Numbers 6:4-8
New King James Version
4 All the days of his [a]separation he shall eat nothing that is produced by the grapevine, from seed to skin.
5 ‘All the days of the vow of his separation no (A)razor shall come upon his head; until the days are fulfilled for which he separated himself to the Lord, he shall be holy. Then he shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. 6 All the days that he separates himself to the Lord (B)he shall not go near a dead body. 7 (C)He shall not [b]make himself unclean even for his father or his mother, for his brother or his sister, when they die, because his separation to God is on his head. 8 (D)All the days of his separation he shall be holy to the Lord.
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- Numbers 6:4 Separation as a Nazirite
- Numbers 6:7 By touching a dead body
Numbers 6:4-8
English Standard Version
4 All the days of his separation[a] he shall eat nothing that is produced by the grapevine, not even the seeds or the skins.
5 “All the days of his vow of separation, no (A)razor shall touch his head. Until the time is completed for which he separates himself to the Lord, he shall be holy. (B)He shall let the locks of hair of his head grow long.
6 “All the days that he separates himself to the Lord (C)he shall not go near a dead body. 7 (D)Not even for his father or for his mother, for brother or sister, if they die, shall he make himself unclean, because his separation to God is on his head. 8 All the days of his separation he is holy to the Lord.
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- Numbers 6:4 Or Naziriteship
Numbers 6:4-8
King James Version
4 All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.
5 All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the Lord, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.
6 All the days that he separateth himself unto the Lord he shall come at no dead body.
7 He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head.
8 All the days of his separation he is holy unto the Lord.
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Numbers 6:4-8
New American Standard Bible
4 All the days of his consecration he shall not eat anything that is produced from the grape vine, from the seeds even to the skin.
5 ‘All the days of his vow of consecration (A)no razor shall pass over his head. He shall be holy until the days are fulfilled which he lives as a Nazirite for the Lord; he shall let the locks of hair on his head grow long.
6 ‘(B)All the days of his life as a Nazirite for the Lord he shall not come up to a dead person. 7 He (C)shall not make himself unclean for his father or for his mother, for his brother or for his sister, when they die, because his consecration to God is [a]on his head. 8 All the days of his consecration he is holy to the Lord.
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- Numbers 6:7 I.e., referring either to the visibility of the long hair, or to the consequences of violating the vow
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