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Positive Commandment #226 of 613

The nazarite must shave his head after bringing sacrifices upon completion of his nazarite period

Commandment #226a positive obligation from Numbers 6:9, classified under Nazirites in the 613 commandments of the Torah.

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

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