Numbers 6:12

6:12 He must rededicate ¹  to the Lord the days of his separation and bring a male lamb in its first year as a reparation offering, ²  but the former days will not be counted ³  because his separation ⁴  was defiled.

Numbers 7:87

7:87 All the animals for the burnt offering were 12 young bulls, 12 rams, 12 male lambs in their first year, with their grain offering, and 12 male goats for a purification offering.

Numbers 8:16

8:16 For they are entirely given ⁵  to me from among the Israelites. I have taken them for myself instead of ⁶  all who open the womb, the firstborn sons of all the Israelites.

[6:12]  ¹ tn The same idea is to be found now in the use of the word נָזַר (nazar), which refers to a recommitment after the vow was interrupted.

[6:12]  ² tn The necessity of bringing the reparation offering was due to the reinstatement into the vow that had been interrupted.

[6:12]  ³ tn Heb “will fall”; KJV “shall be lost”; ASV, NASB, NRSV “shall be void.”

[6:12]  ⁴ tc The similar expression in v. 9 includes the word “head” (i.e., “his consecrated head”). The LXX includes this word in v. 12 as well.

[8:16]  ⁵ tn As before, the emphasis is obtained by repeating the passive participle: “given, given to me.”

[8:16]  ⁶ tn Or “as substitutes” for all the firstborn of the Israelites.