Numbers 6:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He shall not make himself uncleanיִטַּמָּ֥א
(yit·tam·ma)
2930: to be or become uncleana prim. root
for his fatherלְאָבִ֣יו
(le·'a·viv)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
or for his mother,וּלְאִמֹּ֗ו
(u·le·'im·mov)
517: a motherfrom an unused word
for his brotherלְאָחִיו֙
(le·'a·chiv)
251: a brotherfrom an unused word
or for his sister,וּלְאַ֣חֹתֹ֔ו
(u·le·'a·cho·tov,)
269: sisterfrom the same as ach
when they die,בְּמֹתָ֑ם
(be·mo·tam;)
4194: deathfrom muth
becauseכִּ֛י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
his separationנֵ֥זֶר
(ne·zer)
5145: consecration, crown, Naziriteshipfrom nazar
to Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו
(e·lo·hav)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
is on his head.רֹאשֹֽׁו׃
(ro·shov.)
7218: heada prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
He shall not make himself unclean
tame'  (taw-may')
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) -- defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, utterly.
for his father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
or for his mother
'em  (ame)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting.
for his brother
'ach  (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
or for his sister
'achowth  (aw-khoth')
a sister (used very widely, literally and figuratively) -- (an-)other, sister, together.
when they die
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
because the consecration
nezer  (neh'-zer)
consecration, crown, hair, separation.
of his God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
is upon his head
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'He shall not make himself unclean for his father or for his mother, for his brother or for his sister, when they die, because his separation to God is on his head.

King James Bible
He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He is not to defile himself for his father or mother, or his brother or sister, when they die, because the hair consecrated to his God is on his head.

International Standard Version
He is not to defile himself on account of his father, mother, brother, and sister when they die, because the crown of his consecration to God is on his head.

NET Bible
He must not defile himself even for his father or his mother or his brother or his sister if they die, because the separation for his God is on his head.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Even if their own father, mother, brother, or sister dies, they must not make themselves unclean by going near them. Nazarites show their vow to God with their long hair.

King James 2000 Bible
He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head.
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