KJV King James Version
He shall separate [himself] from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 6:3
He shall separate [himself] from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
he is to abstain from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink, and he must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.
WEB World English Bible
he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink. He shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of fermented drink, neither shall he drink any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried.
ASV American Standard Version
he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
from wine and strong drink he doth keep separate; vinegar of wine, and vinegar of strong drink he doth not drink, and any juice of grapes he doth not drink, and grapes moist or dry he doth not eat;
Surrounding context — Numbers 6
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate [themselves] to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate [themselves] unto the LORD:
3 He shall separate [himself] from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
4 All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.
5 All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no rasor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth [himself] unto the LORD, he shall be holy, [and] shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.
6 All the days that he separateth [himself] unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
מִיַּ֤יִןH3196 · ya.yinwineוְשֵׁכָר֙H7941 · she.kharstrong drinkיַזִּ֔ירH5144 · na.zarto dedicateחֹ֥מֶץH2558 · cho.metsvinegarיַ֛יִןH3196 · ya.yinwineוְחֹ֥מֶץH2558 · cho.metsvinegarשֵׁכָ֖רH7941 · she.kharstrong drinkלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotיִשְׁתֶּ֑הH8354 · sha.tahto drinkוְכָל־H3605 · kolallמִשְׁרַ֤תH4952 · mish.rahjuiceעֲנָבִים֙H6025 · e.navgrapeלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotיִשְׁתֶּ֔הH8354 · sha.tahto drinkוַעֲנָבִ֛יםH6025 · e.navgrapeלַחִ֥יםH3892 · lachfreshוִיבֵשִׁ֖יםH3002 · ya.veshdryלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotיֹאכֵֽל׃H398 · a.khalto eat
Cross-references
Luke 1:15For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.1 Timothy 5:23Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.Ephesians 5:18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;Amos 2:12But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.Judges 13:14She may not eat of any [thing] that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean [thing]: all that I commanded her let her observe.Leviticus 10:9Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: [it shall be] a statute for ever throughout your generations:1 Thessalonians 5:22Abstain from all appearance of evil.Jeremiah 35:6-8But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, [neither] ye, nor your sons for ever:Luke 7:33-34For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.Proverbs 31:4-5[It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:Luke 21:34And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and [so] that day come upon you unawares.
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