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The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
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Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When either men or women make a special vow, the vow of a nazirite, a to separate themselves to the Lord,
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they shall separate themselves from wine and strong drink; they shall drink no wine vinegar or other vinegar, and shall not drink any grape juice or eat grapes, fresh or dried.
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All their days as nazirites b they shall eat nothing that is produced by the grapevine, not even the seeds or the skins.
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All the days of their nazirite vow no razor shall come upon the head; until the time is completed for which they separate themselves to the Lord, they shall be holy; they shall let the locks of the head grow long.
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