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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Even if their own father or mother or brother or sister dies, they must not make themselves ceremonially unclean on account of them, because the symbol of their dedication to God is on their head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Even if the dead person is their own father, mother, brother, or sister, they must not defile themselves, for the hair on their head is the symbol of their separation to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even if his father or mother or brother or sister should die, he is not to defile himself, because the symbol of consecration to his God is upon his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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 <i>is</i> upon his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He shall not make himself unclean even for his father or his mother, for his brother or his sister, when they die, because his separation to God <i>is</i> on his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He 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 on his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216He shall not make himself unclean for his father or for his mother, for his brother or for his sister, when they die, because his separation to God is on his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘He shall not make himself unclean for his father or for his mother, for his brother or for his sister, when they die, because his separation to God is on his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He shall not defile himself for his father or for his mother, for his brother or for his sister, when they die, because the Nazirite <i>vow</i> to his God is on his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He shall not make himself [ceremonially] unclean for his father, mother, brother, or sister, when they die, because [the responsibility for] his separation to God is on his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is not to defile himself for his father or mother, or his brother or sister, when they die, while the mark of consecration to his God is on his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is not to defile himself for his father or mother, or his brother or sister, when they die, because the hair consecrated to his God is on his head. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die; because his separation unto God is upon his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because his separation unto God is upon his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Even if their own father, mother, brother, or sister dies, they must not make themselves unclean by going near them. Nazarites show their vow to God with their long hair. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He is not to defile himself on account of his father, mother, brother, and sister when they die, because the crown of his consecration to God is on his head. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even if his father or mother or brother or sister should die, he is not to defile himself, because the symbol of consecration to his God is upon his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He must not defile himself even for his father or his mother or his brother or his sister if they die, because the separation for his God is on his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die; because his separation to God is on his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die, because his separation to God is on his head. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister—he does not become unclean for them at their death, for the separation of his God [is] on his head;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister -- he is not unclean for them at their death, for the separation of his God is on his head;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For his father, and for his mother, for his brother and for his sister, he shall not be defiled for them in their dying: for the consecration of his God upon his head.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Neither shall he make himself unclean, even for his father, or for his mother, or for his brother, or for his sister, when they die, because the consecration of his God is upon his head. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />nor shall he contaminate himself, even over the funeral of his father, or his mother, or his brother, or his sister. For the consecration of his God is upon his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Not even for their father or mother, sister or brother, should they defile themselves, when these die, since their heads bear their dedication to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Even if their father or mother, brother or sister, should die, they may not defile themselves; because their consecration to God is upon the head.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He shall not defile himself for his father or for his mother, for his brother or for his sister when they die; because the crown of consecration of his God is upon his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he shall not be defiled by them, with his father or with his mother or with his brother or with his sister, in their death, because the crown of his God is on his head.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He 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 unto God is upon his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />to his father or his mother, or to his brother or his sister; he shall not defile himself for them, when they have died, because the vow of God is upon him on his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/6-7.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=1810" 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">6</span>Throughout the days of his separation to the LORD, he must not go near a dead body. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: lə·’ā·ḇîw (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">Even if his father</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ū·lə·’im·mōw (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">or mother</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: lə·’ā·ḥîw (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">or brother</a> <a href="/hebrew/269.htm" title="269: ū·lə·’a·ḥō·ṯōw (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Sister. Irregular feminine of 'ach; a sister (like 'Ezrachiy), literally and figuratively).">or sister</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: bə·mō·ṯām (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">should die,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">he is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: yiṭ·ṭam·mā (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">to defile himself,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/5145.htm" title="5145: nê·zer (N-msc) -- Or nezer; from nazar; properly, something set apart, i.e. dedication; hence unshorn locks; also a chaplet.">the crown of consecration</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">to his God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">is upon</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> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Throughout the time of his separation, he is holy to the LORD.…<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/21-11.htm">Leviticus 21:11</a></span><br />He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-25.htm">Ezekiel 44:25</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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm">Leviticus 10:6</a></span><br />Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/21-1.htm">Leviticus 21:1-3</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="/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</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.”<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="/lamentations/4-7.htm">Lamentations 4:7</a></span><br />Her dignitaries were brighter than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like sapphires.<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/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13</a></span><br />Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19-20</a></span><br />Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; / you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.<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/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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 on his head.</p><p class="hdg">unclean</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/9-6.htm">Numbers 9:6</a></b></br> And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/21-1.htm">Leviticus 21:1,2,10-12</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/44-25.htm">Ezekiel 44:25</a></b></br> And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.</p><p class="hdg">Consecration.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/11-10.htm">1 Corinthians 11:10</a></b></br> For this cause ought the woman to have power on <i>her</i> head because of the angels.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/3-1.htm">Account</a> <a href="/numbers/5-2.htm">Ceremonially</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-12.htm">Consecration</a> <a href="/numbers/4-20.htm">Death</a> <a href="/numbers/4-20.htm">Die</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/numbers/6-5.htm">Head</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-10.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/numbers/6-2.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/numbers/6-6.htm">Separation</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-3.htm">Sister</a> <a href="/exodus/13-16.htm">Symbol</a> <a href="/numbers/5-29.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/6-11.htm">Account</a> <a href="/numbers/8-6.htm">Ceremonially</a> <a href="/numbers/6-9.htm">Consecration</a> <a href="/numbers/6-9.htm">Death</a> <a href="/numbers/6-9.htm">Die</a> <a href="/numbers/6-9.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/numbers/6-9.htm">Head</a> <a href="/numbers/12-12.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/numbers/6-18.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/numbers/6-8.htm">Separation</a> <a href="/numbers/25-18.htm">Sister</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-8.htm">Symbol</a> <a href="/numbers/6-9.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 vow required abstaining from wine, avoiding contact with dead bodies, and not cutting one's hair. The inclusion of close family members in this prohibition underscores the seriousness of the vow. In ancient Israel, family ties were paramount, and caring for deceased relatives was a significant duty. This requirement emphasizes the Nazirite's total dedication to God, even above familial obligations. This mirrors the call to prioritize God above all else, as seen in passages like <a href="/matthew/10-37.htm">Matthew 10:37</a>, where Jesus speaks of loving Him more than family.<p><b>he is not to defile himself</b><br>Contact with a dead body rendered a person ceremonially unclean according to Levitical law (<a href="/leviticus/21.htm">Leviticus 21:1-3</a>). For a Nazirite, maintaining ritual purity was essential, as their vow was a public declaration of holiness and separation unto God. This requirement reflects the broader biblical theme of holiness, where God's people are called to be set apart (<a href="/leviticus/11-44.htm">Leviticus 11:44-45</a>). The Nazirite vow serves as a tangible expression of this call to holiness, illustrating the need for purity in one's relationship with God.<p><b>because the symbol of consecration to his God is upon his head</b><br>The "symbol of consecration" refers to the uncut hair of the Nazirite, which served as a visible sign of their vow. This outward symbol represented an inward commitment to God, much like other biblical symbols such as circumcision or baptism. The hair was a constant reminder of the Nazirite's dedication and separation unto the Lord. This concept of consecration is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to present their bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God (<a href="/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:1</a>). The Nazirite's uncut hair can also be seen as a type of Christ, who was wholly consecrated to God and fulfilled the ultimate vow of dedication through His life and sacrificial death.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nazirite.htm">Nazirite</a></b><br>An individual who takes a special vow of consecration to God, which includes abstaining from wine, avoiding contact with dead bodies, and not cutting their hair.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/father,_mother,_brother,_sister.htm">Father, Mother, Brother, Sister</a></b><br>Immediate family members mentioned in the context of mourning and defilement, highlighting the personal cost of the Nazirite vow.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/crown_of_consecration.htm">Crown of Consecration</a></b><br>Symbolizes the Nazirite's dedication and separation unto God, representing holiness and commitment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/defilement.htm">Defilement</a></b><br>The act of becoming ceremonially unclean, particularly through contact with a dead body, which is prohibited for Nazirites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate focus of the Nazirite vow, emphasizing a life set apart for divine purposes.<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 distinct in their conduct and values, reflecting God's holiness in a secular world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_god.htm">Commitment to God</a></b><br>The vow demonstrates a deep commitment to God that surpasses even familial obligations. Christians are encouraged to prioritize their relationship with God above all else.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sacrifice_and_self-denial.htm">Sacrifice and Self-Denial</a></b><br>The restrictions of the Nazirite vow teach the value of sacrifice and self-denial in the pursuit of spiritual growth. Believers are called to deny themselves and take up their cross daily.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_crown.htm">Symbolism of the Crown</a></b><br>The "crown of consecration" signifies honor and dedication. Christians are reminded that their identity in Christ is their greatest honor, and they should live in a way that reflects this truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_spiritual_defilement.htm">Avoiding Spiritual Defilement</a></b><br>Just as Nazirites avoided physical defilement, believers are to guard against spiritual defilement by staying away from sin and maintaining purity in thought and action.<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/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><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_the_first_gospel_written.htm">Was Jesus considered a Nazirite?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">He shall not make himself unclean . . . --</span>The law of the Nazirite in this respect was equally stringent with that of the high priest (<a href="/leviticus/21-11.htm" title="Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;">Leviticus 21:11</a>), and more stringent than that which was imposed upon the priests generally (<a href="/context/leviticus/21-2.htm" title="But for his kin, that is near to him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.">Leviticus 21:2-3</a>).<p><span class= "bld">The consecration.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">the separation </span>(Hebrew, <span class= "ital">nezer</span>)<span class= "ital">. </span>So also in <a href="/numbers/6-9.htm" title="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.">Numbers 6:9</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother.</span> The same injunction had been given to the priests (<a href="/leviticus/21-12.htm">Leviticus 21:12</a>) - "for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him." A similar reason restrained the Nazirite. <span class="cmt_word">Because the consecration of his God is upon his head,</span> <span class="accented">i.e.,<span class="cmt_word"></span></span> because he wears the unshorn locks which are the outward sign of his separation unto God. The hair of the Nazirite was to him just what the diadem on the mitre was to the high priest, what the sacred chrism was to the sons of Aaron. Both of these are called by the word <span class="accented">nezer</span> (<a href="/exodus/29-6.htm">Exodus 29:6</a>; <a href="/leviticus/21-12.htm">Leviticus 21:12</a>), from the same root as <span class="accented">nazir.</span> It was thought by some of the Jewish doctors that in these three particulars - the untouched growth of the hair, the abstinence from the fruit of the vine (cf. <a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Genesis 9:20</a>), and the seclusion from the dead - the separated life of the Nazirite reproduced the unfallen life of man in paradise. This may have had some foundation in fact, but the true explanation of the three rules is rather to be found in the spiritual truth they teach in a simple and forcible way. He who has a holy ambition to please God must <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> devote to God the whole forces of his being, undiminished by any wont and use of the world; <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> abstain not only from pleasures which are actually dangerous, but from such as have any savour of moral evil about them; <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> subordinate his most sacred private feelings to the great purpose of his life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/6-7.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">Even if his father</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאָבִ֣יו</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ā·ḇîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or mother</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְאִמּ֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·’im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or brother</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאָחִיו֙</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ā·ḥîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or sister</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְאַ֣חֹת֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·’a·ḥō·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_269.htm">Strong's 269: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sister -- a sister</span><br /><br /><span class="word">should die,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמֹתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·mō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm">Strong's 4194: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he is not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to defile himself,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִטַּמָּ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(yiṭ·ṭam·mā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - 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">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">the crown of consecration</span><br /><span class="heb">נֵ֥זֶר</span> <span class="translit">(nê·zer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<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">to his God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is upon</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<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">his head.</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(rō·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - 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