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Even if their own father, mother, brother, or sister dies, they must not make themselves unclean[a] by going near them. Nazarites show their vow to Elohim with their long hair. As long as they are Nazirites, they will be holy to Yahweh.

“Someone might suddenly drop dead next to a Nazirite and make the Nazirite’s hair unclean. Seven days later he must shave his head in order to be declared clean.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 6:7 “Unclean” refers to anything that is not presentable to God.
  2. Numbers 6:9 “Clean” refers to anything that is presentable to God.

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