Num 6:5 | TNotes | STEP | 6:5 Hair had special symbolic significance (cp. Lev 19:27 ); religious persons often left their hair uncut or shaved it off entirely (Num 8:5-7 ). The Israelites were not expected to leave their hair entirely uncut, but the Nazirites were.

bLev 19:27►

cNum 8:5-7►

‏ Numbers 6:5

6:5 ^a Hair had special symbolic significance (cp. Lev 19:27 ^b); religious persons often left their hair uncut or shaved it off entirely (Num 8:5-7 ^c). The Israelites were not expected to leave their hair entirely uncut, but the Nazirites were.