All the days of his separation he is holy unto Jehovah.
All the days of his separation he is holy unto the Lord. Set apart for his service, separate from all others, especially the dead, and under obligation to abstain from the above things; from drinking wine, from shaving his hair, and from defiling himself for the dead, and to be employed in holy and religious exercises during the time his vow is upon him.
Num 6:6-8 Because the Nazarite wore the diadem of his God upon his head in the growth of his hair, and was holy to the Lord during the whole period of his consecration, he was to approach no dead person during that time, not even to defile himself for his parents, or his brothers and sisters, when they died, according to the law laid down...
Commenting on Numbers 6:6-8
The Nazarite vow distinguishes those who profess greater strictness and zeal in religion than their neighbors. Some were lifelong Nazarites by divine appointment or parental dedication; this law concerns those who bind themselves voluntarily for a season. A woman might take this vow under the conditions given. These separated ones devoted themselves to the Lord's service, to the study of His law, and to devotion.
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Commenting on Numbers 6:1-21