Negative Commandment #219 of 613

The nazarite must not drink wine, wine mixtures, or wine vinegar

Commandment #219a prohibition from Numbers 6:3, classified under Nazirites in the 613 commandments of the Torah.

Scripture

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.

Numbers 6:3

Hebrew

ג מִיַּיִן וְשֵׁכָר יַזִּיר, חֹמֶץ יַיִן וְחֹמֶץ שֵׁכָר לֹא יִשְׁתֶּה; וְכָל-מִשְׁרַת עֲנָבִים לֹא יִשְׁתֶּה, וַעֲנָבִים לַחִים וִיבֵשִׁים לֹא יֹאכֵל.

Greek (Septuagint)

3 ἀπὸ οἴνου καὶ σικερα, ἁγνισθήσεται ἀπὸ οἴνου καὶ ὄξος ἐξ οἴνου καὶ ὄξος ἐκ σικερα οὐ πίεται καὶ ὅσα κατεργάζεται ἐκ σταφυλῆς οὐ πίεται καὶ σταφυλὴν πρόσφατον καὶ σταφίδα οὐ φάγεται .

Classification

Type
Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
Category
Nazirites
Book
numbers
Chapter
6

Scholarly References

Parashah
Naso
Sefer HaChinuch
#368
Mishneh Torah
PromisesNazarite

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