6The Lord said to Moses, ²“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man or woman wants to make a special vow^m, a vow of dedicationⁿ to the Lord as a Nazirite,^o ³they must abstain from wine^p and other fermented drink and must not drink vinegar^q made from wine or other fermented drink. They must not drink grape juice or eat grapes^r or raisins. ⁴As long as they remain under their Nazirite vow, they must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins.

⁵“ ‘During the entire period of their Nazirite vow, no razor^s may be used on their head.^t They must be holy until the period of their dedication to the Lord is over; they must let their hair grow long.

⁶“ ‘Throughout the period of their dedication to the Lord, the Nazirite must not go near a dead body.^u ⁷Even if their own father or mother or brother or sister dies, they must not make themselves ceremonially unclean^v on account of them, because the symbol of their dedication to God is on their head. ⁸Throughout the period of their dedication, they are consecrated to the Lord.

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Cross references

mver 5; See Ge 28:20; Ac 21:23
nver 6
o Jdg 13:5; 16:17
pSee Lev 10:9; See Lk 1:15
q Ru 2:14; Ps 69:21; Pr 10:26
rSee Lev 25:5
s Ps 52:2; 57:4; 59:7; Isa 7:20; Eze 5:1
t 1 Sa 1:11
uSee Lev 21:1–3; Nu 19:11–22
v Nu 9:6