Numbers 6:2-12

2“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: A man or a woman may make a special vow to live as a Nazirite dedicated to the Lord.

3Nazirites must never drink wine, liquor, vinegar made from wine or liquor, or any kind of grape juice, and they must never eat fresh grapes or raisins.

4As long as they are Nazirites, they must never eat anything that comes from a grapevine, not even grape seeds or skins.

5“As long as they are under the Nazirite vow, no razor may touch their heads. During the entire time that they are dedicated to the Lord as Nazirites, they will be holy. They must let their hair grow long.

6While they are dedicated to the Lord as Nazirites, they must never go near a dead body.

7Even if their own father, mother, brother, or sister dies, they must not make themselves unclean  by going near them. Nazarites show their vow to God with their long hair.

8As long as they are Nazirites, they will be holy to the Lord.

9“Someone might suddenly drop dead next to a Nazirite and make the Nazirite’s hair unclean. Seven days later he must shave his head in order to be declared clean.

10On the eighth day he must bring two mourning doves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

11The priest will sacrifice one as an offering for sin and the other one as a burnt offering. The priest will make peace with the Lord for the person who touched the dead body. That same day the person must dedicate his head again.

12Once again he will dedicate himself to the Lord as a Nazirite for the same length of time as before. He must bring a one-year-old male lamb as an offering for guilt. The first time period won’t count. He has to start over from when he became unclean.