Numbers 6:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the Lord: this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine.”

Numbers 6:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 6:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 6:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh. They are holy for the priest, together with the breast that is waved and the thigh that is offered. After that the Nazirite may drink wine.”

Numbers 6:20 — World English Bible

Numbers 6:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and the priest shall wave them for a wave-offering before Jehovah; this is holy for the priest, together with the wave-breast and heave-thigh: and after that the Nazirite may drink wine.”

Numbers 6:20 — American Standard Version

Numbers 6:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Numbers 6:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 6:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the priest shall wave them as wave-offering before Jehovah; it is holy for the priest, with the breast of the wave-offering and with the shoulder of the heave-offering; and afterwards the Nazarite may drink wine.”

Numbers 6:20 — Darby Translation

Numbers 6:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the Priest shall shake them to and from before the Lord: this is an holy thing for the Priest besides the shaken breast, and besides the heaue shoulder: so afterwarde the Nazarite may drinke wine.”

Numbers 6:20 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 6:20 in Context — Numbers 6

18 Le naziréen rasera, à l’entrée de la tente d’assignation, sa tête consacrée; il prendra les cheveux de sa tête consacrée, et il les mettra sur le feu qui est sous le sacrifice d’actions de grâces.

19 Le sacrificateur prendra l’épaule cuite du bélier, un gâteau sans levain de la corbeille, et une galette sans levain; et il les posera sur les mains du naziréen, après qu’il aura rasé sa tête consacrée.

20 Le sacrificateur les agitera de côté et d’autre devant l’Éternel: c’est une chose sainte, qui appartient au sacrificateur, avec la poitrine agitée et l’épaule offerte par élévation. Ensuite, le naziréen pourra boire du vin.

21 Telle est la loi pour celui qui fait vœu de naziréat; telle est son offrande à l’Éternel pour son naziréat, outre ce que lui permettront ses ressources. Il accomplira ce qui est ordonné pour le vœu qu’il a fait, selon la loi de son naziréat.

22 L’Éternel parla à Moïse, et dit:

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What Does Numbers 6:20 Mean?

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