Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 6:2-4

2Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, When either manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376or womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802shall separateיַפְלִא֙yaf.Li'H6381themselvesto vowלִנְדֹּר֙lin.DorH5087a vowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088of a Nazariteנָזִ֔ירna.ZirH5139,to separateלְהַזִּ֖ירle.ha.ZirH5144themselvesunto Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068:

3He shall separateיַזִּ֔ירya.ZirH5144himselffrom wineמִיַּ֤יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196and strong drinkוְשֵׁכָר֙ve.she.KharH7941,and shall drinkיִשְׁתֶּ֑הyish.TehH8354no vinegarחֹ֥מֶץCho.metzH2558of wineיַ֛יִןYa.yinH3196,or vinegarוְחֹ֥מֶץve.Cho.metzH2558of strong drinkשֵׁכָ֖רshe.KharH7941,neither shall he drinkיִשְׁתֶּ֔הyish.TehH8354any liquorמִשְׁרַ֤תmish.RatH4952of grapesעֲנָבִים֙'a.na.VimH6025,nor eatיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398moistלַחִ֥יםla.ChimH3892grapesוַעֲנָבִ֛יםva.'a.na.VimH6025,or driedוִיבֵשִׁ֖יםvi.ve.ShimH3002.

4All the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his separationנִזְר֑וֹniz.RoH5145shall he eatיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398nothing that is madeיֵעָשֶׂ֜הye.'a.SehH6213of the vineהַיַּ֗יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196treeמִגֶּ֣פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612,from the kernelsמֵחַרְצַנִּ֛יםme.char.tza.NimH2785even to the huskזָ֖גzagH2085.

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