Numbers 6:4

“All the days of his consecration he shall not eat anything that is made from the vine of wine, from seeds to skin.”

Numbers 6:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 6:4, word by word

the daysיְמֵיyeme

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

Where else “yeme” appears
of his consecrationנִזְרnizr

consecration

Being set apart for God, like the Nazirite.

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eatיֹאכֵלyochel

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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is madeיֵעָשֶׂהyease

make

To build or create something.

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from the vineגֶּפֶןgefen

vine

Vine: the plant that bears grapes.

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of wineיַּיִןyayin

wine

Wine; also drunkenness.

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from seedsחַרְצַנִּיםchartsanim

seeds; sour grapes

The seed or pip of the grape; according to the lexicon, sour grapes. It is found only in Numbers 6:4.

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skinזָגzag

skin of grapes

Skin: the skin of the grape. It is found only in Numbers 6:4.

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The context

3he shall separate himself from wine and intoxicating drink; he shall not drink vinegar of wine or vinegar of intoxicating drink, and he shall not drink any juice of grapes, nor eat grapes, fresh or dried.

4 · This verse (above)

5All the days of his vow of consecration no razor shall pass over his head; until the days are fulfilled for which he separates himself to YHWH, he shall be holy; he shall let grow loose the hair of his head.

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