- shave the head:
- The hair, which was permitted to grow for this purpose, was shaven off, as a token that the vow was accomplished. "All¹ the daysª of the vowª of his separationª there shall no¹ razorª comeª° upon¹ his head:ª until¹ the daysª be fulfilled,ª° in the which¹ he separatethª° [himself] unto the LORD,ª he shall be¹ holy,ª [and] shall let the locksª of the hairª of his headª grow.ª°" {Num 6:5} + "And if¹ any manª° dieª° veryª suddenlyª by¹ him, and he hath defiledª° the headª of his consecration;ª then he shall shaveª° his headª in the dayª of his cleansing,ª on the seventhª dayª shall he shaveª° it." {Num 6:9} + "Andª Paulª [after this] tarriedª° [there] yetª a good² while,ª¹ and then took his leaveª° of the¹ brethren,ª and sailed thenceª° intoª Syria,ª andª withª himª Priscillaª andª Aquila;ª having shornª° [his] headª inª Cenchrea:ª forª he hadª° a vow.ª" {Act 18:18} + "Themª take,ª° and purify¹ thyself²° withª them,ª andª be at chargesª° withª them,ª thatª they may shaveª° [their] heads:ª andª allª may knowª° that¹ those things,² whereofª they were informedª° concerningª thee,ª areª° nothing;ª butª [that] thou¹ thyself² alsoª walkest orderly,ª° and keepestª° the¹ law.ª" {Act 21:24} + "Thenª Paulª tookª° the¹ men,ª and the¹ nextª° dayª purifying¹ himself²° withª themª enteredª° intoª the¹ temple,ª to signifyª° the¹ accomplishmentª of the¹ daysª of purification,ª untilª thatª an offeringª should be offeredª° forª everyª oneª of them.ª" {Act 21:26}
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