Numbers 6:6

Num 6:6 All the days that he separateth [himself] unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body.

Ver. 6. At no dead body.] Christ was never defiled by any person dead in sin, nor by any dead work; no more must we.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Num 6:6-7. He shall come at no dead body — This was the third thing enjoined. For defilement by the dead made men unclean seven days; so that they might not approach the place of divine worship, Num 19:11-13. Therefore, that the Nazarites might be always fit to attend upon the service of God, they were to avoid this legal defilement. Of course, they were not to attend upon any funeral solemnity, no, not even of the nearest relations. His father — Wherein he was equal to the high-priest, being, in some sort, as eminent a type of Christ, and therefore justly required to prefer the service of God, to which he had so fully given himself, before the expressions of his affections to his dearest and nearest relations. The consecration — That is, the token of his consecration; namely, his long hair.

Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

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.

Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

As at burials, or mournings.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.

6, 7. Third regulation. Avoidance of pollution from contact with a dead body, even that of the nearest relative.

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All the days that he separateth himself unto the Lord,.... This phrase is repeated at every new article and branch of the law of the Nazarites, of which what follows is the third; showing that each part of it, during that time, was strictly to be observed:

he shall come at no dead body: not near to any, not even to be in the same place where a dead body lay, nor to touch one, nor to attend the funeral of any, nor be concerned at all about burying the dead; now, as such so defiled were unclean seven days, and during that time might not go into the tabernacle, the Nazarites were strictly cautioned against such pollution, that they might not be detained from the service of God they had devoted themselves unto; see Num 19:11.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Dead. To teach us that those who are consecrated to God, ought to abstain from the works of death. (Haydock)

George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).

6. Dead body — See Num_5:2, note.

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

separates ... separated ... separation

Here "separation" means "dedication." AT: "dedicates ... dedicated ... dedication" (See: Idiom)

unclean

A person who is not acceptable for God's purposes is spoken of as if the person were physically unclean. (See: Metaphor)

he is separated

This can be stated in active form. AT: "he has separated himself" (See: Active or Passive)

of his separation

The abstract noun "separation" can be expressed as a verb. AT: "that he has separated himself"

reserved for Yahweh

This can be stated in active form. AT: "he has reserved himself for Yahweh" or "set apart for Yahweh" (See: Active or Passive)

translationWords

die

body

clean

holy

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He shall have no contact with the dead. He should not profane his holiness by dealing with the honor of the dead, as we find concerning a Kohein Godol. In a similar vein, our Sages related [that Rabbi Avohu said to his son who was sent to study Torah and instead was doing acts of kindness]: “Is it because there is a lack of graves in Tiveria that I sent you to Netzivin?” [i.e., Torah study comes before good deeds].

Sforno on the Tanakh — English translation: “Yalkut, Sifsei Chachomim Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009” (CC BY 4.0). Text via Sefaria.