Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’During the entire period of their Nazirite vow, no razor may be used on their head. They must be holy until the period of their dedication to the LORD is over; they must let their hair grow long. New Living Translation “They must never cut their hair throughout the time of their vow, for they are holy and set apart to the LORD. Until the time of their vow has been fulfilled, they must let their hair grow long. English Standard Version “All the days of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. Until the time is completed for which he separates himself to the LORD, he shall be holy. He shall let the locks of hair of his head grow long. Berean Standard Bible For the entire period of his vow of separation, no razor shall pass over his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete; he must let the hair of his head grow long. King James Bible All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no rasor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. New King James Version ‘All the days of the vow of his separation no razor shall come upon his head; until the days are fulfilled for which he separated himself to the LORD, he shall be holy. Then he shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. New American Standard Bible ‘All the days of his vow of consecration no razor shall pass over his head. He shall be holy until the days are fulfilled which he lives as a Nazirite for the LORD; he shall let the locks of hair on his head grow long. NASB 1995 ‘All the days of his vow of separation no razor shall pass over his head. He shall be holy until the days are fulfilled for which he separated himself to the LORD; he shall let the locks of hair on his head grow long. NASB 1977 ‘All the days of his vow of separation no razor shall pass over his head. He shall be holy until the days are fulfilled for which he separated himself to the LORD; he shall let the locks of hair on his head grow long. Legacy Standard Bible ‘All the days of his vow as a Nazirite no razor shall pass over his head. He shall be holy until the days are fulfilled for which he dedicated himself as a Nazirite to Yahweh; he shall let the locks of hair on his head grow long. Amplified Bible ‘All the time of the vow of his separation no razor shall be used on his head. Until the time of his separation to the LORD is completed, he shall be holy, and shall let the hair of his head grow long. Christian Standard Bible “You must not cut his hair throughout the time of his vow of consecration. He may be holy until the time is completed during which he consecrates himself to the LORD; he is to let the hair of his head grow long. Holman Christian Standard Bible You must not cut his hair throughout the time of his vow of consecration. He must be holy until the time is completed during which he consecrates himself to the LORD; he is to let the hair of his head grow long. American Standard Version All the days of his vow of separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in which he separateth himself unto Jehovah, he shall be holy; he shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow long. Aramaic Bible in Plain English All of the days of the vow of his Nazaritehood; and a razor not will pass on his head until the days when he is separated to LORD JEHOVAH may be fulfilled; he shall be holy and shall grow the hairs of his head. Brenton Septuagint Translation all the days of his separation: - a razor shall not come upon his head, until the days be fulfilled which he vowed to the Lord: he shall be holy, cherishing the long hair of the head, Contemporary English Version The hair of a Nazirite is sacred to me, and as long as you are a Nazirite, you must never cut your hair. Douay-Rheims Bible All the time of his separation no razor shall pass over his head, until the day be fulfilled of his consecration to the Lord. He shall be holy, and shall let the hair of his head grow. English Revised Version All the days of his vow of separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, he shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow long. GOD'S WORD® Translation "As long as they are under the Nazirite vow, no razor may touch their heads. During the entire time that they are dedicated to the LORD as Nazirites, they will be holy. They must let their hair grow long. Good News Translation As long as you are under the nazirite vow, you must not cut your hair or shave. You are bound by the vow for the full time that you are dedicated to the LORD, and you shall let your hair grow. International Standard Version During the entire time of his dedication, he is not to allow a razor to pass over his head until the days of his holy consecration to the LORD have been fulfilled. He is to let the locks on his head grow long. JPS Tanakh 1917 All the days of his vow of Naziriteship there shall no razor come upon his head; until the days be fulfilled, in which he consecrateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, he shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow long. Literal Standard Version All [the] days of the vow of his separation a razor does not pass over his head; he is holy until the fullness of the days [in] which he separates himself to YHWH; the upper part of the hair of his head has grown up. Majority Standard Bible For the entire period of his vow of separation, no razor shall pass over his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete; he must let the hair of his head grow long. New American Bible While they are under the nazirite vow, no razor shall touch their hair. Until the period of their dedication to the LORD is over, they shall be holy, letting the hair of their heads grow freely. NET Bible "'All the days of the vow of his separation no razor may be used on his head until the time is fulfilled for which he separated himself to the LORD. He will be holy, and he must let the locks of hair on his head grow long. New Revised Standard Version All the days of their nazirite vow no razor shall come upon the head; until the time is completed for which they separate themselves to the LORD, they shall be holy; they shall let the locks of the head grow long. New Heart English Bible "All the days of his vow of separation there shall no razor come on his head, until the days are fulfilled, in which he separates himself to the LORD. He shall be holy. He shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow long. Webster's Bible Translation All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days shall be fulfilled, in which he separateth himself to the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. World English Bible “‘All the days of his vow of separation no razor shall come on his head, until the days are fulfilled in which he separates himself to Yahweh. He shall be holy. He shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow long. Young's Literal Translation 'All days of the vow of his separation a razor doth not pass over his head; till the fulness of the days which he doth separate to Jehovah he is holy; grown up hath the upper part of the hair of his head. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Nazirite Vow…4All the days of his separation, he is not to eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins. 5For the entire period of his vow of separation, no razor shall pass over his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete; he must let the hair of his head grow long. 6Throughout the days of his separation to the LORD, he must not go near a dead body.… Cross References Acts 18:18 Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. Numbers 6:4 All the days of his separation, he is not to eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins. Judges 16:17 Samson told her all that was in his heart: "My hair has never been cut, because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man." 1 Samuel 1:11 And she made a vow, pleading, "O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head." Ezekiel 44:20 They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair. Treasury of Scripture All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come on his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separates himself to the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. razor Judges 13:5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no rasor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines. Judges 16:17,19 That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a rasor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man… 1 Samuel 1:11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no rasor come upon his head. Jump to Previous Consecrateth Fulfilled Grow Hair Head Holy Locks Naziriteship Razor Separated Separates Separateth Separation VowJump to Next Consecrateth Fulfilled Grow Hair Head Holy Locks Naziriteship Razor Separated Separates Separateth Separation VowNumbers 6 1. The law of the Nazarite in the days of his separation13. And after their completion 22. The form of blessing the people (5) There shall no razor come upon his head.--The hair was to be suffered to grow in all its luxuriance during the days of the Nazirite vow. The meaning may be illustrated by reference to Leviticus 25:4-5; Leviticus 25:11, where it is prescribed that in the seventh year the vine was not to be pruned, and that the grapes of "the undressed vine" (literally, the grapes of the Nazirite) should not be gathered.Verse 5. - There shall no razor come upon his head. The meaning of this law is best understood from the case of Samson, whose strength was in his hair, and departed from him when his hair was cut. No doubt that strength was a more or less supernatural gift, and it went and came with his hair according to some supernatural law; but it is clear that the connection was not merely arbitrary, but was founded on some generally received idea. To the Jew, differing in this from the shaven Egyptian and the short-haired Greek, the hair represented the virile powers of the adult, growing with its growth, and failing again with its decay. To use a simple analogy from nature, the uncropped locks of the Nazirite were like the mane of the male lion, a symbol of the fullness of his proper strength and life (cf. 2 Samuel 14:25, 26, and, for the disgrace of baldness, 2 Kings 2:23). In later ages Western and Greek feeling on the subject prevailed over Eastern and Jewish, and a "Hebrew of the Hebrews" was able to argue that "even nature itself" teaches us "that if a man have long hair it is a shame unto him" (1 Corinthians 11:14). No doubt "nature itself" taught the Greek of Corinth that lesson; but no doubt also "nature itself" taught the Jew of Palestine exactly the opposite lesson; and the Apostle himself did not quite discard the earlier sentiment, for he too made a Nazirite vow, and suffered his hair to grow while it lasted (Acts 21:24). The meaning, therefore, of the law was that the whole fullness of the man's vitality was to be dedicated without any diminution to the Lord, as typified by the free growth of his hair. It has been conjectured that it was allowed to the Nazirite to "poll" (κείρασθαι) his hair during his vow, although not to "shave" it (ξυρᾶσθαι); and in this way the statement is explained that St. Paul "polled his head" (κειράμενος τὴν κεφαλὴν, Acts 18:18, compared with Acts 21:24) in Cenchraea, because he had a vow. It is, however, quite evident that any permission to cut the hair is inconsistent with the whole intention of the commandment; for if a man might "poll his head" when he pleased, he would not be distinguished from other men. If it was allowed in the Apostle's time, it is only another instance of the way in Which the commandments of God were made of none effect by the traditions of men. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew For the entireכָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every period יְמֵי֙ (yə·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3117: A day of his vow נֶ֣דֶר (ne·ḏer) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5088: A promise, a thing promised of separation, נִזְר֔וֹ (niz·rōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5145: Something set apart, dedication, unshorn locks, a chaplet no לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no razor תַּ֖עַר (ta·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8593: A knife, razor, a scabbard shall pass יַעֲבֹ֣ר (ya·‘ă·ḇōr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against his head. רֹאשׁ֑וֹ (rō·šōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7218: The head He must be יִהְיֶ֔ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be holy קָדֹ֣שׁ (qā·ḏōš) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6918: Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the time הַיָּמִ֜ם (hay·yā·mim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day of אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that his separation יַזִּ֤יר (yaz·zîr) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5144: To hold aloof, abstain, to set apart, devote to the LORD לַיהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel is complete; מְלֹ֨את (mə·lōṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of he must let the hair שְׂעַ֥ר (śə·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8181: Hair of his head רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ (rō·šōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7218: The head grow גַּדֵּ֥ל (gad·dêl) Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 1431: To grow up, become great long. פֶּ֖רַע (pe·ra‘) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6545: Long hair, locks Links Numbers 6:5 NIVNumbers 6:5 NLT Numbers 6:5 ESV Numbers 6:5 NASB Numbers 6:5 KJV Numbers 6:5 BibleApps.com Numbers 6:5 Biblia Paralela Numbers 6:5 Chinese Bible Numbers 6:5 French Bible Numbers 6:5 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 6:5 All the days of his vow (Nu Num.) |
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