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Numbers 6:16-24 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

16. The priest shall present them before the Lord, and shall offer up the purification offering and the burnt offering for them.

17. He shall then offer up the ram as a communion sacrifice to the Lord, along with the basket of unleavened cakes, and the priest will offer the grain offering and libation.

18. Then at the entrance of the tent of meeting the nazirite shall shave his or her dedicated head, take the hair of the dedicated head, and put it in the fire under the communion sacrifice.

19. After the nazirite has shaved off the dedicated hair, the priest shall take a boiled shoulder of the ram, as well as one unleavened cake from the basket and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them in the hands of the nazirite.

20. The priest shall then elevate them as an elevated offering before the Lord. They are an offering belonging to the priest, along with the brisket of the elevated offering and the leg of the contribution. Only after this may the nazirite drink wine.

21. This, then, is the law for the nazirites, that is, what they vow as their offering to the Lord in accord with their dedication, apart from anything else which their means may allow. In keeping with the vow they take so shall they do, according to the law of their dedication.

22. The Lord said to Moses:

23. Speak to Aaron and his sons and tell them: This is how you shall bless the Israelites. Say to them:

24. The Lord bless you and keep you!

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