Numbers 6:9

And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
man	יָמ֨וּת ya.Mut	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
die	מֵ֤ת met	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
very	בְּפֶ֣תַע be.Fe.ta'	H6621	a wink · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
suddenly	פִּתְאֹ֔ם pit.'Om	H6597	instantly · adverb
defiled	וְטִמֵּ֖א ve.ti.Me'	H2930	to be foul · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
head	רֹ֣אשׁ rosh	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · noun, common masculine singular construct
consecration	נִזְר֑וֹ niz.Ro	H5145	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
shave	וְגִלַּ֤ח ve.gi.Lach	H1548	properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
head	רֹאשׁוֹ֙ ro.Sho	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
day	בְּי֣וֹם be.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
cleansing	טָהֳרָת֔וֹ to.ho.ra.To	H2893	ceremonial purification · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
seventh	הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י ha.she.vi.'I	H7637	seventh · definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
day	בַּיּ֥וֹם bai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
shave	יְגַלְּחֶֽנּוּ ye.gal.le.Che.nu	H1548	properly · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Numbers 6:18 And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the he…
Leviticus 14:9 But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall…
Acts 18:18 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Pris…
Numbers 19:14-19 This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.
Acts 21:23-24 Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them;
Philippians 3:8-9 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the los…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 6:1-21

After the law for the discovery and shame of those that by sin had made themselves vile, fitly follows this for the direction and encouragement of those who by their eminent piety and devotion had made themselves honourable, and distinguished themselves from their neighbours. It is very probable that there were those before the making of this law who went under the character of Nazarites, and were celebrated by that title as persons professing greater strictness and zeal in religion than other people; for the vow of a Nazarite is spoken of here as a thing already well known, but the obligation of it is reduced to a greater certainty than hitherto it had been. Joseph is called a Nazarite amon…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 6:9

If any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration--Cases of sudden death might occur to make him contract pollution; and in such circumstances he was required, after shaving his head, to make the prescribed offerings necessary for the removal of ceremonial defilement (Lev 15:13; Num 19:11). But by the terms of this law an accidental defilement vitiated the whole of his previous observances, and he was required to begin the period of his Nazaritism afresh. But even this full completion did not supersede the necessity of a sin offering at the close. Sin mingles with our best and holiest performances, and the blood of sprinkling is necessary to procure accept…

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John Gill on Numbers 6:9

And if any man die very suddenly by him,.... In the place where he is, whether house or field, a public or private place, in the tent where he is, as Jarchi; there are two words we render, "very suddenly", which many take to be synonymous; and that being of the same signification, two being used increase the sense, but others think they have a different meaning: the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan render them,"suddenly through ignorance,''understanding it of a chance matter, as when one man is killed by another, not wilfully and through malice, but without intention and design: Jarchi interprets the first of them by violence, and the latter through error or mistake, and so may include both c…

Dictionary and topics

Baldness — From natural causes was uncommon (2 Kings 2:23; Isa. 3:24). It was included apparently under “scab” and “scurf,” which disqualified for the priesthood (Lev. 21:20). The Egyptians were rarely subject…
John the Baptist — The “forerunner of our Lord.” We have but fragmentary and imperfect accounts of him in the Gospels. He was of priestly descent. His father, Zacharias, was a priest of the course of Abia (1 Chr.…
Knife — (1.) Heb. hereb, “the waster,” a sharp instrument for circumcision (Josh. 5:2, 3, lit. “knives of flint;” comp. Ex. 4:25); a razor (Ezek. 5:1); a graving tool (Ex. 20:25); an axe (Ezek. 26:9). (2.)…
Nazarite — (Heb. form Nazirite), the name of such Israelites as took on them the vow prescribed in Num. 6:2-21. The word denotes generally one who is separated from others and consecrated to God. Although there…
Razor — The Nazarites were forbidden to make use of the razor (Num. 6:5; Judg. 13:5). At their consecration the Levites were shaved all over with a razor (Num. 8:7; comp. Ps. 52:2; Ezek. 5:1).
Samson — Of the sun, the son of Manoah, born at Zorah. The narrative of his life is given in Judg. 13-16. He was a “Nazarite unto God” from his birth, the first Nazarite mentioned in Scripture (Judg. 13:3-5;…
Fraternity · .The Nazarites, vows of — .The Nazarites, vows of
Nazarite · Law concerning — Law concerning
Nazarites · Defiled during vow: To shave the head the seventh day — Defiled during vow: To shave the head the seventh day

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Numbers 6:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 6:1-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 6:9

John Gill on Numbers 6:9

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 6:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 6:1-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 6:9

John Gill on Numbers 6:9

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Numbers 6:1-21

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 6:1-21

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 6:9-21

Rashi on Numbers 6:9