Num 6:6-11 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Num 6:6-8: 6:6-8 Dead bodies defiled whoever touched them (9:6-10 ). Priests were only allowed to touch the dead bodies of close relatives (Lev 21:1-4 ), but even that was forbidden to Nazirites.

b9:6-10►

cLev 21:1-4►

d6:9-21►

‏ Numbers 6:6-11

Summary for Num 6:6-8: 6:6-8 ^a Dead bodies defiled whoever touched them (9:6-10 ^b). Priests were only allowed to touch the dead bodies of close relatives (Lev 21:1-4 ^c), but even that was forbidden to Nazirites.
Summary for Num 6:9-21: 6:9-21 ^d Provisions were made for restoring purity in cases of unavoidable contact with a corpse. Special procedures and offerings brought the period of the Nazirite vow to a conclusion. A stern warning is added about actually fulfilling the vow (6:21 ^e).