Numbers 6:3

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:

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 razor 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.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: 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: 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.
DARBY: he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink: he shall drink no vinegar of wine, nor vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat grapes, fresh or dried.
BLB: he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink. He shall not drink vinegar of wine or vinegar of strong drink. And he shall not drink any grape juice, and he shall not eat fresh grapes or raisins.

ÅB: så skal han holde seg fra vin og sterk drikk; eddik av vin eller annen sterk eddik skal han ikke drikke og heller ikke noen saft som er tillaget av druer; hverken friske eller tørre druer skal han spise.
OTB: skal de avstå fra vin og sterk drikk; de skal ikke drikke eddik laget av vin eller sterk drikk, og de skal ikke konsumere druesaft eller spise friske eller tørkede druer.
B1930: så skal han holde sig fra vin og sterk drikk; eddik av vin eller annen sterk eddik skal han ikke drikke og heller ikke nogen saft som er tillaget av druer; hverken friske eller tørre druer skal han ete.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Luke 1:15
For 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.
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1 Timothy 5:23
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
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Ephesians 5:18
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
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Judges 13:14
She 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.
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Leviticus 10:9
Do 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:
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Amos 2:12
But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
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1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
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Luke 21:34
And 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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