KJV King James Version
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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Numbers 6:9
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
“‘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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘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,
Surrounding context — Numbers 6
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:
11 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day.
12 And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.
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וְכִֽי־H3588 · kiforיָמ֨וּתH4191 · mutto dieמֵ֤תH4191 · mutto dieעָלָיו֙H5921 · aluponבְּפֶ֣תַעH6621 · pe.tasuddennessפִּתְאֹ֔םH6597 · pit.omsuddenlyוְטִמֵּ֖אH2930 · ta.meto defileרֹ֣אשׁH7218 · roshheadנִזְר֑וֹH5145 · ne.zerconsecration: Nazirite vowוְגִלַּ֤חH1548 · ga.lachto shaveרֹאשׁוֹ֙H7218 · roshheadבְּי֣וֹםH3117 · yomdayטָהֳרָת֔וֹH2893 · to.ho.rahpurifyingבַּיּ֥וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יH7637 · she.vi.iseventhיְגַלְּחֶֽנּוּ׃H1548 · ga.lachto shave
Cross-references
Numbers 6:18And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put [it] in the fire which [is] under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.Acts 18:18And Paul [after this] tarried [there] 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 [his] head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.Leviticus 14:9But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.Acts 21:23-24Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them;Numbers 19:14-19This [is] the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that [is] in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.Philippians 3:8-9Yea doubtless, and I count all things [but] loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them [but] dung, that I may win Christ,
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