New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 6:1-8

1Again the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802makesיַפְלִא֙yaf.Li'H6381aH6381specialH6381vowלִנְדֹּר֙lin.DorH5087, namely,the vowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088of aNaziriteנָזִ֔ירna.ZirH5139,to liveH5144asH5144aH5144Naziriteלְהַזִּ֖ירle.ha.ZirH5144for the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068,

3he shallabstainיַזִּ֔ירya.ZirH5144from wineמִיַּ֤יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196andstrongוְשֵׁכָר֙ve.she.KharH7941drinkשֵׁכָ֖רshe.KharH7941; he shallconsumeיִשְׁתֶּ֑הyish.TehH8354noלֹ֣אlo'H3808vinegarH2558, whether madefrom wineיַ֛יִןYa.yinH3196or strongH7941drinkH7941,norלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall he drinkיִשְׁתֶּ֔הyish.TehH8354anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605grapeעֲנָבִים֙'a.na.VimH6025juiceמִשְׁרַ֤תmish.RatH4952norלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398freshלַחִ֥יםla.ChimH3892or driedוִיבֵשִׁ֖יםvi.ve.ShimH3002grapesוַעֲנָבִ֛יםva.'a.na.VimH6025.

4Allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his consecrationנִזְר֑וֹniz.RoH5145he shall not eatיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398anythingמִכֹּל֩mi.KolH4480 H3605that is producedיֵעָשֶׂ֜הye.'a.SehH6213from the grapeהַיַּ֗יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196vineמִגֶּ֣פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612, from theseedsמֵחַרְצַנִּ֛יםme.char.tza.NimH2785even to theskinזָ֖גzagH2085.

5‘Allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of his vowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088of consecrationנִזְר֔וֹniz.RoH5145noלֹא־lo'-H3808razorתַּ֖עַרTa.'arH8593shall passיַעֲבֹ֣רya.'a.VorH5674overעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218.He shall be holyקָדֹ֣שׁka.DoshH6918untilעַד־'ad-H5704the daysהַיָּמִ֜םhai.ya.MimH3117are fulfilledמְלֹ֨אתme.LotH4390whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he livesH5144asH5144aH5144Naziriteיַזִּ֤ירya.ZirH5144for the Lordלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068;he shall let the locksפֶּ֖רַעPe.ra'H6545of hairשְׂעַ֥רse.'ArH8181on his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218growגַּדֵּ֥לga.DelH1431longH1431.

6‘Allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeH5144asH5144aH5144Naziriteהַזִּיר֖וֹha.zi.RoH5144for the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068he shall not comeיָבֹֽא׃ya.Vo'H935up to a deadמֵ֖תmetH4191personנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.

7Heshall not makeיִטַּמָּ֥אyi.ta.Ma'H2930himself uncleanH2930for his fatherלְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.VivH1or for his motherוּלְאִמּ֗וֹu.le.'i.MoH517,for his brotherלְאָחִיו֙le.'a.ChivH251or for his sisterוּלְאַ֣חֹת֔וֹu.le.'A.cho.ToH269,when they dieבְּמֹתָ֑םbe.mo.TamH4194,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588his consecrationנֵ֥זֶרNe.zerH5145to Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430ison his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

8Allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his consecrationנִזְר֑וֹniz.RoH5145he is holyקָדֹ֥שׁka.DoshH6918to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

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