Numbers 6:7
Neither for his father nor for his mother nor for his brother nor for his sister, shall he make himself unclean-not even for them, should they die,—because, his separation unto God, is upon his head,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
6All the days for which he hath separated himself unto Yahweh to no dead person, shall he go in.
8All his days of separation hallowed, is he unto Yahweh.
Cross References
Leviticus 21:1And Yahweh said unto Moses, Say unto the priests, the sons of Aaron,—yea thou shalt say unto them, For a dead person, shall no one make himself unclean among his people:
Numbers 9:6But so it was that there were, certain men who had become unclean by a dead person, and could not keep the passover on that day,—therefore came they near before Moses and before Aaron on that day.
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 →