1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 "Tell the children of Israel: When a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to live set apart to the LORD,
3 he is to keep away from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or from strong drink, nor drink any grape juice, nor eat grapes, whether fresh or dried.
4 As long as he is a Nazirite he must eat nothing produced from the grapevine, not even the seeds or the skins.
5 As long as his Nazirite vow lasts, no razor may touch his head. Until the time of his dedication to the LORD is complete, he is holy; he must let the hair of his head grow long.
6 As long as he is dedicated to the LORD he must not go near a dead body.
7 Even if his father or mother, brother or sister dies, he must not make himself unclean for them, for the dedication to his God is on his head.
8 As long as he is a Nazirite he is holy to the LORD.
9 "If someone dies beside him without warning and so defiles his dedicated head, he must shave his head on the day of his cleansing; he is to shave it on the seventh day.
10 On the eighth day he must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
11 The priest is to offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and make atonement for him, since he sinned because of the dead body. He must consecrate his head again that same day,
12 and dedicate to the LORD the days of his Nazirite vow, and bring a male lamb a year old as a guilt offering. The previous days do not count, because his dedication was made unclean.
13 "This is the law of the Nazirite: When the time of his dedication is complete, he is to be brought to the entrance of the tent of meeting,
14 and he is to present his offering to the LORD: a year-old male lamb without defect as a burnt offering, a year-old ewe lamb without defect as a sin offering, a ram without defect as a peace offering,
15 a basket of unleavened bread—cakes of fine flour mixed with oil and unleavened wafers spread with oil—along with their grain offerings and drink offerings.
16 The priest is to bring them before the LORD and offer his sin offering and his burnt offering.
17 He is to offer the ram as a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD together with the basket of unleavened bread; the priest is also to offer its grain offering and its drink offering.
18 At the entrance of the tent of meeting the Nazirite is to shave his dedicated head, take the hair of his dedicated head, and put it on the fire burning under the sacrifice of peace offerings.
19 After the Nazirite has shaved off the hair of his dedication, the priest is to take the boiled shoulder of the ram, one unleavened cake from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and place them in the Nazirite's hands.
20 The priest is to wave them as a wave offering before the LORD; it is a holy portion for the priest, in addition to the breast that is waved and the thigh that is contributed. After that the Nazirite may drink wine.
21 "This is the law of the Nazirite who makes a vow: his offering to the LORD for his dedication, besides whatever else he can afford. He must carry out the vow he has made according to the law of his dedication."
22 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
23 "Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the children of Israel. Say to them,
24 May the LORD bless you and keep you;
25 may the LORD make his face shine toward you and show you grace;
26 may the LORD lift up his face toward you and grant you peace.
27 "In this way they shall put my name on the children of Israel, and I myself will bless them."