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The Nazirite Vow

Numbers 6:6

In 11 translations

BSB
Throughout the days of his separation to the LORD, he must not go near a dead body.
KJV
All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body.
WEB
“‘All the days that he separates himself to Yahweh he shall not go near a dead body.
ASV
All the days that he separateth himself unto Jehovah he shall not come near to a dead body.
LSV
All [the] days of his keeping separate to YHWH, he does not go near a dead person;
YLT
'All days of his keeping separate to Jehovah, near a dead person he doth not go;
DBY
All the days that he hath consecrated himself to Jehovah, he shall come near no dead body.
DRC
All the time of his consecration he shall not go in to any dead,
GNV
During the time that he separateth himselfe vnto the Lord, he shall come at no dead body:
JPS
All the days that he consecrateth himself unto the LORD he shall not come near to a dead body.
LXXE
all the days of his vow to the Lord: he shall not come nigh to any dead body,

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Original-language editions

WLC
כָּל־יְמֵ֥י הַזִּיר֖וֹ לַיהוָ֑ה עַל־נֶ֥פֶשׁ מֵ֖ת לֹ֥א יָבֹֽא׃
LXX-Br
ἐπὶ πάσῃ ψυχῇ τετελευτηκυίᾳ οὐκ εἰσελεύσεται ἐπὶ πατρὶ καὶ μητρὶ,

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Leviticus 21:11He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother.
  • Leviticus 19:28You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
  • Jeremiah 16:5–6Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal. Do not go to mourn or show sympathy, for I have removed from this people My peace, My loving devotion, and My compassion,”…
  • 2 Corinthians 5:16So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
  • Matthew 8:21–22Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
  • Numbers 19:11–22Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days. He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and…
  • Ezekiel 24:16–18“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow. Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your…
  • Leviticus 21:1–3Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people, except for his immediate family—his mother, father, son,…
  • Luke 9:59–60Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”

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