Numbers 6:21 (LSB)

Passage

“This is the law of the Nazirite who vows his offering to Yahweh according to his Nazirite vow, in addition to what else he can afford; according to his vow which he takes, so he shall do according to the law of his Nazirite vow.”

Nearby Context

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.’

Numbers 6:21 “This is the law of the Nazirite who vows his offering to Yahweh according to his Nazirite vow, in addition to what else he can afford; according to his vow which he takes, so he shall do according to the law of his Nazirite vow.”

Numbers 6:22 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

Numbers 6:23 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘Thus you shall bless the sons of Israel. You shall say to them:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nazirite", "vows", "offering", "yahweh", "addition", "else", and "afford". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nazirite" and "vows", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "Then the priest shall wave them for..." into verse 22's "Then Yahweh spoke to Moses saying...", so "nazirite" and "vows" 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 "vows" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.