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They must wait for seven days and then shave their heads. Then they will be cleansed from their defilement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“And if any man dies very suddenly beside him and he defiles his consecrated head, then he shall shave his head on the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day he shall shave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If someone suddenly dies in his presence and defiles his consecrated head of hair, he must shave his head on the day of his cleansing—the seventh day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘And if anyone dies very suddenly beside him, and he defiles his consecrated head, then he shall shave his head on the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day he shall shave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘But if <i>someone</i> dies very suddenly beside him and he defiles his consecrated head <i>of hair,</i> then he shall shave his head on the day when he becomes clean; he shall shave it on the seventh day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But if a man dies very suddenly beside him and he defiles his dedicated head of hair, then he shall shave his head on the day when he becomes clean; he shall shave it on the seventh day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘But if a man dies very suddenly beside him and he defiles his dedicated head <i>of hair,</i> then he shall shave his head on the day when he becomes clean; he shall shave it on the seventh day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘But if a man dies very suddenly beside him and he defiles the head <i>of hair during</i> his Nazirite <i>vow</i>, then he shall shave his head on the day when he becomes clean; he shall shave it on the seventh day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘If a man dies very suddenly beside him, and he defiles his dedicated head, then he shall shave his head on the day that he becomes [ceremonially] clean; he shall shave it on the seventh day [the end of the purification period].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If someone suddenly dies near him, defiling his consecrated head, he must shave his head on the day of his purification; he is to shave it on the seventh day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If someone suddenly dies near him, defiling his consecrated head of hair, he must shave his head on the day of his purification; he is to shave it on the seventh day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if any man die very suddenly beside him, and he defile the head of his separation; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If someone suddenly dies near you, your hair is no longer sacred, and you must shave it seven days later during the ceremony to make you clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if any man die very suddenly beside him, and he defile the head of his separation; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Someone might suddenly drop dead next to a Nazirite and make the Nazirite's hair unclean. Seven days later he must shave his head in order to be declared clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If your consecrated hair is defiled because you are right beside someone who suddenly dies, you must wait seven days and then shave your head; and so you become ritually clean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When someone suddenly dies beside him, so that his consecrated head is defiled, then he is to shave his head on the day of his purification. Seven days later he is to shave it again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If someone suddenly dies in his presence and defiles his consecrated head of hair, he must shave his head on the day of his cleansing?the seventh day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'If anyone dies very suddenly beside him and he defiles his consecrated head, then he must shave his head on the day of his purification--on the seventh day he must shave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"If any man dies very suddenly beside him, and he defiles the head of his separation; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing. On the seventh day he shall shave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if any man shall die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘If any man dies very suddenly beside him, and he defiles the head of his separation, then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing. On the seventh day he shall shave it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And when the dead dies beside him in an instant, suddenly, and he has defiled the head of his separation, then he has shaved his head in the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day he shaves it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And when the dead dieth beside him in an instant, suddenly, and he hath defiled the head of his separation, then he hath shaved his head in the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day he doth shave it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And when the dying shall die by him suddenly, in a moment, and the head of his consecration was defiled and he shaved his head in the day of his cleansing, in the seventh day shall he shave it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But if any man die suddenly before him: the head of his consecration shall be defiled: and he shall shave it forthwith on the same day of his purification, and again on the seventh day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if anyone will have died unexpectedly before him, the head of his consecration shall be polluted, and he shall shave it in that very place, on the same day of his purification, and again on the seventh day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If someone dies very suddenly in their presence, defiling their dedicated heads, they shall shave their heads on the day of their purification, that is, on the seventh day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If someone dies very suddenly nearby, defiling the consecrated head, then they shall shave the head on the day of their cleansing; on the seventh day they shall shave it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if any man dies very suddenly by him, he has defiled the crown of his separation; then he shall shave his head on the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if the dead should die upon him suddenly, the head of his Nazaritehood shall be defiled and he shall shave his head in the day of purifying and the seventh day he shall shave it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And if any man die very suddenly beside him, and he defile his consecrated head, then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if any one should die suddenly by him, immediately the head of his vow shall be defiled; and he shall shave his head in whatever day he shall be purified: on the seventh day he shall be shaved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/6-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=1827" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/6.htm">The Nazirite Vow</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Throughout the time of his separation, he is holy to the LORD. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: wə·ḵî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/6621.htm" title="6621: bə·p̄e·ṯa‘ (Prep-b:: Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to open; a wink, i.e. Moment (with or without preposition) adverbially, quickly or unexpectedly).">someone suddenly</a> <a href="/hebrew/6597.htm" title="6597: piṯ·’ōm (Adv) -- Suddenness, suddenly. Or pith.om; from petha'; instantly."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mūṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">dies</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mêṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in his presence</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: wə·ṭim·mê (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">and defiles</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rōš (N-msc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">his consecrated head</a> <a href="/hebrew/5145.htm" title="5145: niz·rōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or nezer; from nazar; properly, something set apart, i.e. dedication; hence unshorn locks; also a chaplet.">of hair,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1548.htm" title="1548: wə·ḡil·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be bald, shave, shave off. A primitive root; properly, to be bald, i.e. to shave; figuratively to lay waste.">he must shave</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rō·šōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">his head</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">on the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/2893.htm" title="2893: ṭā·ho·rā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Purifying, cleansing. Feminine of tohar; ceremonial purification; moral purity.">of his cleansing—</a> <a href="/hebrew/1548.htm" title="1548: yə·ḡal·lə·ḥen·nū (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 3mse) -- To be bald, shave, shave off. A primitive root; properly, to be bald, i.e. to shave; figuratively to lay waste."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7637.htm" title="7637: haš·šə·ḇî·‘î (Art:: Number-oms) -- Seventh (an ord. number). Or shbi iy; ordinal from shib'iym. seventh.">the seventh</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>On the eighth day he must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/21-1.htm">Leviticus 21:1-4</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people, / except for his immediate family—his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother, / or his unmarried sister who is near to him, since she has no husband. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-25.htm">Ezekiel 44:25-27</a></span><br />A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person. However, for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister, he may do so, / and after he is cleansed, he must count off seven days for himself. / And on the day he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he must present his sin offering, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-11.htm">Amos 2:11-12</a></span><br />I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. / “But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/13-5.htm">Judges 13:5-7</a></span><br />For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall touch his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.” / So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name. / But he said to me, ‘Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, therefore, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-11.htm">1 Samuel 1:11</a></span><br />And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/18-18.htm">Acts 18:18</a></span><br />Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/21-23.htm">Acts 21:23-24</a></span><br />Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow. / Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-10.htm">1 Corinthians 11:10</a></span><br />For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-23.htm">Matthew 2:23</a></span><br />and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-15.htm">Luke 1:15</a></span><br />for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a></span><br />But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, / for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-7.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:7</a></span><br />For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-4.htm">Revelation 14:4</a></span><br />These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he has defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.</p><p class="hdg">and he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/19-14.htm">Numbers 19:14-19</a></b></br> This <i>is</i> the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that <i>is</i> in the tent, shall be unclean seven days… </p><p class="hdg">shave</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/6-18.htm">Numbers 6:18</a></b></br> And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation <i>at</i> the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put <i>it</i> in the fire which <i>is</i> under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/18-18.htm">Acts 18:18</a></b></br> And Paul <i>after this</i> tarried <i>there</i> yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn <i>his</i> head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/21-23.htm">Acts 21:23,24</a></b></br> Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/5-28.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-13.htm">Cleansing</a> <a href="/numbers/6-8.htm">Consecrated</a> <a href="/numbers/6-7.htm">Consecration</a> <a href="/numbers/4-18.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/numbers/6-6.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/numbers/6-7.htm">Death</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-12.htm">Dedicated</a> <a href="/numbers/5-3.htm">Defile</a> <a href="/numbers/5-29.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/numbers/5-29.htm">Defiles</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm">Defiling</a> <a href="/numbers/6-7.htm">Die</a> <a href="/numbers/6-7.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/numbers/6-5.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/numbers/6-7.htm">Head</a> <a href="/numbers/4-7.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/numbers/6-8.htm">Separation</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-20.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-5.htm">Shave</a> <a href="/numbers/3-35.htm">Side</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-20.htm">Someone</a> <a href="/exodus/19-24.htm">Suddenly</a> <a href="/numbers/6-7.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/8-6.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/numbers/8-7.htm">Cleansing</a> <a href="/numbers/6-18.htm">Consecrated</a> <a href="/numbers/6-12.htm">Consecration</a> <a href="/numbers/6-18.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/numbers/6-11.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/numbers/8-17.htm">Death</a> <a href="/numbers/6-18.htm">Dedicated</a> <a href="/numbers/18-32.htm">Defile</a> <a href="/numbers/6-12.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/numbers/19-13.htm">Defiles</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">Defiling</a> <a href="/numbers/14-35.htm">Die</a> <a href="/numbers/17-13.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/numbers/15-36.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/numbers/6-18.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/numbers/6-11.htm">Head</a> <a href="/numbers/6-11.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/numbers/6-12.htm">Separation</a> <a href="/numbers/19-12.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/numbers/6-18.htm">Shave</a> <a href="/numbers/10-5.htm">Side</a> <a href="/numbers/11-18.htm">Someone</a> <a href="/numbers/12-4.htm">Suddenly</a> <a href="/numbers/6-12.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/6-1.htm">The law of the Nazarite in the days of his separation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/6-13.htm">And after their completion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/6-22.htm">The form of blessing the people</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The suddenness emphasizes the involuntary nature of the defilement, highlighting the importance of maintaining purity, especially for those under a Nazirite vow. The presence of death was a significant concern in the Old Testament, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/21.htm">Leviticus 21:1-4</a>, where priests were given specific instructions to avoid contact with the dead to maintain their holiness.<p><b>and defiles his consecrated head of hair</b><br>The Nazirite vow, as outlined in <a href="/numbers/6.htm">Numbers 6:1-21</a>, included letting one's hair grow as a symbol of dedication to God. The hair was a visible sign of the vow and its consecration. Defilement of the hair through contact with death required specific actions to restore purity. This reflects the broader biblical theme of separation from sin and dedication to God, as seen in <a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a>, where believers are called to be separate from unclean things.<p><b>he must shave his head on the day of his cleansing</b><br>Shaving the head was a symbolic act of purification and renewal. It marked the end of the defilement period and the beginning of a new consecration. This act of shaving is reminiscent of other purification rituals in the Old Testament, such as those for lepers in <a href="/leviticus/14-8.htm">Leviticus 14:8-9</a>, where shaving was part of the cleansing process. It signifies a fresh start and a return to a state of holiness.<p><b>the seventh day</b><br>The seventh day holds significant biblical symbolism, often representing completion and perfection, as seen in the creation account in <a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2-3</a>. In the context of the Nazirite vow, the seventh day marks the completion of the cleansing process, allowing the individual to resume their vow. This reflects the broader biblical principle of rest and restoration, as seen in the Sabbath commandment in <a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a>, where the seventh day is set apart for rest and holiness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nazirite.htm">Nazirite</a></b><br>An individual who has taken a vow of separation to the Lord, characterized by abstaining from wine, not cutting their hair, and avoiding contact with the dead.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sudden_death.htm">Sudden Death</a></b><br>An unexpected event that causes defilement for the Nazirite, interrupting their vow.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/consecrated_head.htm">Consecrated Head</a></b><br>Refers to the Nazirite's hair, which is a symbol of their vow and dedication to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/seventh_day.htm">Seventh Day</a></b><br>The day of cleansing, significant in Jewish law as a time of purification and restoration.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/shaving_of_the_head.htm">Shaving of the Head</a></b><br>A ritual act of purification and renewal of the Nazirite vow after defilement.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a></b><br>The Nazirite vow underscores the importance of living a life set apart for God. Believers today are called to be holy and distinct in their conduct.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dealing_with_unexpected_defilement.htm">Dealing with Unexpected Defilement</a></b><br>Life can bring unexpected challenges that disrupt our spiritual commitments. Like the Nazirite, we must seek cleansing and restoration through repentance and renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_hair_in_scripture.htm">Symbolism of Hair in Scripture</a></b><br>Hair, as a symbol of strength and dedication (e.g., Samson), reminds us of the visible signs of our commitment to God. Our actions should reflect our inner devotion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_rituals_in_spiritual_life.htm">The Role of Rituals in Spiritual Life</a></b><br>While rituals themselves do not save, they serve as important reminders of our relationship with God and our need for continual purification and dedication.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seventh_day--a_time_for_renewal.htm">The Seventh Day: A Time for Renewal</a></b><br>The seventh day, a day of cleansing, points to the rhythm of rest and renewal in our spiritual lives. Regular times of reflection and recommitment are vital for spiritual growth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_repeat_vows_for_accidental_defilement.htm">Numbers 6:9–12 — Why would accidental defilement require repeating the entire vow and new sacrifices, suggesting a severe ritual focus that seems excessive? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_ritual_impurity_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible say about ritual impurity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_avoiding_the_dead_realistic_in_numbers_6_6-7.htm">Numbers 6:6–7 — Is it realistic or consistent that a vow-taker must avoid all contact with the dead, even family members, given the cultural burial practices of the time? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_nazirite_vow.htm">What is the Nazirite vow?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> <span class="cmt_word">If any man die very suddenly by him.</span> <span class="hebrew">עָלָיו</span>, in his presence, or neighbourhood, so that, having hastened to his assistance, lie found himself in contact with a corpse. This case is mentioned particularly, because it was the only one in which simple humanity or mere accident would be likely to infringe upon the vow. <span class="cmt_word">In</span> <span class="cmt_word">the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day.</span> This appears to be an anticipation of the law given below (<a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11</a>); but that law may have only sanctioned <span class="cmt_word">the</span> existing custom. <span class="cmt_word">Shall he shave</span> it. Because "the consecration of his God upon his head" was desecrated by the pollution of death, it must, therefore, be made away with and begun over again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/6-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">If</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">someone suddenly</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּפֶ֣תַע</span> <span class="translit">(bə·p̄e·ṯa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6621.htm">Strong's 6621: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wink, moment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dies</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמ֨וּת</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in his presence</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָיו֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and defiles</span><br /><span class="heb">וְטִמֵּ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭim·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his consecrated head</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹ֣אשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(rōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of hair,</span><br /><span class="heb">נִזְר֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(niz·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5145.htm">Strong's 5145: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something set apart, dedication, unshorn locks, a chaplet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he must shave</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגִלַּ֤ח</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡil·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1548.htm">Strong's 1548: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be bald, to shave, to lay waste</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his head</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹאשׁוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(rō·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the day</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּי֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his cleansing—</span><br /><span class="heb">טָהֳרָת֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·ho·rā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2893.htm">Strong's 2893: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ceremonial purification, moral purity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the seventh</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·ḇî·‘î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7637.htm">Strong's 7637: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seventh (an ordinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיּ֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/6-9.htm">Numbers 6:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/6-9.htm">Numbers 6:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/6-9.htm">Numbers 6:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/6-9.htm">Numbers 6:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/6-9.htm">Numbers 6:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/6-9.htm">Numbers 6:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/6-9.htm">Numbers 6:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/6-9.htm">Numbers 6:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/6-9.htm">Numbers 6:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/6-9.htm">Numbers 6:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/6-9.htm">OT Law: Numbers 6:9 If any man dies very suddenly beside (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/6-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 6:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 6:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/6-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 6:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 6:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>