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Numbers 6:2

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD,

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ASV

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall make a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself unto Jehovah,

KJV

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the Lord:

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
דַּבֵּר֙da.BerspeakH1696 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559 →
אֲלֵהֶ֑ם'a.le.Hemto themH413 →
אִ֣ישׁ'isha manH376 →
אֽוֹ־'ov-orH176 →
אִשָּׁ֗ה'i.Shaha womanH802 →
כִּ֤יkiifH3588 →
יַפְלִא֙yaf.Li'he will make hardH6381 →
לִנְדֹּר֙lin.Dorto vowH5087 →
נֶ֣דֶרNe.dera vow ofH5088 →
נָזִ֔ירna.Zira NaziriteH5139 →
לְהַזִּ֖ירle.ha.Zirto be a NaziriteH5144 →
לַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068 →

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Judges 13:5For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall come over his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”Amos 2:11–12I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD.Romans 1:1Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—Hebrews 7:27Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.Acts 18:18Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.Judges 16:17Samson told her all that was in his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”Leviticus 27:2“Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When someone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the value of persons,Galatians 1:15But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleasedActs 21:23–24Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow.Numbers 6:5–6For the entire period of his vow of separation, no razor shall pass over his head. He must be holy until the time of his separation to the LORD is complete; he must let the hair of his head grow long.Luke 1:15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.1 Samuel 1:28I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.Leviticus 20:26You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”Proverbs 18:1He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.Exodus 33:16For how then can it be known that Your people and I have found favor in Your sight, unless You go with us? How else will we be distinguished from all the other people on the face of the earth?”Genesis 49:26The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.Numbers 8:14In this way you shall separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites, and the Levites will belong to Me.

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