Numbers 6:6
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Throughout the days of his separation to the LORD, he must not go near a dead body.
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In this chapter we have, I. The law concerning Nazarites, 1. What it was to which the vow of a Nazarite obliged him (Num 6:1-8). 2. A remedial law in case a Nazarite happened to be polluted by the touch of a dead body (Num 6:9-12). 3. The solemnity of his discharge when his time was up (Num 6:13-21). II. Instructions given to the priests how they should bless the people (Num 6:22, etc.).
Open source ↗6:6-8 Dead bodies defiled whoever touched them (9:6-10). Priests were only allowed to touch the dead bodies of close relatives (Lev 21:1-4), but even that was forbidden to Nazirites.
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You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother.
So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.