Law of the Nazirite

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Question

Hello, In the Torah regarding the Nazirite (Numbers 6), is the entire period of Naziriteship 30 days? And if the Nazirite becomes impure by a corpse, does he undergo a process of purification, shaving, etc., and then start again the Naziriteship he accepted upon himself?

Answer

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That's correct.

Numbers Chapter 6, Verses 9-13:
(9) And if any man dies very suddenly beside him, and he defiles his consecrated head, then he shall shave his head on the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day he shall shave it. (10) On the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest to the entrance of the tent of meeting. (11) The priest shall offer one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering, and make atonement for him because he sinned by reason of the dead body, and he shall consecrate his head that same day. (12) He shall dedicate to the Lord the days of his Naziriteship and bring a male lamb a year old for a guilt offering, but the previous period shall be void because his consecrated head was defiled:

Source

Numbers 6:9-13

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