Numbers 6:8

All the days of his separation he shall be holy to the Lord.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

All the days of his separation he is holy unto the LORD.

In Context

7Neither 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.

9But 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.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 1:27For this child did I pray, and the Lord hath granted me my petition, which I asked of him.

2 Corinthians 6:17Wherefore, Go out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing:

Matthew Henry on Numbers 6:2-22

The Law Concerning Nazarites. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the Lord : 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… Read the whole commentary →

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