Numbers 6:7
Even if his father or mother or brother or sister should die, he is not to defile himself, because the crown of consecration to his God is upon his head.
BSB
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ASV
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 unto God is upon his head.
KJV
He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head.
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Commentary
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| לְאָבִ֣יו | le.'a.Viv | for father his | H1 → |
| וּלְאִמּ֗וֹ | u.le.'i.Mo | and for mother his | H517 → |
| לְאָחִיו֙ | le.'a.Chiv | for brother his | H251 → |
| וּלְאַ֣חֹת֔וֹ | u.le.'A.cho.To | and for sister his | H269 → |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| יִטַּמָּ֥א | yi.ta.Ma' | he will make himself unclean | H2930 → |
| לָהֶ֖ם | la.Hem | for <the> them | |
| בְּמֹתָ֑ם | be.mo.Tam | by death their | H4194 → |
| כִּ֛י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| נֵ֥זֶר | Ne.zer | [the] Nazirite vow of | H5145 → |
| אֱלֹהָ֖יו | 'e.lo.Hav | God his | H430 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | [is] on | H5921 → |
| רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ | ro.Sho | head his | H7218 → |
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