Numbers 6:7
What does Numbers 6:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Numbers 6:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000He 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
King James Version · 1611He 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901He 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949He may not make himself unclean for his father or his mother, his sister or his brother, if death comes to them; because he is under an oath to keep himself separate for God.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister--he is not unclean for them at their death, for the separation of his God <FI>is<Fi> on his head;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Neither shall he make himself unclean, even for his father, or for his mother, or for his brother, or for his sister, when they die, because the consecration of his God is upon his head.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister when they die; for the consecration of hisGod is upon his head.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 21:1
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none defile himself for the dead among his people;
- Ezekiel 44:25
And they shall go in to no dead person to defile themselves; but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.
- Leviticus 21:10
And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head go loose, nor rend his clothes;
- Numbers 9:6
And there were certain men, who were unclean by reason of the dead body of a man, so that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day:
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