King James Version
Numbers 6:1 in the King James Version says “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,”
Numbers 6:1 · KJV
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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: to separate: or, to make themselves Nazarites
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“spake”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
“And the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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