Numbers 6:6–12

⁶“ ‘Throughout the period of their dedication to the Lord, the Nazirite must not go near a dead body.^{u 7}Even if their own father or mother or brother or sister dies, they must not make themselves ceremonially unclean^v on account of them, because the symbol of their dedication to God is on their head. ⁸Throughout the period of their dedication, they are consecrated to the Lord.

⁹“ ‘If someone dies suddenly in the Nazirite’s presence, thus defiling the hair that symbolizes their dedication,^w they must shave their head on the seventh day—the day of their cleansing.^{x 10}Then on the eighth day^y they must bring two doves or two young pigeons^z to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting.^{a 11}The priest is to offer one as a sin offering^ab and the other as a burnt offering^c to make atonement^d for the Nazirite because they sinned by being in the presence of the dead body. That same day they are to consecrate their head again. ¹²They must rededicate themselves to the Lord for the same period of dedication and must bring a year-old male lamb^e as a guilt offering.^f The previous days do not count, because they became defiled during their period of dedication.