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18 Then the nazirites[a] shall shave the consecrated head at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and shall take the hair from the consecrated head and put it on the fire under the sacrifice of well-being. 19 The priest shall take the shoulder of the ram, when it is boiled, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them in the palms of the nazirites,[b] after they have shaved the consecrated head. 20 Then the priest shall elevate them as an elevation-offering before the Lord; they are a holy portion for the priest, together with the breast that is elevated and the thigh that is offered. After that the nazirites[c] may drink wine.

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  1. Numbers 6:18 That is those separated or those consecrated
  2. Numbers 6:19 That is those separated or those consecrated
  3. Numbers 6:20 That is those separated or those consecrated

18 “‘Then at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the Nazirite must shave off the hair that symbolizes their dedication.(A) They are to take the hair and put it in the fire that is under the sacrifice of the fellowship offering.

19 “‘After the Nazirite has shaved off the hair that symbolizes their dedication, the priest is to place in their hands a boiled shoulder of the ram, and one thick loaf and one thin loaf from the basket, both made without yeast.(B) 20 The priest shall then wave these before the Lord as a wave offering;(C) they are holy(D) and belong to the priest, together with the breast that was waved and the thigh that was presented.(E) After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.(F)

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