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Numbers 6:2-12

2Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,Wheneithermanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orwomanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802shallmakeH5087aspecialvowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088,thevowH5088ofaNaziriteנָזִ֔ירna.ZirH5139,toseparatehimselfuntoJehovah,

3heshallseparatehimselffromwineמִיַּ֤יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196andstrongוְשֵׁכָר֙ve.she.KharH7941drinkיִשְׁתֶּ֑הyish.TehH8354;heshalldrinkיִשְׁתֶּ֔הyish.TehH8354novinegarחֹ֥מֶץCho.metzH2558ofwineיַ֛יִןYa.yinH3196,orvinegarוְחֹ֥מֶץve.Cho.metzH2558ofstrongשֵׁכָ֖רshe.KharH7941drinkH8354,neithershallhedrinkH8354anyjuiceofgrapes,noreatיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398freshלַחִ֥יםla.ChimH3892grapesordriedH3002.

4Allthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofhisseparationshallheeatיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398nothingthatismadeH6213ofthegrape-vine,fromthekernelseventothehusk.

5Allthedaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117ofhisvowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088ofseparationthereshallnorazorתַּ֖עַרTa.'arH8593comeuponhisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218:untilthedaysהַיָּמִ֜םhai.ya.MimH3117beיִהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961fulfilled,inwhichheseparatethhimselfuntoJehovah,heshallbeH1961holyקָדֹ֣שׁka.DoshH6918;heshallletthelocksofthehairשְׂעַ֥רse.'ArH8181ofhisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218growגַּדֵּ֥לga.DelH1431long.

6Allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117thatheseparatethhimselfuntoJehovahheshallnotcomeH935neartoadeadמֵ֖תmetH4191body.

7Heshallnotmakeיִטַּמָּ֥אyi.ta.Ma'H2930himselfuncleanH2930forhisfatherלְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.VivH1,orforhismotherוּלְאִמּ֗וֹu.le.'i.MoH517,forhisbrotherלְאָחִיו֙le.'a.ChivH251,orforhissisterוּלְאַ֣חֹת֔וֹu.le.'A.cho.ToH269,whentheydie;becausehisseparationuntoGodאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430isuponhisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

8Allthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofhisseparationheisholyקָדֹ֥שׁka.DoshH6918untoJehovah.

9AndifanymandieH4191verysuddenlyפִּתְאֹ֔םpit.'OmH6597besidehim,andhedefileH2930theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofhisseparation;thenheshallshaveוְגִלַּ֤חve.gi.LachH1548hisheadרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218inthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofhiscleansing,ontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117shallheshaveיְגַלְּחֶֽנּוּ׃ye.gal.le.Che.nuH1548it.

10Andontheeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֗יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117heshallbringיָבִא֙ya.Vi'H935twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147turtle-doves,ortwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147youngבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121pigeons,tothepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,tothedoorH6607ofthetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150:

11andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shallofferוְעָשָׂ֣הve.'a.SahH6213oneH259forasin-offering,andtheotherforaburnt-offering,andmakeH6213atonementוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722forhim,forthathesinnedH2398byreasonofthedead,andshallhallowhisheadרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218thatsamedayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

12Andheshallseparate untoJehovahthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofhisseparation,andshallbringוְהֵבִ֛יאve.he.Vi'H935ahe-lambayearשְׁנָת֖וֹshe.na.ToH8141oldforatrespass-offering;buttheformerהָרִאשֹׁנִים֙ha.ri.sho.NimH7223daysוְהַיָּמִ֤יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117shallbevoid,becausehisseparationwasdefiledH2930.

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