KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 6:7
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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;
Surrounding context — Numbers 6
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.
10 And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:
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לְאָבִ֣יוH1 · avfatherוּלְאִמּ֗וֹH517 · emmotherלְאָחִיו֙H251 · achbrother: male-siblingוּלְאַ֣חֹת֔וֹH269 · a.chotsisterלֹא־H3808 · lonotיִטַּמָּ֥אH2930 · ta.meto defileלָהֶ֖םH9038 · hemthemבְּמֹתָ֑םH4194 · ma.vetdeathכִּ֛יH3588 · kiforנֵ֥זֶרH5145 · ne.zerconsecration: Nazirite vowאֱלֹהָ֖יוH430 · e.lo.himGodעַל־H5921 · aluponרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃H7218 · roshhead
Cross-references
Numbers 9:6And 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:Leviticus 21:1-2And 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:Ezekiel 44:25And 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.Leviticus 21:10-12And [he that is] the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;
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