Numbers 6:5 (DBY)

Passage

All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head; until the days be fulfilled, that he hath consecrated himself to Jehovah, he shall be holy; he shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.

Nearby Context

Numbers 6:3 he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink: he shall drink no vinegar of wine, nor vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat grapes, fresh or dried.

Numbers 6:4 All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine, from the seed-stones, even to the skin.

Numbers 6:5 All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head; until the days be fulfilled, that he hath consecrated himself to Jehovah, he shall be holy; he shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.

Numbers 6:6 All the days that he hath consecrated himself to Jehovah, he shall come near no dead body.

Numbers 6:7 He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister when they die; for the consecration of his God is upon his head.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "days", "separation", "shall", "razor", "come", "upon", "head", and "until". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "days" and "separation", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "All the days of his separation shall..." into verse 6's "All the days that he hath consecrated...", so "days" and "separation" belong inside that flow. In Numbers context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "days" and "separation" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.