Numbers 6:9 (GNV)

Passage

And if any dye suddenly by him, or hee beware, then the head of his consecration shall be defiled, and he shall shaue his head in the day of his clensing: in the seuenth day he shall shaue it.

Nearby Context

Numbers 6:7 Hee shall not make himselfe vncleane at the death of his father, or mother, brother, or sister: for the consecration of his God is vpon his head.

Numbers 6:8 All the dayes of his separation he shalbe holy to the Lord.

Numbers 6:9 And if any dye suddenly by him, or hee beware, then the head of his consecration shall be defiled, and he shall shaue his head in the day of his clensing: in the seuenth day he shall shaue it.

Numbers 6:10 And in the eight day hee shall bring two turtles, or two yong pigeons to the Priest, at the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

Numbers 6:11 Then the Priest shall prepare the one for a sinne offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and shall make an atonement for him, because he sinned by the dead: so shall he halowe his head the same day,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "All the dayes of his separation he..." into verse 10's "And in the eight day hee shall...", so "suddenly" and "beware" 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 "suddenly" and "beware" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.