“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man or woman wants to make a special vow(A), a vow of dedication(B) to the Lord as a Nazirite,(C) they must abstain from wine(D) and other fermented drink and must not drink vinegar(E) made from wine or other fermented drink. They must not drink grape juice or eat grapes(F) or raisins. As long as they remain under their Nazirite vow, they must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins.

“‘During the entire period of their Nazirite vow, no razor(G) may be used on their head.(H) They must be holy until the period of their dedication to the Lord is over; they must let their hair grow long.

“‘Throughout the period of their dedication to the Lord, the Nazirite must not go near a dead body.(I)

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13 “‘Now this is the law of the Nazirite when the period of their dedication is over.(A) They are to be brought to the entrance to the tent of meeting.(B) 14 There they are to present their offerings to the Lord: a year-old male lamb without defect(C) for a burnt offering, a year-old ewe lamb without defect for a sin offering,(D) a ram(E) without defect for a fellowship offering,(F) 15 together with their grain offerings(G) and drink offerings,(H) and a basket of bread made with the finest flour and without yeast—thick loaves with olive oil mixed in, and thin loaves brushed with olive oil.(I)

16 “‘The priest is to present all these(J) before the Lord(K) and make the sin offering and the burnt offering.(L) 17 He is to present the basket of unleavened bread and is to sacrifice the ram as a fellowship offering(M) to the Lord, together with its grain offering(N) and drink offering.(O)

18 “‘Then at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the Nazirite must shave off the hair that symbolizes their dedication.(P) They are to take the hair and put it in the fire that is under the sacrifice of the fellowship offering.

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