Numbers 6:3
ContextNET © | he must separate 1 himself from wine and strong drink, he must drink neither vinegar 2 made from wine nor vinegar made from strong drink, nor may he drink any juice 3 of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins. 4 |
NIV © | 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 © | 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 © | 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 © | 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 © | 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 © | 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 © | ‘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. |
KJV | |
NASB © | 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> |
HEBREW | |
LXXM | |
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> |
NET © | he must separate 1 himself from wine and strong drink, he must drink neither vinegar 2 made from wine nor vinegar made from strong drink, nor may he drink any juice 3 of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins. 4 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The operative verb now will be the Hiphil of נָזַר (nazar); the consecration to the 2 tn The “vinegar” (חֹמֶץ, homets) is some kind of drink preparation that has been allowed to go sour. 3 tn This word occurs only here. It may come from the word “to water, to be moist,” and so refer to juice. 4 tn Heb “dried” (so KJV, ASV, NRSV). |