English: “He shall not come near a dead body” — \ldots even for his relatives.
On the midrash / in context: Ohr HaChaim emphasizes that the nazir’s separation from death is total; the holiness he has taken upon himself cannot coexist with the impurity of a corpse, even of the closest kin.
Type of Learning
Custom
What Is Learned
The nazir’s ban on corpse-impurity is absolute for the duration of the vow, stricter than that of an ordinary kohen.