Numbers 6:11 (YLT)

Passage

and the priest hath prepared one for a sin-offering, and one for a burnt-offering, and hath made atonement for him, because of that which he hath sinned by the body, and he hath hallowed his head on that day;

Nearby Context

Numbers 6:9 `And when the dead dieth beside him in an instant, suddenly, and he hath defiled the head of his separation, then he hath shaved his head in the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day he doth shave it,

Numbers 6:10 and on the eighth day he bringeth in two turtle-doves or two young pigeons unto the priest, unto the opening of the tent of meeting,

Numbers 6:11 and the priest hath prepared one for a sin-offering, and one for a burnt-offering, and hath made atonement for him, because of that which he hath sinned by the body, and he hath hallowed his head on that day;

Numbers 6:12 and he hath separated to Jehovah the days of his separation, and he hath brought in a lamb, a son of a year, for a guilt-offering, and the former days are fallen, for his separation hath been defiled.

Numbers 6:13 `And this <FI>is<Fi> the law of the Nazarite; in the day of the fulness of the days of his separation doth <FI>one<Fi> bring him in unto the opening of the tent of meeting,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "priest", "hath", "prepared", "sin-offering", "burnt-offering", and "atonement". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "priest" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "and on the eighth day he bringeth..." into verse 12's "and he hath separated to Jehovah the...", so "priest" 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 "priest" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.