Numbers 6:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

If someone dies suddenly beside them, making their head of dedication unclean, they must shave their head on the day of their purification—the seventh day.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And if anyone dies very suddenly near him, and he defiles the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head on the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And if any man{H4191} die{H4191} very{H6621} suddenly{H6597} beside him, and he defile{H2930} the head{H7218} of his separation;{H5145} then he shall shave{H1548} his head{H7218} in the day{H3117} of his cleansing,{H2893} on the seventh{H7637} day{H3117} shall he shave{H1548} it.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And if any man{H4191}{(H8801)} die{H4191}{(H8799)} very{H6621} suddenly{H6597} by him, and he hath defiled{H2930}{(H8765)} the head{H7218} of his consecration{H5145}; then he shall shave{H1548}{(H8765)} his head{H7218} in the day{H3117} of his cleansing{H2893}, on the seventh{H7637} day{H3117} shall he shave{H1548}{(H8762)} it.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And yf it fortune that any man by chaunce dye sodenly before him and defyle the heed of his abstinece then must he shaue his heed the daye of his clesynge: euen the seuenth daye he shall shaue it.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And yf it chaunce eny man to dye sodenly before him, then shal ye heade of his abstynence be defyled. Therfore shal he shaue his heade in the daye of his clensynge, that is vpon the seuenth daye:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And if any dye suddenly by him, or hee beware, then the head of his consecration shall be defiled, and he shall shaue his head in the day of his clensing: in the seuenth day he shall shaue it.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And if any man dye sodenly before him, or he be ware, the head of his consecration shalbe defiled: and he shall shaue his head the day of his cleansyng, euen the seuenth day shall he shaue it.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "If any man dies very suddenly beside him, and he defiles the head of his separation; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing. On the seventh day he shall shave it.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And when the dead dieth beside him in an instant, suddenly, and he hath defiled the head of his separation, then he hath shaved his head in the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day he doth shave it,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And if any man die very suddenly beside him, and he defile the head of his separation; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And if any man die very suddenly beside him, and he defile the head of his separation; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    If death comes suddenly to a man at his side, so that he becomes unclean, let his hair be cut off on the day when he is made clean, on the seventh day.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "'If any man dies very suddenly beside him, and he defiles the head of his separation; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing. On the seventh day he shall shave it.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Contingencies for Defilement“‘If anyone dies very suddenly beside him and he defiles his consecrated head, then he must shave his head on the day of his purification– on the seventh day he must shave it.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 6:18 : 18 The Nazirite must then shave the hair of their dedication at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, take the hair and put it in the fire that is under the sacrifice of the fellowship offering.
  • Acts 18:18 : 18 Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he said goodbye to the brothers and sisters and set sail for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchrea because of a vow he had taken.
  • Lev 14:9 : 9 On the seventh day, they must shave off all their hair—their head, their beard, their eyebrows, and all their hair. They must wash their clothes and bathe their body in water, and then they will be clean.
  • Acts 21:23-24 : 23 So do what we tell you: There are four men with us who have made a vow. 24 Take these men, join in their purification rites, and pay their expenses so that they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know there is no truth to these reports about you, but that you yourself are living in obedience to the law.
  • Phil 3:8-9 : 8 Indeed, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake, I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them garbage, in order that I may gain Christ, 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.
  • Num 19:14-19 : 14 This is the law: When a person dies in a tent, everyone who enters the tent and everyone who is in the tent shall be unclean for seven days. 15 And every open container that does not have a lid tightly fastened on it shall be unclean. 16 Anyone in the open field who touches someone who was killed with a sword, a dead body, a human bone, or a grave shall be unclean for seven days. 17 For the unclean person, they shall take some of the ashes from the burnt purification offering, and fresh water shall be added to them in a container. 18 Then a clean person shall take hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle it on the tent, on all the vessels, on the people who were there, and on anyone who touched a bone, a slain person, a dead body, or a grave. 19 The clean person shall sprinkle the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day. On the seventh day, he shall purify him. Then the one being purified must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and he will be clean by evening.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Lev 14:8-9
    2 verses
    83%

    8 The one who is to be cleansed must wash their clothes, shave off all their hair, and bathe in water; then they will be clean. After that, they may enter the camp but must stay outside their tent for seven days.

    9 On the seventh day, they must shave off all their hair—their head, their beard, their eyebrows, and all their hair. They must wash their clothes and bathe their body in water, and then they will be clean.

  • Num 6:5-8
    4 verses
    83%

    5 Throughout the length of their vow, no razor may touch their head. Until the time of their dedication to the LORD is complete, they are to be holy and allow the hair of their head to grow long.

    6 During the entire time of their vow to the LORD, they must not go near a dead body.

    7 Even if their father, mother, brother, or sister dies, they must not make themselves ceremonially unclean for them, because the consecration to God is upon their head.

    8 For the entire period of their separation, they are holy to the LORD.

  • Num 6:10-13
    4 verses
    83%

    10 On the eighth day, they are to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

    11 The priest shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to make atonement for them, because they sinned due to the dead body. On that day, they must rededicate their head.

    12 They must recommit themselves to the LORD for the duration of their vow of separation and bring a one-year-old male lamb as a guilt offering. The previous period of dedication will not count, because their separation was defiled.

    13 This is the law for the Nazirite: When their period of dedication is complete, they are to be brought to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

  • Lev 13:31-35
    5 verses
    77%

    31 If the priest examines the scaly infection and it does not appear deeper than the skin and there is no black hair in it, the priest will isolate the person for seven days.

    32 On the seventh day, the priest will examine the infection. If it has not spread, there is no yellow hair in it, and it does not appear deeper than the skin, the priest shall continue to isolate the person for another seven days.

    33 The person must shave, but they must not shave the infected area. The priest will isolate them for another seven days.

    34 On the seventh day, the priest will examine the scaly infection. If it has not spread on the skin and its appearance is not deeper than the skin, the priest shall pronounce the person clean. They must wash their clothes, and they will be clean.

    35 However, if the scaly infection spreads on the skin after the person has been declared clean,

  • Num 19:11-14
    4 verses
    77%

    11 Whoever touches the dead body of any person shall be unclean for seven days.

    12 He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day, then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third day and the seventh day, he will not be clean.

    13 Anyone who touches a dead body, the lifeless body of a person who has died, and does not purify himself, defiles the LORD's tabernacle. That person must be cut off from Israel because the water of purification was not sprinkled on him. He remains unclean; his uncleanness is still upon him.

    14 This is the law: When a person dies in a tent, everyone who enters the tent and everyone who is in the tent shall be unclean for seven days.

  • Num 6:18-19
    2 verses
    75%

    18 The Nazirite must then shave the hair of their dedication at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, take the hair and put it in the fire that is under the sacrifice of the fellowship offering.

    19 After the Nazirite has shaved their head, the priest is to take the boiled shoulder from the ram, one unleavened loaf from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and place them in the hands of the Nazirite.

  • Num 19:16
    75%

    16 Anyone in the open field who touches someone who was killed with a sword, a dead body, a human bone, or a grave shall be unclean for seven days.

  • Ezek 44:26
    75%

    26 After he is cleansed, he is to wait seven days.

  • Lev 13:40-42
    3 verses
    75%

    40 If a man loses hair from his head, he is bald, but he is clean.

    41 If he loses hair from the front of his head, he has partial baldness, but he is clean.

    42 But if there is a reddish-white sore on the bald area of the crown or the forehead, it is a spreading skin disease.

  • Num 8:7
    74%

    7 This is how you will purify them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification, have them shave their entire bodies with a razor, and have them wash their clothes and purify themselves.

  • Lev 13:44
    73%

    44 the man is diseased and unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean; the infection is on his head.

  • Lev 13:29
    73%

    29 If a man or woman has an infection on the head or the beard,

  • Lev 13:21
    73%

    21 But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in it, and it is not deeper than the skin but appears faded, the priest shall isolate the person for seven days.

  • Lev 21:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10 The high priest, who has the oil of anointing poured on his head and who has been consecrated to wear the sacred garments, must not let his hair become unkempt or tear his clothes.

    11 He must not go near any dead body or make himself unclean, even for his father or his mother.

  • Lev 21:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4 He must not defile himself as a chief man among his people, thereby profaning himself.

    5 They must not shave bald spots on their heads, trim the edges of their beards, or make cuts on their bodies.

  • Lev 17:16
    72%

    16 But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will bear their guilt.

  • Lev 13:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6 On the seventh day, the priest will examine them again. If the infection has faded and has not spread on the skin, the priest will declare the person clean; it is only a rash. The person must wash their clothes and they will be clean.

    7 But if the rash spreads on the skin after they have been examined by the priest and declared clean, they must appear before the priest again.

  • Lev 13:26-27
    2 verses
    72%

    26 But if the priest examines the bright spot and there is no white hair in it, and it is not deeper than the skin but appears faded, the priest shall isolate the person for seven days.

    27 The priest will examine them on the seventh day. If the infection is spreading on the skin, the priest must declare them unclean; it is a disease.

  • Num 19:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19 The clean person shall sprinkle the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day. On the seventh day, he shall purify him. Then the one being purified must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and he will be clean by evening.

    20 But if someone is unclean and does not purify himself, that person shall be cut off from the assembly because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.

  • Lev 15:13
    72%

    13 When the man with the discharge becomes clean, he must count seven days for his purification, wash his clothes, bathe himself in fresh water, and he will be clean.

  • Lev 22:4
    72%

    4 If any man from Aaron's descendants has a skin disease or a discharge, he must not eat from the holy things until he is clean. Whoever touches anything made unclean by a corpse, or a man who has had an emission of semen,

  • Num 9:7
    72%

    7 and those men said to him, "We are unclean because of contact with a dead body. Why should we be excluded from presenting the LORD's offering at its appointed time with the rest of the people of Israel?"

  • Num 31:19
    71%

    19 You must remain outside the camp for seven days. Anyone who has killed someone or touched a dead body must purify themselves on the third day and on the seventh day, both you and your captives.

  • Lev 14:19
    71%

    19 Then the priest shall offer the sin offering to make atonement for the one being cleansed from their impurity. Afterward, he shall slaughter the burnt offering.

  • Lev 22:9
    71%

    9 They must keep My commands and not bear guilt by treating the holy things improperly, for if they do, they will die because of it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

  • Lev 15:31
    71%

    31 You must warn the Israelites about their impurity, so they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.

  • Lev 22:6
    71%

    6 the person who touches any of these will be unclean until evening and must not eat any of the holy things unless he has bathed in water.

  • Lev 15:16
    71%

    16 If a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his entire body with water, and he will remain unclean until evening.