Numbers 6:9

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.

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 And the Nazarite shall shave his consecrated head at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and shall take the hair of his consecrated head, and put it in the fire under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.
  • Acts 18:18 : 18 And Paul stayed a good while longer, and then took leave of the brethren and sailed to Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila, having shaved his head in Cenchrea, for he had taken a vow.
  • Lev 14:9 : 9 But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, he shall also wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.
  • Acts 21:23-24 : 23 Do therefore what we tell you: We have four men who have taken a vow upon themselves; 24 Take them and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses so that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things of which they were informed concerning you are nothing; but that you yourself also walk orderly and keep the law.
  • Phil 3:8-9 : 8 Indeed, I count all things as loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ, 9 And be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:
  • Num 19:14-19 : 14 This is the law when a man dies in a tent: all who come into the tent, and all who are in the tent, shall be unclean seven days. 15 And every open vessel, which has no covering bound on it, is unclean. 16 And whoever touches someone who is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days. 17 And for an unclean person they shall take some of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put there in a vessel: 18 And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it on the tent, on all the vessels, on the persons who were there, and on him who touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave: 19 And the clean person shall sprinkle it on the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at evening.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Lev 14:8-9
    2 verses
    83%

    8 And he who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall stay outside of his tent seven days.

    9 But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, he shall also wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.

  • Num 6:5-8
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    5 All the days of the vow of his separation no razor shall come upon his head: until the days are fulfilled, in which he separates himself to the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.

    6 All the days that he separates himself to the LORD he shall not go near a dead body.

    7 He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or his mother, for his brother, or 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 to the LORD.

  • Num 6:10-13
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    10 And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting:

    11 And the priest shall offer one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make atonement for him, for that he sinned by reason of the dead, and shall sanctify his head the same day.

    12 And he shall consecrate to the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the previous days shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.

    13 And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought to the door of the tabernacle of meeting:

  • Lev 13:31-35
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    31 And if the priest examines the plague of the scaly disease and it does not appear deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall shut up the one who has the plague of the scaly disease for seven days.

    32 And on the seventh day, the priest shall examine the plague, and if the scaly disease has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it and it does not appear deeper than the skin,

    33 he shall be shaved, but the scaly disease shall not be shaved, and the priest shall shut up the one who has the scaly disease seven more days.

    34 And on the seventh day, the priest shall examine the scaly disease, and if it has not spread in the skin and does not appear deeper than the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean, and he shall wash his clothes and be clean.

    35 But if the scaly disease spreads much in the skin after his cleansing,

  • Num 19:11-14
    4 verses
    77%

    11 He who touches the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.

    12 He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he does not purify himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.

    13 Whoever touches the dead body of any man who is dead, and does not purify himself, defiles the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of purification has not been sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is still upon him.

    14 This is the law when a man dies in a tent: all who come into the tent, and all who are in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.

  • Num 6:18-19
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    75%

    18 And the Nazarite shall shave his consecrated head at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and shall take the hair of his consecrated head, and put it in the fire under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.

    19 And the priest shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his consecration is shaved:

  • Num 19:16
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    16 And whoever touches someone who is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.

  • Ezek 44:26
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    26 And after he is cleansed, they shall count seven days for him.

  • Lev 13:40-42
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    40 And the man whose hair has fallen from his head, he is bald, yet he is clean.

    41 And if his hair has fallen from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald, yet he is clean.

    42 And if there is on the bald head or bald forehead a white reddish sore, it is leprosy that has sprung up on his bald head or bald forehead.

  • Num 8:7
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    7 And thus shall you do to them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purification upon them, let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and make themselves clean.

  • Lev 13:44
    73%

    44 he is a leprous man; he is unclean. The priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is on his head.

  • Lev 13:29
    73%

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

  • Lev 13:21
    73%

    21 But if the priest looks on it and there are no white hairs in it and it is not deeper than the skin but is somewhat dark, then the priest shall shut him up for seven days.

  • Lev 21:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10 And he who is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and who is consecrated to wear the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor tear his clothes;

    11 Neither shall he go near any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;

  • Lev 21:4-5
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    4 But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

    5 They shall not make baldness upon their heads, nor shave off the corner of their beards, nor make any cuts in their flesh.

  • Lev 17:16
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    16 But if he does not wash them, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.

  • Lev 13:6-7
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    6 And the priest shall examine him again on the seventh day, and if the plague is somewhat dark and has not spread in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is just a scab, and he shall wash his clothes and be clean.

    7 But if the scab spreads over the skin after he has been seen by the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen by the priest again.

  • Lev 13:26-27
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    72%

    26 But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the bright spot and it is not lower than the other skin but is somewhat dark, then the priest shall shut him up seven days.

    27 And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and if it has spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is the plague of leprosy.

  • Num 19:19-20
    2 verses
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    19 And the clean person shall sprinkle it on the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at evening.

    20 But the man who shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of purification has not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.

  • Lev 15:13
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    13 And when he that has a discharge is cleansed of his discharge; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his body in running water, and shall be clean.

  • Lev 22:4
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    4 Whoever of the descendants of Aaron is a leper, or has a discharge; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he is clean. And whoever touches anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man who has an emission of seed;

  • Num 9:7
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    7 And those men said to him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: why are we kept back, that we may not offer the offering of the LORD at its appointed time among the children of Israel?

  • Num 31:19
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    19 And remain outside the camp seven days; whoever has killed any person and whoever has touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day.

  • Lev 14:19
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    19 And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make atonement for him who is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering:

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    9 They shall therefore keep my ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die thereby, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.

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    31 Thus shall you separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they do not die in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.

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    6 The soul who has touched any such thing shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he washes his flesh with water.

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    16 And if any man's seed of emission goes out from him, then he shall wash all his body in water, and be unclean until the evening.