KJV King James Version
All the days that he separateth [himself] unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body.
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Numbers 6:6
All the days that he separateth [himself] unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Throughout the days of his separation to the LORD, he must not go near a dead body.
WEB World English Bible
“‘All the days that he separates himself to Yahweh he shall not go near a dead body.
ASV American Standard Version
All the days that he separateth himself unto Jehovah he shall not come near to a dead body.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘All days of his keeping separate to Jehovah, near a dead person he doth not go;
Surrounding context — Numbers 6
3 He shall separate [himself] from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
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 rasor 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.
9 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.
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Leviticus 19:28Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I [am] the LORD.Leviticus 21:11Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;Luke 9:59-60And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.2 Corinthians 5:16Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we [him] no more.Ezekiel 24:16-18Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.Matthew 8:21-22And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.Jeremiah 16:5-6For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, [even] lovingkindness and mercies.Numbers 19:11-22He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.Leviticus 21:1-3And 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:
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