Numbers 6:3
He shall separate himself from yayin and shechar (fermented drink), and shall drink no chometz (vinegar) of yayin, or chometz of shechar, neither shall he drink any grape juice, nor eat moist grapes, or dried. + 6:3 i.e., raisins
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Judges 13:4Now therefore be shomer and drink not yayin nor shechar (strong drink), and eat not kol tameh;
Proverbs 31:4It is not for melachim, O Lemuel, 1 it is not for melachim to drink yayin; 1 nor for rulers to crave strong drink; 1
Amos 2:12But ye gave the Nezirim yayin to drink; 1 and commanded the nevi'im, saying: 1 Prophesy not. 1
Luke 7:33For Yochanan of the tevilah of teshuva has come not eating lechem nor drinking yayin, and you say, He has a shed (demon)!
Ephesians 5:18And do not become a shikker with schnapps, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Ruach Hakodesh, + 5:18 Lv 10:9; Prov 20:1; Isa 28:7
1 Timothy 5:23No longer drink only mayim, but use a little yayin because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 6:2-22
The Law Concerning Nazarites. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 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 : 3 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. 4 All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is… Read the whole commentary →