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Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall make a special vow, the vow of [a]a Nazirite, to [b]separate himself unto Jehovah, 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. All the days of his [c]separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the grape-vine, from the kernels even to the husk.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 6:2 That is, one separated or consecrated.
  2. Numbers 6:2 Or, consecrate
  3. Numbers 6:4 Or, consecration. Or, Naziriteship

“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man or woman wants to make a special vow(A), a vow of dedication(B) to the Lord as a Nazirite,(C) they must abstain from wine(D) and other fermented drink and must not drink vinegar(E) made from wine or other fermented drink. They must not drink grape juice or eat grapes(F) or raisins. As long as they remain under their Nazirite vow, they must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins.

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