Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
he will abstain from wine and fermented drink; he will not drink wine vinegar or vinegar of fermented drink; he will not drink the fruit juice of grapes or eat fresh or dry grapes.
New American Standard Bible
he shall
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
he is to abstain
International Standard Version
then is to remain separate from wine and strong drink. He is not to drink vinegar or strong drink made from wine. He is not to drink grape juice or eat grapes, whether fresh or dried.
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
he shall abstain from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar, whether made from wine or strong drink, nor shall he drink any grape juice nor eat fresh or dried grapes.
Bible in Basic English
He is to keep himself from wine and strong drink, and take no mixed wine or strong drink or any drink made from grapes, or any grapes, green or dry.
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.
Julia Smith Translation
From wine and strong drink he shall be separated; vinegar of wine and vinegar of strong drink he shall not drip and the steeping of grapes he shall not drink, and grapes fresh and dry, he shall not eat
King James 2000
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 juice of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
Modern King James verseion
he shall separate 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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
he shall abstain from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine or of strong drink, nor drink whatsoever is pressed out of grapes: and shall eat no fresh grapes neither yet dried, as long as his abstinence endureth.
NET Bible
he must separate himself from wine and strong drink, he must drink neither vinegar made from wine nor vinegar made from strong drink, nor may he drink any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or raisins.
New Heart 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.
The Emphasized Bible
from wine and strong drink, shall he separate himself, neither vinegar of wine nor vinegar of strong drink, shall he drink, - and no liquor of grapes, shall he drink, no grapes fresh or dried, shall he eat.
Webster
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.
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.
Youngs 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;
Themes
Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » Law from the nazarites
Total abstinence » From intoxicating beverages
Total abstinence » Instances of » Samson
Asceticism » Practised by the nazarites
the Diet of the jews » Articles used for » Vinegar
Fraternity » Instances of » The nazarites, vows of
natural Fruit » Varieties of » Grapes
Nazarites » Prohibited from » Wine or strong drink
Nazarites » Prohibited from » Grapes or any thing made from the vine
Social duties » Total abstinence from strong drink » Law from the nazarites
Temperance » Total abstinence » Law from the nazarites
The vine » Nazarites prohibited eating any part of, &c
Vinegar » Forbidden to nazarites
Topics
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Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 6:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Rules Concerning Nazirites
2 "Speak to the {Israelites} and say to them, 'When a man or a woman takes a special vow, a vow of a {Nazirite}, to keep separate for Yahweh, 3 he will abstain from wine and fermented drink; he will not drink wine vinegar or vinegar of fermented drink; he will not drink the fruit juice of grapes or eat fresh or dry grapes. 4 All the days of his separation you will not eat from anything that is made from the grapevine, from sour grapes to the skin [of grapes].
Cross References
Luke 1:15
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he must never drink wine or beer, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit [while he is] still in his mother's womb.
Leviticus 10:9
"You and your sons with you may not drink wine or strong drink when you come to [the] tent of assembly, so that you will not die--[it is] a lasting statute for your generations--
Judges 13:14
She should not eat of anything that comes from the vine, or drink wine or strong drink, or eat anything unclean; she should keep all that I commanded."
Amos 2:12
But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets, saying, 'You shall not prophesy.'
Ephesians 5:18
And do not be drunk with wine (in which is dissipation), but be filled by the Spirit,
1 Timothy 5:23
(No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach and your frequent illnesses.)
Proverbs 31:4-5
[It is] not for the kings, O Lemuel; drinking wine [is] not for the kings, nor [is] strong drink for rulers.
Jeremiah 35:6-8
But they answered, "We will not drink wine, for Jonadab, the son of Rechab, our ancestor, commanded us, {saying}, 'You shall not drink wine, you or your children, {forever}.
Luke 7:33-34
For John the Baptist has come not eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon!'
Luke 21:34
"But take care for yourselves, lest your hearts are weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of daily life, and that day come upon you suddenly
1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from every form of evil.