Numbers 6:7

“For his father or for his mother, for his brother or for his sister, he shall not make himself unclean for them when they die, because the consecration of his Elohim is on his head.”

Numbers 6:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 6:7, word by word

For his fatherאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avi” appears
or for his motherאִמּim

mother

The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.

Where else “im” appears
for his brotherאָחִיachi

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

Where else “achi” appears
or for his sisterאַחֹתachot

sister

A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.

Where else “achot” appears
make himself uncleanיִטַּמָּאyitama

be unclean

To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.

Where else “yitama” appears
when they dieמֹתָmota

death

The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.

Where else “mota” appears
the consecrationנֵזֶרnezer

consecration

Being set apart for God, like the Nazirite.

Where else “nezer” appears
of his Elohimאֱלֹהָיelohay

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohay” appears
his headרֹאשׁrosh

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

Where else “rosh” appears

The context

6All the days that he separates himself to YHWH he shall not go near a dead person.

7 · This verse (above)

8All the days of his consecration he is holy to YHWH.

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