Numbers 6:6 (YLT)

Passage

`All days of his keeping separate to Jehovah, near a dead person he doth not go;

Nearby Context

Numbers 6:4 all days of his separation, of anything which is made of the wine-vine, from kernels even unto husk, he doth not eat.

Numbers 6:5 `All days of the vow of his separation a razor doth not pass over his head; till the fulness of the days which he doth separate to Jehovah he is holy; grown up hath the upper part of the hair of his head.

Numbers 6:6 `All days of his keeping separate to Jehovah, near a dead person he doth not go;

Numbers 6:7 for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister--he is not unclean for them at their death, for the separation of his God <FI>is<Fi> on his head;

Numbers 6:8 all days of his separation he <FI>is<Fi> holy to Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "days", "keeping", "separate", "jehovah", "near", "dead", "person", and "doth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "days" and "keeping", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "All days of the vow of his..." into verse 7's "for his father or for his mother...", so "days" and "keeping" 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 "keeping" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.