Numbers 6:19

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his consecration is shaved:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלָקַ֨ח הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אֶת־הַזְּרֹ֣עַ בְּשֵׁלָה֮ מִן־הָאַיִל֒ וְֽחַלַּ֨ת מַצָּ֤ה אַחַת֙ מִן־הַסַּ֔ל וּרְקִ֥יק מַצָּ֖ה אֶחָ֑ד וְנָתַן֙ עַל־כַּפֵּ֣י הַנָּזִ֔יר אַחַ֖ר הִֽתְגַּלְּח֥וֹ אֶת־נִזְרֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

wə-lāqaḥ hakkōhēn ʾet-hazzərōaʿ bəšēlāh min-hāʾayil wə-ḥallat maṣṣāh ʾaḥat min-hassal û-rəqîq maṣṣāh ʾeḥād wə-nātan ʿal-kappê hannāzîr ʾaḥar hitgalləḥô ʾet-nizrô

Grammar Details

• *wə-lāqaḥ*: conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he shall take
• *hakkōhēn*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the priest
• *ʾet*-*hazzərōaʿ*: direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - the shoulder
• *bəšēlāh*: Qal passive participle, feminine singular - cooked/boiled
• *min*-*hāʾayil*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - from the ram
• *wə-ḥallat*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct - and cake of
• *maṣṣāh*: noun, feminine singular - unleavened bread
• *ʾaḥat*: numeral, feminine singular - one
• *min*-*hassal*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - from the basket
• *û-rəqîq*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and wafer of
• *ʾeḥād*: numeral, masculine singular - one
• *wə-nātan*: conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he shall put
• *ʿal*-*kappê*: preposition + noun, feminine dual construct - upon palms of
• *hannāzîr*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the Nazirite
• *ʾaḥar*: preposition - after
• *hitgalləḥô*: Hithpael infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his shaving
• *ʾet*-*nizrô*: direct object marker + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his separation

Word Meanings

• *zərōaʿ*: shoulder/arm/foreleg
• *bəšēlāh*: cooked/boiled/roasted
• *ḥallat*: cake/loaf/flatbread

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  After the Nazirite has shaved their head, the priest is to take the boiled shoulder from the ram, one unleavened loaf from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and place them in the hands of the Nazirite.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the priest{H3548} shall take{H3947} the boiled{H1311} shoulder{H2220} of the ram,{H352} and one{H259} unleavened{H4682} cake{H2471} out of the basket,{H5536} and one{H259} unleavened{H4682} wafer,{H7550} and shall put{H5414} them upon the hands{H3709} of the Nazirite,{H5139} after{H310} he hath shaven{H1548} [the head of] his separation;{H5145}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the priest{H3548} shall take{H3947}{(H8804)} the sodden{H1311} shoulder{H2220} of the ram{H352}, and one{H259} unleavened{H4682} cake{H2471} out of the basket{H5536}, and one{H259} unleavened{H4682} wafer{H7550}, and shall put{H5414}{(H8804)} them upon the hands{H3709} of the Nazarite{H5139}, after{H310} the hair of his separation{H5145} is shaven{H1548}{(H8692)}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then the preast shall take the sodden shulder of ye ram ad one swete cake out of ye basket and one swete wafer also ad put them in the hade of the absteyner after he hath shaue his abstinece of

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the sodden shulder of the ramme shall he take, and an vnleuended cake out of the maunde, and a swete wafer, and laye them vpon the handes of the absteyner: (after that he hath shauen of his abstinence.)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  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.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ramme, and one vnleauened cake out of the basket, and one vnleauened wafer also, and put them vpon the handes of the Nazarite, after he hath shauen his consecration.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put [them] upon the hands of the Nazarite, after [the hair of] his separation is shaven:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, 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 head of his separation;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazirite, after he hath shaven `the head of' his separation;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazirite, after he hath shaven [the head of] his separation;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the priest will take the cooked leg of the sheep and one unleavened cake and one thin cake out of the basket, and put them on the hands of the separate one after his hair has been cut,

• World English Bible (2000)

  The priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, 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 head of his separation;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And the priest must take the boiled shoulder of the ram, one cake made without yeast from the basket, and one wafer made without yeast, and put them on the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved his consecrated head;

Referenced Verses

• Lev 7:30 : 30 His own hands shall bring the offerings of the LORD made by fire; the fat with the breast, he shall bring, that the breast may be waved as a wave offering before the LORD.
• 1 Sam 2:15 : 15 Also, before they burned the fat, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who sacrificed, Give meat to roast for the priest, for he will not take boiled meat from you, but raw.
• Exod 29:23-28 : 23 And one loaf of bread, one cake made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD, 24 And you shall put all these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons, and you shall wave them as a wave offering before the LORD. 25 You shall receive them back from their hands and burn them on the altar as a burnt offering, as a sweet aroma before the LORD. It is an offering made by fire to the LORD. 26 Then you shall take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration and wave it as a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be your portion. 27 And you shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the heave offering, which is waved and raised, of the ram of the consecration, from what was for Aaron and what was for his sons. 28 It shall be from the children of Israel for Aaron and his sons by a statute forever. For it is a heave offering; and it shall be a heave offering from the children of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, their heave offerings to the LORD.
• Lev 8:27 : 27 And he put all these in Aaron's hands and in his sons' hands, and waved them as a wave offering before the LORD.
• Lev 8:31 : 31 And Moses said to Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.