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Numbers 6:3

NETBible	he must separate¹ himself from wine and strong drink, he must drink neither vinegar² made from wine nor vinegar made from strong drink, nor may he drink any juice³ of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Num 6:3	he must abstain from wine and other fermented drink and must not drink vinegar made from wine or from other fermented drink. He must not drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins.
NASB © biblegateway Num 6:3	he shall abstain from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar, whether made from wine or strong drink, nor shall he drink any grape juice nor eat fresh or dried grapes.
NLT © biblegateway Num 6:3	they must give up wine and other alcoholic drinks. They must not use vinegar made from wine, they must not drink other fermented drinks or fresh grape juice, and they must not eat grapes or raisins.
MSG © biblegateway Num 6:3	you must not drink any wine or beer, no intoxicating drink of any kind, not even the juice of grapes--in fact, you must not even eat grapes or raisins.
BBE © SABDAweb Num 6:3	He is to keep himself from wine and strong drink, and take no mixed wine or strong drink or any drink made from grapes, or any grapes, green or dry.
NRSV © bibleoremus Num 6:3	they shall separate themselves from wine and strong drink; they shall drink no wine vinegar or other vinegar, and shall not drink any grape juice or eat grapes, fresh or dried.
NKJV © biblegateway Num 6:3	‘he shall separate himself from wine and similar drink; he shall drink neither vinegar made from wine nor vinegar made from similar drink; neither shall he drink any grape juice, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins.
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KJV	He shall separate <05144> (8686) [himself] from wine <03196> and strong drink <07941>_, and shall drink <08354> (8799) no vinegar <02558> of wine <03196>_, or vinegar <02558> of strong drink <07941>_, neither shall he drink <08354> (8799) any liquor <04952> of grapes <06025>_, nor eat <0398> (8799) moist <03892> grapes <06025>_, or dried <03002>_.
NASB © biblegateway Num 6:3	he shall abstain <05144> from wine <03196> and strong <07941> drink <07941> ; he shall drink <07941> no <03808> vinegar <02558> , whether made from wine <03196> or strong <07941> drink <08354> , nor <03808> shall he drink <08354> any <03605> grape <06025> juice <04952> nor <03808> eat <0398> fresh <03892> or dried <03002> grapes <06025> .
LXXM	apo <575> PREP oinou <3631> N-GSM kai <2532> CONJ sikera <4608> N-PRI agnisyhsetai <48> V-FPI-3S apo <575> PREP oinou <3631> N-GSM kai <2532> CONJ oxov <3690> N-ASN ex <1537> PREP oinou <3631> N-GSM kai <2532> CONJ oxov <3690> N-ASN ek <1537> PREP sikera <4608> N-PRI ou <3364> ADV pietai <4095> V-FMI-3S kai <2532> CONJ osa <3745> A-APN katergazetai <2716> V-PMI-3S ek <1537> PREP stafulhv <4718> N-GSF ou <3364> ADV pietai <4095> V-FMI-3S kai <2532> CONJ stafulhn <4718> N-ASF prosfaton <4372> A-ASF kai <2532> CONJ stafida {N-ASF} ou <3364> ADV fagetai <2068> V-FMI-3S
NET [draft] ITL	he must separate <05144> himself from wine <03196> and strong drink <07941> , he must drink <08354> neither <03808> vinegar <02558> made from wine <03196> nor vinegar <02558> made from strong drink <07941> , nor <03808> may he drink <08354> any <03605> juice <04952> of grapes <06025> , nor <03808> eat <0398> fresh <03892> grapes <06025> or raisins <03002> .
HEBREW	lkay <0398> al <03808> Mysbyw <03002> Myxl <03892> Mybnew <06025> htsy <08354> al <03808> Mybne <06025> trsm <04952> lkw <03605> htsy <08354> al <03808> rks <07941> Umxw <02558> Nyy <03196> Umx <02558> ryzy <05144> rksw <07941> Nyym (6:3) <03196>

NETBible

he must separate¹ himself from wine and strong drink, he must drink neither vinegar² made from wine nor vinegar made from strong drink, nor may he drink any juice³ of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn The operative verb now will be the Hiphil of נָזַר (nazar); the consecration to the Lord meant separation from certain things in the world. The first will be wine and strong drink – barley beer (from Akkadian sikaru, a fermented beer). But the second word may be somewhat wider in its application than beer. The Nazirite, then, was to avoid all intoxicants as a sign of his commitment to the Lord. The restriction may have proved a hardship in the daily diet of the one taking the vow, but it spoke a protest to the corrupt religious and social world that used alcohol to excess.

²tn The “vinegar” (חֹמֶץ, homets) is some kind of drink preparation that has been allowed to go sour.

³tn This word occurs only here. It may come from the word “to water, to be moist,” and so refer to juice.

⁴tn Heb “dried” (so KJV, ASV, NRSV).