For the entire period of his vow of separation, no razor shall pass over his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete; he must let the hair of his head grow long.Numbers 6:5
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
כָּל־יְמֵי֙ נֶ֣דֶר נִזְר֔וֹ תַּ֖עַר לֹא־יַעֲבֹ֣ר עַל־רֹאשׁ֑וֹ עַד־מְלֹ֨את הַיָּמִ֜ם אֲשֶׁר־יַזִּ֤יר לַיהוָה֙ קָדֹ֣שׁ יִהְיֶ֔ה גַּדֵּ֥ל פֶּ֖רַע שְׂעַ֥ר רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃
- כָּל־kol-“all”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- יְמֵי֙ye.Mei“[the] days of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- נֶ֣דֶרNe.der“[the] vow of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נֶ֫דֶר · “vow” · Strong's H5088
- נִזְר֔וֹniz.Ro“Nazirite vow his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָסָה · “consecration” · Strong's H5145G
- תַּ֖עַרTa.'ar“a razor”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from תַּ֫עַר · “razor” · Strong's H8593
- לֹא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יַעֲבֹ֣רya.'a.Vor“it will pass”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
- עַל־'al-“over”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- רֹאשׁ֑וֹro.Sho“head his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
- עַד־'ad-“until”Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- מְלֹ֨אתme.Lot“are completed”Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from מָלֵא · “to fill” · Strong's H4390
- הַיָּמִ֜םhai.ya.Mim“the days”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- יַזִּ֤ירya.Zir“he will be a Nazirite”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָזַר · “be a Nazarite” · Strong's H5144B
- לַיהוָה֙la.Yah.weh“to Yahweh”Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- קָדֹ֣שׁka.Dosh“holy”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from קָדוֹשׁ · “holy” · Strong's H6918G
- יִהְיֶ֔הyih.Yeh“he will be”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- גַּדֵּ֥לga.Del“he will make grow”Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from גָּדַל · “to magnify” · Strong's H1431
- פֶּ֖רַעPe.ra'“[the] lock[s] of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּ֫רַע · “lock” · Strong's H6545
- שְׂעַ֥רse.'Ar“[the] hair of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׂעָר · “hair” · Strong's H8181
- רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.Sho“head his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)