New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 6:5-9

5‘Allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of his vowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088of separationנִזְר֔וֹniz.RoH5145noלֹא־lo'-H3808razorתַּ֖עַרTa.'arH8593shall passיַעֲבֹ֣רya.'a.VorH5674overעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218.He shall be holyקָדֹ֣שׁka.DoshH6918untilעַד־'ad-H5704the daysהַיָּמִ֜םhai.ya.MimH3117are fulfilledמְלֹ֨אתme.LotH4390for whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he separatedיַזִּ֤ירya.ZirH5144himself to the Lordלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068;he shall let the locksפֶּ֖רַעPe.ra'H6545of hairשְׂעַ֥רse.'ArH8181on his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218growגַּדֵּ֥לga.DelH1431longH1431.

6‘Allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his separationהַזִּיר֖וֹha.zi.RoH5144to the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068he shall not goיָבֹֽא׃ya.Vo'H935near to a deadמֵ֖תmetH4191personנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.

7Heshall not makeיִטַּמָּ֥אyi.ta.Ma'H2930himself uncleanH2930for his fatherלְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.VivH1or for his motherוּלְאִמּ֗וֹu.le.'i.MoH517,for his brotherלְאָחִיו֙le.'a.ChivH251or for his sisterוּלְאַ֣חֹת֔וֹu.le.'A.cho.ToH269,when they dieבְּמֹתָ֑םbe.mo.TamH4194,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588his separationנֵ֥זֶרNe.zerH5145to Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430is on his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

8Allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his separationנִזְר֑וֹniz.RoH5145he is holyקָדֹ֥שׁka.DoshH6918to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

9‘But ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a man diesH4191veryבְּפֶ֣תַעbe.Fe.ta'H6621suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֔םpit.'OmH6597besideעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921him and he defilesוְטִמֵּ֖אve.ti.Me'H2930his dedicatedנִזְר֑וֹniz.RoH5145headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of hair, thenhe shall shaveוְגִלַּ֤חve.gi.LachH1548his headרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117when he becomesH2893cleanH2893;he shall shaveיְגַלְּחֶֽנּוּ׃ye.gal.le.Che.nuH1548it on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

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