Numbers 6:6 (DRB)

Passage

All the time of his consecration he shall not go in to any dead,

Nearby Context

Numbers 6:4 All the days that they are consecrated to the Lord by vow: they shall eat nothing that cometh of the vineyard, from the raisin even to the kernel.

Numbers 6:5 All the time of his separation no razor shall pass over his head, until the day be fulfilled of his consecration to the Lord. He shall be holy, and shall let the hair of his head grow.

Numbers 6:6 All the time of his consecration he shall not go in to any dead,

Numbers 6:7 Neither shall he make himself unclean, even for his father, or for his mother, or for his brother, or for his sister, when they die, because the consecration of his God is upon his head.

Numbers 6:8 All the days of his separation he shall be holy to the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "time", "consecration", "shall", and "dead". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "time" and "consecration", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "All the time of his separation no..." into verse 7's "Neither shall he make himself unclean even...", so "time" and "consecration" 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 "time" and "consecration" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.