6:21 “This is the law 1 of the Nazirite who vows to the Lord his offering according to his separation, as well as whatever else he can provide. 2 Thus he must fulfill 3 his vow that he makes, according to the law of his separation.”
1 tn Actually, “law” here means a whole set of laws, the basic rulings on this topic.
2 tn Heb “whatever else his hand is able to provide.” The imperfect tense has the nuance of potential imperfect – “whatever he can provide.”
3 tn Heb “according to the vow that he vows, so he must do.”
4 tn Or “thus.”
5 tn The Piel imperfect has the nuance of instruction. The particle “thus” explains that the following oracle is the form to use.
6 tn Here is the only use of the verb אָמַר (’amar) as an infinitive absolute; it functions as a verb form, an imperative or an imperfect of instruction. Several commentators have attempted to emend the text to get around the difficulty, but such emendations are unnecessary.