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Numbers 6:2-12

2Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696to thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, When eithermanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orwomanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802shallseparateיַפְלִא֙yaf.Li'H6381themselves tovowלִנְדֹּר֙lin.DorH5087avowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088of aNazariteנָזִ֔ירna.ZirH5139, toseparateלְהַזִּ֖ירle.ha.ZirH5144themselves to theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068:

3He shallseparateיַזִּ֔ירya.ZirH5144himself fromwineמִיַּ֤יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196and strongdrinkוְשֵׁכָר֙ve.she.KharH7941, and shalldrinkיִשְׁתֶּ֑הyish.TehH8354novinegarחֹ֥מֶץCho.metzH2558ofwineיַ֛יִןYa.yinH3196, orvinegarוְחֹ֥מֶץve.Cho.metzH2558of strongdrinkשֵׁכָ֖רshe.KharH7941, neither shall hedrinkיִשְׁתֶּ֔הyish.TehH8354anyliquorמִשְׁרַ֤תmish.RatH4952ofgrapesעֲנָבִים֙'a.na.VimH6025, noreatיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398moistלַחִ֥יםla.ChimH3892grapesוַעֲנָבִ֛יםva.'a.na.VimH6025, ordriedוִיבֵשִׁ֖יםvi.ve.ShimH3002.

4All thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of hisseparationנִזְר֑וֹniz.RoH5145shall heeatיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398nothing that ismadeיֵעָשֶׂ֜הye.'a.SehH6213of thevineהַיַּ֗יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196treeמִגֶּ֣פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612, from thekernelsמֵחַרְצַנִּ֛יםme.char.tza.NimH2785even to thehuskזָ֖גzagH2085.

5All thedaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of thevowנֶ֣דֶרNe.derH5088of hisseparationנִזְר֔וֹniz.RoH5145there shall norazorתַּ֖עַרTa.'arH8593comeיַעֲבֹ֣רya.'a.VorH5674upon hisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218: until thedaysהַיָּמִ֜םhai.ya.MimH3117shall befulfilledמְלֹ֨אתme.LotH4390, in which heseparatethיַזִּ֤ירya.ZirH5144himself to theLORDלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, he shall beholyקָדֹ֣שׁka.DoshH6918, and shall let thelocksפֶּ֖רַעPe.ra'H6545of thehairשְׂעַ֥רse.'ArH8181of hisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218growגַּדֵּ֥לga.DelH1431.

6All thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117that heseparatethהַזִּיר֖וֹha.zi.RoH5144himself to theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068he shallcomeיָבֹֽא׃ya.Vo'H935at nodeadמֵ֖תmetH4191bodyנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.

7He shall not make himselfuncleanיִטַּמָּ֥אyi.ta.Ma'H2930for hisfatherלְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.VivH1, or for hismotherוּלְאִמּ֗וֹu.le.'i.MoH517, for hisbrotherלְאָחִיו֙le.'a.ChivH251, or for hissisterוּלְאַ֣חֹת֔וֹu.le.'A.cho.ToH269, when theydieבְּמֹתָ֑םbe.mo.TamH4194: because theconsecrationנֵ֥זֶרNe.zerH5145of hisGodאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430is upon hisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

8All thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of hisseparationנִזְר֑וֹniz.RoH5145he isholyקָדֹ֥שׁka.DoshH6918to theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

9And if anymanיָמ֨וּתya.MutH4191shalldieמֵ֤תmetH4191veryבְּפֶ֣תַעbe.Fe.ta'H6621suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֔םpit.'OmH6597by him, and he hathdefiledוְטִמֵּ֖אve.ti.Me'H2930theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of hisconsecrationנִזְר֑וֹniz.RoH5145; then he shallshaveוְגִלַּ֤חve.gi.LachH1548hisheadרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of hiscleansingטָהֳרָת֔וֹto.ho.ra.ToH2893, on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117shall heshaveיְגַלְּחֶֽנּוּ׃ye.gal.le.Che.nuH1548it.

10And on theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֗יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117he shallbringיָבִא֙ya.Vi'H935twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147turtledovesתֹרִ֔יםto.RimH8449, ortwoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147youngבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121pigeonsיוֹנָ֑הyo.NahH3123, to thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, to thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150:

11And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shallofferוְעָשָׂ֣הve.'a.SahH6213theoneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259for a sinofferingלְחַטָּאת֙le.cha.taTH2403, and theotherוְאֶחָ֣דve.'e.ChadH259for a burntofferingלְעֹלָ֔הle.'o.LahH5930, and make anatonementוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722for him, forthatמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רme.'a.SherH834hesinnedחָטָ֖אcha.Ta'H2398by thedeadהַנָּ֑פֶשׁha.Na.feshH5315, and shallhallowוְקִדַּ֥שׁve.ki.DashH6942hisheadרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218that samedayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

12And he shallconsecrateוְהִזִּ֤ירve.hi.ZirH5144to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of hisseparationנִזְר֔וֹniz.RoH5145, and shallbringוְהֵבִ֛יאve.he.Vi'H935alambכֶּ֥בֶשׂKe.vesH3532of thefirstבֶּן־ben-H1121yearשְׁנָת֖וֹshe.na.ToH8141for a trespassofferingלְאָשָׁ֑םle.'a.ShamH817: but thedaysוְהַיָּמִ֤יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117that werebeforeהָרִאשֹׁנִים֙ha.ri.sho.NimH7223shall belostיִפְּל֔וּyi.pe.LuH5307, because hisseparationנִזְרֽוֹ׃niz.RoH5145wasdefiledטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2930.

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