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“The whole time of their Nazirite vow they must not cut their hair. They must be holy until this time of special dedication to the Lord is ended. They must let their hair grow long.

“If you have taken the Nazirite vow, you must not go near someone who is dying[a] during that special time of dedication. You have given yourself fully to the Lord, so you must not let yourself become unclean like this—even for your own father or mother, brother or sister when they die.[b] This is because you have the hair that you dedicated to God on your head!

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 6:6 someone who is dying Or “a dead person.”
  2. Numbers 6:7 when they die Or “that have died.”

“‘During the entire period of their Nazirite vow, no razor(A) may be used on their head.(B) They must be holy until the period of their dedication to the Lord is over; they must let their hair grow long.

“‘Throughout the period of their dedication to the Lord, the Nazirite must not go near a dead body.(C) Even if their own father or mother or brother or sister dies, they must not make themselves ceremonially unclean(D) on account of them, because the symbol of their dedication to God is on their head.

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