Numbers 6:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 6:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 6:6 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 6:6 — KJV
“All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body.”
— Numbers 6:6 (KJV)
Numbers 6:6 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 6:6
“For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 6:6: separateth, himself, lord
“Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 6:6: himself, lord, dead
“And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 6:6: days, lord, come
“And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 6:6: days, himself, come
“Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 6:6: himself, dead, body
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