Negative Commandment #219 of 613
The nazarite must not drink wine, wine mixtures, or wine vinegar
Numbers 6:3 · Nazirites
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
Related Commandments in “Nazirites”
#217: The nazarite must let his hair grow
Numbers 6:5
#218: The nazarite must not cut his hair
Numbers 6:5
#220: The nazarite must not eat fresh grapes
Numbers 6:3
#221: The nazarite must not eat raisins
Numbers 6:3
#222: The nazarite must not eat grape seeds
Numbers 6:4
#223: The nazarite must not eat grape skins
Numbers 6:4
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