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Numbers 6:3
| 7 | tn 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. |
| 8 | tn The “vinegar” (חֹמֶץ, homets) is some kind of drink preparation that has been allowed to go sour. |
| 9 | tn This word occurs only here. It may come from the word “to water, to be moist,” and so refer to juice. |
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