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Numbers 6:3

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.

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מִיַּ֤יִןmiyayinfrom wineיַיִןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from wine”, the ordinary formH3196wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxicationbanqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).וְשֵׁכָר֙veshekharand strong drinkשֵׁכָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and strong drink”, the ordinary formH7941an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquorstrong drink, [phrase] drunkard, strong wine.יַזִּ֔ירyazirconsecrateנָזַרverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “consecrate”, an unfinished actionH5144to hold aloof, i.e. (intransitivey) abstain (from food and drink, from impurity, and even from divine worship (i.e. apostatize)); specifically, to set apart (to sacred purposes), i.e. devoteconsecrate, separate(-ing, self).חֹ֥מֶץchometsvinegarחֹמֶץnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “vinegar”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2558vinegarvinegar.יַ֛יִןyayinwineיַיִןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “wine”, the ordinary formH3196wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxicationbanqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).וְחֹ֥מֶץvechometsand vinegarחֹמֶץconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and vinegar”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2558vinegarvinegar.שֵׁכָ֖רshekharstrong drinkשֵׁכָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “strong drink”, the ordinary formH7941an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquorstrong drink, [phrase] drunkard, strong wine.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִשְׁתֶּ֑הyishtehbanquetשָׁתָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “banquet”, an unfinished actionH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מִשְׁרַ֤תmishratliquorמִשְׁרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “liquor”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4952maceration, i.e. steeped juiceliquor.עֲנָבִים֙anavimgrapeעֵנָבnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “grape”, the ordinary formH6025a grape(ripe) grape, wine.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִשְׁתֶּ֔הyishtehbanquetשָׁתָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “banquet”, an unfinished actionH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)וַעֲנָבִ֛יםvaanavimand grapeעֵנָבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and grape”, the ordinary formH6025a grape(ripe) grape, wine.לַחִ֥יםlachimgreenלַחadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “green”, the ordinary formH3892fresh, i.e. unused or undriedgreen, moist.וִיבֵשִׁ֖יםviveshimand dryיָבֵשׁconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “and dry”, the ordinary formH3002drydried (away), dry.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יֹאכֵֽלyokheleatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

he shall abstain from wine and strong drink: he shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

from wine and strong drink he doth keep separate; vinegar of wine, and vinegar of strong drink he doth not drink, and any juice of grapes he doth not drink, and grapes moist or dry he doth not eat;

World English Bible

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.

Darby Translation

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.

Douay-Rheims

They shall abstain from wine, and from every thing that may make a man drunk. They shall not drink vinegar of wine, or of any other drink, nor any thing that is pressed out of the grape: nor shall they eat grapes either fresh or dried.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

he shall abstain from wine and strong drink: he shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

he shall purely abstain from wine and strong drink; and he shall drink no vinegar of wine or vinegar of strong drink; and whatever is made of the grape he shall not drink; neither shall he eat fresh grapes or raisins,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἀπὸ οἴνου καὶ σίκερα ἁγνισθήσεται· καὶ ὄξος ἐξ οἴνου καὶ ὄξος ἐκ σίκερα οὐ πίεται· καὶ ὅσα κατεργάζεται ἐκ σταφυλῆς οὐ πίεται· καὶ σταφυλὴν πρόσφατον καὶ σταφίδα οὐ φάγεται πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς εὐχῆς αὐτοῦ·