Numbers 6:7 — Compare Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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 [is] on his head;

English ASV

He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die; because his separation unto God is upon his head.

English Amplified

He shall not make himself unclean for his father, mother, brother, or sister, when they die, because his separation and abstinence to his God is upon his head.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

He shall not make himself unclean for his father, mother, brother, or sister, when they die, because his separation and abstinence to his God is upon his head.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Even if his father or mother or brother or sister should die, he is not to defile himself, because the crown of consecration to his God is upon his head.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

He is not to defile himself for his father or mother, or his brother or sister, when they die, while the mark of consecration to his God is on his head.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

His hair shows that he has become separate for God. So he must not go near a dead body. He must not go near it even if the dead person is his father, mother, brother or sister.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

so you must not let yourself become unclean like this—even for your own father or mother, brother or sister when they die. This is because you have the hair that you dedicated to God on your head!

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

Not even for his father or for his mother, for brother or sister, if they die, shall he make himself unclean, because his separation to God is on his head.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Even if their own father, mother, brother, or sister dies, they must not make themselves unclean by going near them. Nazarites show their vow to God with their long hair.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

He is not to defile himself for his father or mother, or his brother or sister, when they die, because the hair consecrated to his God is on his head.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

He shall not defile himself for his father or for his mother, for his brother or for his sister, when they die, because the Nazirite vow to his God is on his head.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He will not defile himself for his father or for his mother, for his brother or for his sister if they die because the separation of his God is on his head.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

'He shall not make himself unclean for his father or for his mother, for his brother or for his sister, when they die, because his separation to God is on his head.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Not even for his father or mother, his sister or brother, should they die, may he become unclean, since his head bears his dedication to God.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

He must not defile himself even for his father or his mother or his brother or his sister if they die, because the separation for his God is on his head.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

" 'But what if their father or mother dies? Or what if their brother or sister dies? Then they must not make themselves "unclean" because of them. The hair on their heads shows they are set apart for God.

English NIV

Even if his own father or mother or brother or sister dies, he must not make himself ceremonially unclean on account of them, because the symbol of his separation to God is on his head.

English NKJ 1982

He shall not make himself unclean even for his father or his mother, for his brother or his sister, when they die, because his separation to God is on his head.

English NLT

even if their own father, mother, brother, or sister has died. They must not defile the hair on their head, because it is the symbol of their separation to God.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Even if their father or mother, brother or sister, should die, they may not defile themselves; because their consecration to God is upon the head.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Neither for his father nor for his mother, nor for brother or sister, if they die, shall he make himself unclean; because his separation to God is upon his head.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

even if it is the body of his father, mother, brother, or sister; for his vow of consecration remains in effect,

English Tyndale 1537

he shall not make himself unclean at the death of his father, mother, brother or sister: For the abstinence of his God is upon his head.