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Numbers 6:6–8
6 All the days that he separates himself to the Lord dhe shall not go near a dead body. 7 eHe shall not 3make himself unclean even for his father or his mother, for his brother or his sister, when they die, because his separation to God is on his head. 8 fAll the days of his separation he shall be holy to the Lord.
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Numbers 6:6–8 — The New International Version (NIV)
6 “ ‘Throughout the period of their dedication to the Lord, the Nazirite must not go near a dead body. 7 Even if their own father or mother or brother or sister dies, they must not make themselves ceremonially unclean on account of them, because the symbol of their dedication to God is on their head. 8 Throughout the period of their dedication, they are consecrated to the Lord.
Numbers 6:6–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)
6 “All the days that he separates himself to the Lord he shall not go near a dead body. 7 Not even for his father or for his mother, for brother or sister, if they die, shall he make himself unclean, because his separation to God is on his head. 8 All the days of his separation he is holy to the Lord.
Numbers 6:6–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
6 All the days that he separateth himself unto the Lord he shall come at no dead body. 7 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. 8 All the days of his separation he is holy unto the Lord.
Numbers 6:6–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 And they must not go near a dead body during the entire period of their vow to the Lord. 7 Even if the dead person is their own father, mother, brother, or sister, they must not defile themselves, for the hair on their head is the symbol of their separation to God. 8 This requirement applies as long as they are set apart to the Lord.
Numbers 6:6–8 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 During their special time of belonging to the Lord, Nazirites must not go near a dead body. 7 Even if their own father, mother, brother, or sister dies, they must not touch them, or they will become unclean. They must still keep their promise to belong to God in a special way. 8 While they are Nazirites, they belong to the Lord in a special way.
Numbers 6:6–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 All the days that he separateth himself unto Jehovah he shall not come near to a dead body. 7 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 unto God is upon his head. 8 All the days of his separation he is holy unto Jehovah.
Numbers 6:6–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
6 All the days that he hath consecrated himself to Jehovah, he shall come near no dead body. 7 He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister when they die; for the consecration of his God is upon his head. 8 All the days of his separation he is holy to Jehovah.
Numbers 6:6–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 While they are dedicated to the Lord as Nazirites, they must never go near a dead body. 7 Even if their own father, mother, brother, or sister dies, they must not make themselves uncleanby going near them. Nazarites show their vow to God with their long hair. 8 As long as they are Nazirites, they will be holy to the Lord.
Numbers 6:6–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 He must not go near a dead body during the time he consecrates himself to the Lord. 7 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. 8 He is holy to the Lord during the time of consecration.
Numbers 6:6–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
6 All the days that they separate themselves to the Lord they shall not go near a corpse. 7 Even if their father or mother, brother or sister, should die, they may not defile themselves; because their consecration to God is upon the head. 8 All their days as nazirites they are holy to the Lord.
Numbers 6:6–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
6 “ ‘All the days of keeping himself separated for Yahweh he will not go to a person who is dead; 7 for even his father, mother, brother, or sister he will not make himself unclean by their death, because the separation to his God is on his head. 8 He will be holy for Yahweh all the days of his separation.
Numbers 6:6–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
6 And they must not go near a dead body during that whole time.
7 “ ‘But what if their father or mother dies? Or what if their brother or sister dies? Then they must not make themselves “unclean” because of them. The hair on their heads shows they are set apart for God. 8 During the whole time they are set apart they are holy to the Lord.
Numbers 6:6–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 ‘All the days of his separation to the Lord he shall not go near to a dead person.
7 ‘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.
8 ‘All the days of his separation he is holy to the Lord.
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