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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

INTRODUCTION TO Numbers 6 In this chapter is given the law concerning Nazarites, Numbers 6:1; which directs what they were to abstain from, from drinking wine, or any strong liquors, from shaving their heads, and defiling themselves with the dead, Numbers 6:3; and in case of a defilement, directions are given what offerings a Nazarite should bring to be offered for him, Numbers 6:9; and when the...

John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

And this [is] the law of the Nazarite,.... This has respect either to what goes before; those are the things he is obliged to that vows the vow of a Nazarite; what he is to abstain from during the time of his vow, and what he is to do in case of any defilement; or to what follows after, what is binding upon him, what offerings he is to bring, and what rites and ceremonies are to be observed by...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

In this chapter we have, I. The law concerning Nazarites, 1. What it was to which the vow of a Nazarite obliged him, ver. 1-8. 2. A remedial law in case a Nazarite happened to be polluted by the touch of a dead body, ver. 9-12. 3. The solemnity of his discharge when his time was up, ver. 13-21. II. Instructions given to the priests how they should bless the people, ver. 22, &c. The Law Concerning...