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That the Nazarite shall shave his hair when he brings his offerings at the completion of the period of his Nazariteship, or within that period, if he has become defiled

Rembrandt, Moses with the Ten Commandments (1659), Gemäldegalerie Berlin. Public domain.

Maimonides

That the Nazarite shall shave his hair when he brings his offerings at the completion of the period of his Nazariteship, or within that period, if he has become defiled, as it is said, “And if any die (very suddenly) by him…” (Num. 6:9).

Numbers 6:9

KJV
And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.
ASV
And if any man die very suddenly beside him, and he defile the head of his separation; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.
WEB
“‘If any man dies very suddenly beside him, and he defiles the head of his separation, then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing. On the seventh day he shall shave it.
JPS
And if any man die very suddenly beside him, and he defile his consecrated head, then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.