Numbers 6
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Numbers 6:2-7

2“SpeakH1696 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 and sayH559 to them, ‘WhenH3588 a manH376 orH176 womanH802 makesH6381 1aH6381 specialH6381 vowH5087, namely, the vowH5088 of 2a 3NaziriteH5139, to liveH5144 asH5144 aH5144 NaziriteH5144 for the LordH3068, 3he shall 4abstainH5144 from wineH3196 and 5strongH7941 drinkH7941; he shall 6consumeH8354 noH3808 vinegarH2558, whether made from wineH3196 or strongH7941 drinkH7941, norH3808 shall he drinkH8354 anyH3605 grapeH6025 juiceH4952 norH3808 eatH398 freshH3892 or driedH3002 grapesH6025. 4AllH3605 the daysH3117 of his consecrationH5145 he shall not eatH398 anythingH4480H3605 that is producedH6213 from the grapeH3196 vineH1612, from the seedsH2785 even to the skinH2085.

5‘AllH3605 the daysH3117 of his vowH5088 of consecrationH5145 7noH3808 razorH8593 shall passH5674 overH5921 his headH7218. He shall be holyH6918 untilH5704 the daysH3117 are fulfilledH4390 whichH834 he livesH5144 asH5144 aH5144 NaziriteH5144 for the LordH3068; he shall let the locksH6545 of hairH8181 on his headH7218 growH1431 longH1431.

6‘8AllH3605 the daysH3117 of his lifeH5144 asH5144 aH5144 NaziriteH5144 for the LordH3068 he shall not comeH935 up to a deadH4191 personH5315. 7He 9shall not makeH2930 himself uncleanH2930 for his fatherH1 or for his motherH517, for his brotherH251 or for his sisterH269, when they dieH4194, becauseH3588 his consecrationH5145 to GodH430 is 10on his headH7218.

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Notes

  1. 1. Numbers 6:2 Or an extraordinary ↩
  2. 2. Numbers 6:2 Judg 13:5; 16:17; Amos 2:11, 12 ↩
  3. 3. Numbers 6:2 I.e., one consecrated to God ↩
  4. 4. Numbers 6:3 Luke 1:15 ↩
  5. 5. Numbers 6:3 I.e., other alcoholic drink ↩
  6. 6. Numbers 6:3 Lit drink ↩
  7. 7. Numbers 6:5 1 Sam 1:11 ↩
  8. 8. Numbers 6:6 Lev 21:1-3; Num 19:11-22 ↩
  9. 9. Numbers 6:7 Num 9:6 ↩
  10. 10. Numbers 6:7 I.e., referring either to the visibility of the long hair, or to the consequences of violating the vow ↩

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