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Numbers 6:5

King James Version (KJV)

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All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no rasor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth [himself] unto the LORD, he shall be holy, [and] shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.

Numbers 6:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 6:5

Theological / Devotional

No razor. The best-known example of unshorn hair is that of Samson (Judges 13:5; cf. Num. 8:7). This injunction is found in all references to Nazirites, for the long locks were an outward mark of dedication to God (see Lev. 21:5; Judges 13:5; 16:17; 1 Sam. 1:11).

The days be fulfilled. See Acts 21:24, 26.

Locks of the hair. The locks of hair would clearly mark the consecrated Nazirite (see Judges 16:17).

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