Numbers 6:18 (YLT)

Passage

`And the Nazarite hath shaved (at the opening of the tent of meeting) the head of his separation, and hath taken the hair of the head of his separation, and hath put <FI>it<Fi> on the fire which <FI>is<Fi> under the sacrifice of the peace-offerings.

Nearby Context

Numbers 6:16 `And the priest hath brought <FI>them<Fi> near before Jehovah, and hath made his sin-offering and his burnt-offering;

Numbers 6:17 and the ram he maketh a sacrifice of peace-offerings to Jehovah, besides the basket of unleavened things; and the priest hath made its present and its libation.

Numbers 6:18 `And the Nazarite hath shaved (at the opening of the tent of meeting) the head of his separation, and hath taken the hair of the head of his separation, and hath put <FI>it<Fi> on the fire which <FI>is<Fi> under the sacrifice of the peace-offerings.

Numbers 6:19 `And the priest hath taken the boiled shoulder from the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one thin unleavened cake, and hath put on the palms of the Nazarite after his shaving his separation;

Numbers 6:20 and the priest hath waved them, a wave-offering before Jehovah; it <FI>is<Fi> holy to the priest, besides the breast of the wave-offering, and besides the leg of the heave-offering; and afterwards doth the Nazarite drink wine.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nazarite", "hath", "shaved", "opening", "tent", "meeting", "head", and "separation". 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 17's "and the ram he maketh a sacrifice..." into verse 19's "And the priest hath taken the boiled...", 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.