Negative Commandment #225 of 613
The nazarite must not come into contact with the dead
Numbers 6:7 · Nazirites
Scripture
“'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.”
— Numbers 6:7
Hebrew
ז לְאָבִיו וּלְאִמּוֹ, לְאָחִיו וּלְאַחֹתוֹ--לֹא-יִטַּמָּא לָהֶם, בְּמֹתָם: כִּי נֵזֶר אֱלֹהָיו, עַל-רֹאשׁוֹ.
Greek (Septuagint)
7 ἐπὶ πατρὶ καὶ ἐπὶ μητρὶ καὶ ἐπ᾿ ἀδελφῷ καὶ ἐπ᾿ ἀδελφῇ, οὐ μιανθήσεται ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῖς ἀποθανόντων αὐτῶν, ὅτι εὐχὴ θεοῦ αὐτοῦ ἐπ᾿ αὐτῷ ἐπὶ κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ·
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Nazirites
- Book
- numbers
- Chapter
- 6
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Naso
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #376
- Mishneh Torah
- PromisesNazarite
Related Commandments in “Nazirites”
#217: The nazarite must let his hair grow
Numbers 6:5
#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
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