Numbers 6:5
all the days of his separation:—a razor shall not come upon his head, until the days be fulfilled which he vowed to the Lord: he shall be holy, cherishing the + 6:5 Gr. a head of hair even hair, etc.long hair of the head,
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
6all the days of his vow to the Lord: he shall not come nigh to any dead body,
Cross References
Judges 13:5for behold, thou art with child, and shalt bring forth a son; and there shall come no + 13:5 Gr. iron.razor upon his head, for the child shall be a + 13:5 So Vat. i.e. Ναζίρ but Alex. nearer to reading in Mat. 2. ult. Ναζίραῖον.Nazarite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to save Israel from the hand of the Phylistines.
Judges 16:19And Dalida made Sampson sleep upon her knees; and she called a man, and he shaved the seven locks of his head, and she began to + 16:19 This word in LXX. seems generally to have the signification of “to afflict.”humble him, and his strength departed from him.
Lamentations 4:7Zain. Her Nazarites were made purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were purified as with fire, their polishing was superior to sapphire stone.
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 →