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He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head. (KJV)

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לְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.Vivfor father his

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Numbers 6:7 word 1

וּלְאִמּ֗וֹu.le.'i.Moand for mother his

Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: mother

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT Numbers 6:7 word 2

לְאָחִיו֙le.'a.Chivfor brother his

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Numbers 6:7 word 3

וּלְאַ֣חֹת֔וֹu.le.'A.cho.Toand for sister his

Lemma: אָחוֹת (a.chot) · Strong's: H0269

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: sister

Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0269; TAHOT Numbers 6:7 word 4

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Numbers 6:7 word 5

יִטַּמָּ֥אyi.ta.Ma'he will make himself unclean

Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2930A

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVti3ms)

Meaning: to defile

Used 162 times. Also: Genesis 34:5, Genesis 34:13, Genesis 34:27, Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2930A; TAHOT Numbers 6:7 word 6

בְּמֹתָ֑םbe.mo.Tamby death their

Lemma: מָ֫וֶת (ma.vet) · Strong's: H4194

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: death

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 25:11, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 27:2, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4194; TAHOT Numbers 6:7 word 7

כִּ֛יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Numbers 6:7 word 8

נֵ֥זֶרNe.zer[the] Nazirite vow of

Lemma: נֵ֫זֶר (ne.zer) · Strong's: H5145G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: consecration: Nazirite vow

Used 13 times. Also: Numbers 6:4, Numbers 6:5, Numbers 6:8, Numbers 6:9, Numbers 6:12, Numbers 6:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5145G; TAHOT Numbers 6:7 word 9

אֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavGod his

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Numbers 6:7 word 10

עַל\־'al-[is] on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Numbers 6:7 word 11

רֹאשֽׁוֹ\׃ro.Shohead his

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Numbers 6:7 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Even if his father	→	אָב H0001G father
or mother	→	אֵם H0517 mother
or brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
or sister	→	אָחוֹת H0269 sister
should die	→	מָ֫וֶת H4194 death
he is not	→	לֹא H3808 not
to defile himself	→	טָמֵא H2930A to defile
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
the symbol of consecration	→	נֵ֫זֶר H5145G consecration: Nazirite vow
to his God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
is upon	→	עַל H5921A upon
his head	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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