Numbers 6:3
Old Testament • 20 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בָּדַל
bâdal
to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
יַיִן
yayin
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
חָזָק
châzâq
strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)
שָׁתָה
shâthâh
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
שָׁתָה
shâthâh
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
יַיִן
yayin
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
חָזָק
châzâq
strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)
שָׁתָה
shâthâh
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
שָׁתָה
shâthâh
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
מִשְׁרָה
mishrâh
maceration, i.e. steeped juice
אָכַל
ʼâkal
to eat (literally or figuratively)
קָלָה
qâlâh
to toast, i.e. scorch partially or slowly
Key Terms in This Verse
בָּדַל bâdal
to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
Study H914 →Cross References
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:
But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe.
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
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