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6:1 Then the Lord <03068> spoke <01696> to <0413> Moses <04872>: 6:2 “Speak <01696> to <0413> the Israelites <03478> <01121>, and tell <0559> them, ‘When either a man <0376> or <0176> a woman <0802> takes a special <06381> vow <05088>, to take a vow <05087> as a Nazirite <05139>, to separate <05144> himself to the Lord <03069>, 6:3 he must separate <05144> himself from wine <03196> and strong drink <07941>, he must drink <08354> neither <03808> vinegar <02558> made from wine <03196> nor vinegar <02558> made from strong drink <07941>, nor <03808> may he drink <08354> any <03605> juice <04952> of grapes <06025>, nor <03808> eat <0398> fresh <03892> grapes <06025> or raisins <03002>. 6:4 All <03605> the days <03117> of his separation <05145> he must not <03808> eat <0398> anything <03605> that is produced <06213> by the grapevine <03196> <01612>, from seed <02785> to skin <02085>. 6:5 “‘All <03605> the days <03117> of the vow <05088> of his separation <05145> no <03808> razor <08593> may be used <05674> on <05921> his head <07218> until <05704> the time <03117> is fulfilled <04390> for which <0834> he separated <05144> himself to the Lord <03068>. He will be <01961> holy <06918>, and he must let the locks <06545> of hair <08181> on his head <07218> grow <01431> long. 6:6 “‘All <03605> the days <03117> that he separates <05144> himself to <05921> the Lord <03068> he must not <03808> contact <0935> a dead <04191> body <05315>. 6:7 He must not <03808> defile <02930> himself even for his father <01> or his mother <0517> or his brother <0251> or his sister <0269> if they die <04194>, because <03588> the separation <05145> for his God <0430> is on <05921> his head <07218>. 6:8 All <03605> the days <03117> of his separation <05145> he must be holy <06918> to the Lord <03068>. 6:9 “‘If <03588> anyone dies <04191> <04191> very <06621> suddenly <06597> beside <05921> him and he defiles <02930> his consecrated <05145> head <07218>, then he must shave <01548> his head <07218> on the day <03117> of his purification <02893>– on the seventh <07637> day <03117> he must shave <01548> it. 6:10 On the eighth <08066> day <03117> he is to bring <0935> two <08147> turtledoves <08449> or <0176> two <08147> young <01121> pigeons <03123> to <0413> the priest <03548>, to <0413> the entrance <06607> to the tent <0168> of meeting <04150>. 6:11 Then the priest <03548> will offer <06213> one <0259> for a purification offering <02403> and the other <0259> as a burnt offering <05930>, and make atonement <03722> for <05921> him, because <0834> of his transgression <02398> in <05921> regard to the corpse <05315>. So he must reconsecrate <06942> his <01931> head <07218> on that day <03117>. 6:12 He must rededicate <05144> to the Lord <03068> the days <03117> of his separation <05145> and bring <0935> a male lamb <03532> in its first <01121> year <08141> as a reparation offering <0817>, but the former <07223> days <03117> will not be counted <05307> because <03588> his separation <05145> was defiled <02930>.

• Num 6:1-8 -- The Nazirite Vow
• Num 6:9-12 -- Contingencies for Defilement

• Nazirite

  [isbe] NAZIRITE - naz'-i-rit (nazir, connected with nadhar, "to vow"; nazeir, nazeiraios, as also various words indicating "holiness" or "devotion"; the King James Version, Nazarite): 1. Antiquity and Origin 2. Conditions of the Vo...
  [nave] NAZIRITE Law concerning, Num. 6:1-21; Judg. 13:5. Character of, Lam. 4:7; Amos 2:11, 12. Instances of Samson, Judg. 13:5, 7; 16:17. Samuel, 1 Sam. 1:11. Rechabites, Jer. 35. John the Baptist, Matt. 11:18; Luke 1:15; 7:...
  

• NAZARITE

  [ebd] (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 is no mention of any Naz...
  [smith] more properly Naz?irite (one separated), one of either sex who was bound by a vow of a peculiar kind to be set apart from others for the service of God. The obligation was either for life or for a defined time. There is no no...
  

• HAIR

  [ebd] (1.) The Egyptians let the hair of their head and beard grow only when they were in mourning, shaving it off at other times. "So particular were they on this point that to have neglected it was a subject of reproach and ridi...
  [isbe] HAIR - har (se`ar, sa`ar, Aramaic se`ar, and their derivatives; thrix, gen. case trichos, kome): 1. Hair Fashions: Hair was worn in different fashions by the Orientals of Biblical times, and not always in the same way among ...
  

• Samson

  [ebd] 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; comp. Num. 6:1-21). The f...
  

• Fraternity

  [nave] FRATERNITY. Gen. 13:8; Deut. 15:7-15; Psa. 22:22; Psa. 133:1-3; Zech. 11:14; Mal. 2:10; Matt. 5:22-24; Matt. 18:15-18, 21, 22, 35; Matt. 23:8; Matt. 25:40; John 13:34 John 15:12. John 20:17; Rom. 12:10; 1 Cor. 6:1-8; 1 Cor....
  

• John the Baptist

  [ebd] 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. 24:10), and his mother, Elisab...
  

• Wine

  [ebd] The common Hebrew word for wine is yayin, from a root meaning "to boil up," "to be in a ferment." Others derive it from a root meaning "to tread out," and hence the juice of the grape trodden out. The Greek word for wine is ...
  [nave] WINE Made from grapes, Gen. 40:11; 49:11; Isa. 25:6; Jer. 40:10, 12; from pomegranates, Song 8:2. Kept in jars, Jer. 13:12; 48:12; in skins, Josh. 9:4, 13; Job 32:19; Matt. 9:17; Luke 5:37, 38; in bottles, Josh. 9:4, 13; Jo...
  

• Razor

  [ebd] 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).
  [isbe] RAZOR - ra'-zer (ta`ar, "knife" (Nu 6:5; Ps 52:2; Isa 7:20; Ezek 5:1), morah, "razor" (Jdg 13:5; 16:17; 1 Sam 1:11)). See BARBER; HAIR.
  [smith] Besides other usages, the practice of shaving the head after the completion of a vow must have created among the Jews a necessity for the special trade of a barber. (Leviticus 14:8; Numbers 6:9,18; 8:7; Judges 13:5; Isaiah 7:...
  [nave] RAZOR, Nazirite forbidden to use, Num. 6:5. Figurative Psa. 52:2; Isa. 7:20; Ezek. 5:1.
  

• Sin-offering

  [ebd] (Heb. hattath), the law of, is given in detail in Lev. 4-6:13; 9:7-11, 22-24; 12:6-8; 15:2, 14, 25-30; 14:19, 31; Num. 6:10-14. On the day of Atonement it was made with special solemnity (Lev. 16:5, 11, 15). The blood was th...
  

• CONSECRATE; CONSECRATION

  [isbe] CONSECRATE; CONSECRATION - kon'-se-krat, kon-se-kra'-shun. 1. In the Old Testament: In the Old Testament for several Hebrew words of different meanings: (1) charam: "I will consecrate (the Revised Version (British and Americ...
  

• Shaving

  [isbe] SHAVING - shav'-ing (in Job 1:20, gazaz, usually galach; in Acts 21:24, xurao): Customs as to shaving differ in different countries, and in ancient and modern times. Among the Egyptians it was customary to shave the whole bo...
  [nave] SHAVING Forbidden to Nazirites, Num. 6:5; Judg. 13:5; to priests, Ezek. 44:20. See: Beard.
  

• CORPSE

  [isbe] CORPSE - korps: This word in the King James Version is the translations of two Hebrew words, pegher, and gewiyah, while nebhelah, and guphah, which mean the same, are translated "body," with which the English word "corpse" (...
  

• BODY

  [isbe] BODY - bod'-i: I. PHILOLOGICAL: Generally speaking, the Old Testament language employs no fixed term for the human body as an entire organism in exact opposition to "soul" or "spirit." Various terms were employed, each of wh...
  

• Offerings

  [nave] OFFERINGS Offered at the door of the tabernacle, Lev. 1:3; 3:2; 17:4, 8, 9; of the temple, 2 Chr. 7:12; 1 Kin. 8:62; 12:27. All animal sacrifices must be eight days old or over, Lev. 22:27. Must be salted, Lev. 2:13; Ezek....
  

• Atonement

  [ebd] This word does not occur in the Authorized Version of the New Testament except in Rom. 5:11, where in the Revised Version the word "reconciliation" is used. In the Old Testament it is of frequent occurrence. The meaning of t...
  [nave] ATONEMENT For tabernacle and furniture, Lev. 16:15-20, 33. In consecration of the Levites, Num. 8:21. For those defiled by the dead, Num. 6:11. Made for houses, Lev. 14:53. For sin, see below. By meat offerings, Lev. 5:...
  

• Food

  [isbe] FOOD - food: I. VEGETABLE FOODS 1. Primitive Habits 2. Cereals 3. Leguminous Plants 4. Food of Trees II. ANIMAL FOOD LITERATURE In a previous article (see BREAD) it has been shown that in the Bible "bread" usually stands for...
  [nave] FOOD. Articles of Milk, Gen. 49:12; Prov. 27:27; butter, Deut. 32:14; 2 Sam. 17:29; cheese, 1 Sam. 17:18; Job 10:10; bread, Gen. 18:5; 1 Sam. 17:17; parched grain, Ruth 2:14; 1 Sam. 17:17; flesh, 2 Sam. 6:19; Prov. 9:2; fi...
  

• Vinegar

  [isbe] VINEGAR - vin'-e-ger (chomets; oxos): Vinegar, whose use as a condiment (Ruth 2:14) needs no comment, is formed when a saccharine fluid passes through a fermentation that produces acetic acid. In the ancient world vinegar wa...
  [nave] VINEGAR, a sour wine. Forbidden to Nazirites, Num. 6:3. Used with food, Ruth 2:14; Psa. 69:21; Prov. 10:26; 25:20. Offered to Christ on the cross, Matt. 27:34, 48; John 19:29, with Mark 15:23.
  

• Purification

  [ebd] the process by which a person unclean, according to the Levitical law, and thereby cut off from the sanctuary and the festivals, was restored to the enjoyment of all these privileges. The great annual purification of the peo...
  

• Banner

  [ebd] (1.) The flag or banner of the larger kind, serving for three tribes marching together. These standards, of which there were four, were worked with embroidery and beautifully ornamented (Num. 1:52; 2:2, 3, 10, 18, 25; Cant. ...
  

• SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 2

  [isbe] SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 2 - V. The Mosaic Sacrificial System. 1. The Covenant Sacrifice: The fundamental function of Moses' work was to establish the covenant between Israel and God. This important transaction took ...
  

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