Acts 21:24

Go! Take these for hitkaddeshut (purification) and purify yourself with them and pay expenses for them, that they may cut their hair; then all shall have da'as that there is no emes to the rumor; then it shall be clear that you yourself are in agreement and frum regarding the darkhei haTorah and that you are charedi and shomer mitzvot, in the ranks of those who practice Orthodox Judaism. + 21:24 Num 6:1-21 , Mishnah tractate Nazir

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In The King James Version

Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.

In Context

23This, therefore, do what we tell you. There are with us arba'ah anashim who are under a neder Nezirim.

25And concerning the Goyim coming to + 21:25 Orthodox Jewish emunah, we have sent an iggeret with our decision that they avoid what is offered to elilim and dahm and what is strangled and zenut.

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Cross References

Exodus 19:14So Moshe came down from HaHar unto HaAm, and set apart as kodesh HaAm; and they washed their clothes.

Numbers 6:9And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath made tameh the head of his nezer (abstinence); then he shall shave his head in the yom of his tohorah, on the yom hashevi'i shall he shave it.

Numbers 6:18And the Nazir shall shave the head of his nezer + 6:18 See Ac 21:24 at the entrance of the Ohel Mo'ed, and shall take the hair of the head of his nezer, and put it in the eish (fire) which is under the zevach hashelamim (sacrifice of peace offerings).

Judges 13:5For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear ben; and no morah (razor) shall come on his rosh; for the na'ar shall be a Nazir Elohim from the beten (womb); and he shall begin to save Yisroel from the yad Pelishtim.

2 Chronicles 30:18For most of HaAm, even many of Ephrayim, and Menasheh, Yissakhar, and Zevulun, had not made themselves tahor, yet did they eat the Pesach contrary to what was written. But Chizkiyahu (Yechizkiyahu) davened for them, saying, May Hashem Hatov grant kapporah to

Job 41:25Upon earth there is not his equal, 1 who is created without fear. 1

Matthew Henry on Acts 21:16-27

Paul's Visit to Jerusalem; Paul's Conformity to the Jewish Law. 15 And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem. 16 There went with us also certain of the disciples of Cæsarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge. 17 And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. 18 And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present. 19 And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what… Read the whole commentary →

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