‘But if someone dies very suddenly beside him and he defiles his consecrated head of hair, then (A)he shall shave his head on the day when he becomes clean; (B)he shall shave it on the seventh day.

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“‘If someone dies suddenly in the Nazirite’s presence, thus defiling the hair that symbolizes their dedication,(A) they must shave their head on the seventh day—the day of their cleansing.(B)

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23 Therefore, do [a]as we tell you: we have four men who (A)have a [b]vow upon themselves; 24 take them along and (B)purify yourself together with them, and [c]pay their expenses so that they may (C)shave their [d]heads; and then everyone will know that there is nothing to what they have been told about you, but that you yourself also conform, keeping the Law.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 21:23 Lit this which we
  2. Acts 21:23 I.e., a sacred duty to fulfill
  3. Acts 21:24 Lit spend on them
  4. Acts 21:24 Lit head (a requirement of the vow)

23 so do what we tell you. There are four men with us who have made a vow.(A) 24 Take these men, join in their purification rites(B) and pay their expenses, so that they can have their heads shaved.(C) Then everyone will know there is no truth in these reports about you, but that you yourself are living in obedience to the law.

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