shave the head: The hair, which was permitted to grow for this purpose, was shaven off, as a token that the vow was accomplished. Numbers 6:5, Numbers 6:9; Acts 18:18, Acts 21:24, Acts 21:26
and put it: Luke 17:10; Ephesians 1:6
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Numbers 6:18
Numbers 6:18
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