite" 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 "nazirite" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.