“All the days of his vow of separation, no (A)razor shall touch his head. Until the time is completed for which he separates himself to the Lord, he shall be holy. (B)He shall let the locks of hair of his head grow long.

“All the days that he separates himself to the Lord (C)he shall not go near a dead body. (D)Not even for his father or for his mother, for brother or sister, if they die, shall he make himself unclean, because his separation to God is on his head.

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“‘During the entire period of their Nazirite vow, no razor(A) may be used on their head.(B) They must be holy until the period of their dedication to the Lord is over; they must let their hair grow long.

“‘Throughout the period of their dedication to the Lord, the Nazirite must not go near a dead body.(C) Even if their own father or mother or brother or sister dies, they must not make themselves ceremonially unclean(D) on account of them, because the symbol of their dedication to God is on their head.

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