Numbers 6:6

New American Bible - revised edition

As long as they are dedicated to the Lord, they shall not come near a dead person.

Cross References

Leviticus 21:11

nor shall he go near any dead person. Not even for his father or mother may he thus become unclean;

Leviticus 19:28

Do not lacerate your bodies for the dead, and do not tattoo yourselves. I am the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:16

Consequently, from now on we regard no one according to the flesh; even if we once knew Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know him so no longer.

Leviticus 21:12

nor shall he leave the sanctuary and profane the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him. I am the Lord.