Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 6:2-7

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.

5All the daysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of the vowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088of his separationנִזְר֔וֹniz.RoH5145there shall no razorתַּ֖עַרTa.'arH8593comeיַעֲבֹ֣רya.'a.VorH5674upon his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218:until the daysהַיָּמִ֜םhai.ya.MimH3117be fulfilledמְלֹ֨אתme.LotH4390,in the which he separatethיַזִּ֤ירya.ZirH5144himselfunto Yhwhלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,he shall be holyקָדֹ֣שׁka.DoshH6918, andshall let the locksפֶּ֖רַעPe.ra'H6545of the hairשְׂעַ֥רse.'ArH8181of his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218growגַּדֵּ֥לga.DelH1431.

6All the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117that he separatethהַזִּיר֖וֹha.zi.RoH5144himselfunto Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068he shall comeיָבֹֽא׃ya.Vo'H935at no deadמֵ֖תmetH4191bodyנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.

7He shall not make himself uncleanיִטַּמָּ֥אyi.ta.Ma'H2930for his fatherלְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.VivH1,or for his motherוּלְאִמּ֗וֹu.le.'i.MoH517,for his brotherלְאָחִיו֙le.'a.ChivH251,or for his sisterוּלְאַ֣חֹת֔וֹu.le.'A.cho.ToH269,when they dieבְּמֹתָ֑םbe.mo.TamH4194:because the consecrationנֵ֥זֶרNe.zerH5145of his Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430isupon his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

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