He must not come into contact with the dead

Faith – אֱמוּנָה

• Rambam (Hilchot Nezirut 7:1–2) states that the Nazir may not touch or carry a corpse. Faith is shown by accepting this restriction as part of Hashem’s command, even when compassion might suggest otherwise.

Reverence – יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם

• Sefer HaChinuch (Mitzvah 373) teaches that distancing from death instills awe of Heaven. By avoiding corpse contact, the Nazir learns reverence for life and for Hashem who gives it.

Holiness – קְדֻשָּׁה

• Talmud (Nazir 43a) compares the Nazir’s restrictions to those of the Kohen Gadol. His holiness is expressed in avoiding direct impurity, maintaining the “crown of his G-d” as a sign of consecration.

Nazir – נָזִיר

• Rambam identifies avoidance of corpse contact as one of the Nazir’s defining obligations, showing his elevated level of sanctity above ordinary Israelites.

Purity – טָהֳרָה

• Torah law considers death the highest source of impurity (tum’at met). By avoiding even touch, the Nazir remains in a heightened state of ritual purity.

Impurity from the Dead – טֻמְאַת מֵת

• Numbers 6:6–7 explicitly prohibits the Nazir from coming near or becoming impure through a corpse. This links him to the same laws as the High Priest, underscoring the severity of corpse impurity.

Speech – דָּבָר

• The Nazir’s vow generates this restriction. His spoken commitment transforms his life, obligating him to avoid impurity that other Israelites are permitted to contract.

Vows / Oaths – נְדָרִים / שְׁבוּעוֹת

• Sefer HaChinuch emphasizes that vows bind with Torah-level force. The Nazir’s oath places him in a stricter framework, where even natural acts of mourning or burial are curtailed.

Community – קְהִלָּה

• Rashi (Numbers 6:7) highlights that the Nazir’s public separation from impurity serves as a visible reminder to the community of the seriousness of consecration and holiness.

Bein Adam L’Makom (between a person and G-d)

• This mitzvah is a direct expression of loyalty to Hashem. By avoiding corpse contact, the Nazir upholds his sanctity before G-d, embodying separation from death and devotion to life.