Positive Commandment #226 of 613
The nazarite must shave his head after bringing sacrifices upon completion of his nazarite period
Numbers 6:9 · Nazirites
Scripture
“But if a man dies very suddenly beside him and he defiles his dedicated head of hair, then he shall shave his head on the day when he becomes clean; he shall shave it on the seventh day.”
— Numbers 6:9
Hebrew
ט וְכִי-יָמוּת מֵת עָלָיו בְּפֶתַע פִּתְאֹם, וְטִמֵּא רֹאשׁ נִזְרוֹ--וְגִלַּח רֹאשׁוֹ בְּיוֹם טָהֳרָתוֹ, בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי יְגַלְּחֶנּוּ.
Greek (Septuagint)
9 ἐὰν δέ τις ἀποθάνῃ ἐξάπινα ἐπ᾿ αὐτῷ, παραχρῆμα μιανθήσεται ἡ κεφαλὴ εὐχῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ξυρήσεται τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ ᾗ ἂν ἡμέρᾳ καθαρισθῇ· τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ ξυρηθήσεται.
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Nazirites
- Book
- numbers
- Chapter
- 6
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Naso
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #377
- 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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