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Numbers 6:2-7

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.

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