Positive Commandment #217 of 613
The nazarite must let his hair grow
Commandment #217 — a positive obligation from Numbers 6:5, classified under Nazirites in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“'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.”
— Numbers 6:5
Hebrew
ה כָּל-יְמֵי נֶדֶר נִזְרוֹ, תַּעַר לֹא-יַעֲבֹר עַל-רֹאשׁוֹ: עַד-מְלֹאת הַיָּמִם אֲשֶׁר-יַזִּיר לַיהוָה, קָדֹשׁ יִהְיֶה--גַּדֵּל פֶּרַע, שְׂעַר רֹאשׁוֹ.
Greek (Septuagint)
5 πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς εὐχῆς τοῦ ἁγνισμοῦ ξυρὸν οὐκ ἐπελεύσεται ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ· ἕως ἂν πληρωθῶσιν αἱ ἡμέραι, ὅσας ηὔξατο κυρίῳ, ἅγιος ἔσται τρέφων κόμην τρίχα κεφαλῆς.
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Nazirites
- Book
- numbers
- Chapter
- 6
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Naso
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #374
- Mishneh Torah
- PromisesNazarite
Related Commandments in “Nazirites”
#218: The nazarite must not cut his hair
Numbers 6:5
#219: The nazarite must not drink wine, wine mixtures, or wine vinegar
Numbers 6:3
#220: The nazarite must not eat fresh grapes
Numbers 6:3
#221: The nazarite must not eat raisins
Numbers 6:3
#222: The nazarite must not eat grape seeds
Numbers 6:4
#223: The nazarite must not eat grape skins
Numbers 6:4
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