Numbers 6:3
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | 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. | 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. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| from wine | מִיַּ֤יִן | mi-YA-yin | H3196 | wineיַ֫יִן (ya.yin) wine |
| and strong drink | וְשֵׁכָר֙ | ve-she-KHAR | H7941 | strong drinkשֵׁכָר (she.khar) strong drink, intoxicating drink, fermented or intoxicating liquor |
| he will keep separate | יַזִּ֔יר | ya-ZIR | H5144B | be a Nazariteנָזַר (na.zar) (Hiphil) to be a Nazarite, live as a Nazarite |
| vinegar of | חֹ֥מֶץ | CHO-metz | H2558 | vinegarחֹ֫מֶץ (cho.mets) vinegar |
| wine | יַ֛יִן | YA-yin | H3196 | wineיַ֫יִן (ya.yin) wine |
| and vinegar of | וְחֹ֥מֶץ | ve-CHO-metz | H2558 | vinegarחֹ֫מֶץ (cho.mets) vinegar |
| strong drink | שֵׁכָ֖ר | she-KHAR | H7941 | strong drinkשֵׁכָר (she.khar) strong drink, intoxicating drink, fermented or intoxicating liquor |
| not | לֹ֣א | lo' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| he will drink | יִשְׁתֶּ֑ה | yish-TEH | H8354 | to drinkשָׁתָה (sha.tah) 1) to drink 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to drink 1a1a) of drinking cup of God's wrath, of slaughter, of wicked deeds (fig) 1a2) to feast 1b) (Niphal) to be drunk Aramaic equivalent: she.tah (שְׁתָה "to drink" H8355) |
| and any | וְכָל־ | ve-khol | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
| juice of | מִשְׁרַ֤ת | mish-RAT | H4952 | juiceמִשְׁרָה (mish.rah) juice |
| grapes | עֲנָבִים֙ | 'a-na-VIM | H6025 | grapeעֵנָב (e.nav) grape(s) |
| not | לֹ֣א | lo' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| he will drink | יִשְׁתֶּ֔ה | yish-TEH | H8354 | to drinkשָׁתָה (sha.tah) 1) to drink 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to drink 1a1a) of drinking cup of God's wrath, of slaughter, of wicked deeds (fig) 1a2) to feast 1b) (Niphal) to be drunk Aramaic equivalent: she.tah (שְׁתָה "to drink" H8355) |
| and grapes | וַעֲנָבִ֛ים | va-'a-na-VIM | H6025 | grapeעֵנָב (e.nav) grape(s) |
| fresh | לַחִ֥ים | la-CHIM | H3892 | freshלַח (lach) 1) moist, fresh, new 1a) moist, fresh (of plants) 1b) new (of cords, sinews) |
| and dried | וִיבֵשִׁ֖ים | vi-ve-SHIM | H3002 | dryיָבֵשׁ (ya.vesh) 1) dry 2) dried |
| not | לֹ֥א | lo' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| he will eat | יֹאכֵֽל׃ | yo-KHEL | H0398 | to eatאָכַל (a.khal) 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.