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Numbers 6:3

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6:3 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

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).

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