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‘All the days of his vow as a Nazirite (A)no razor shall pass over his head. He shall be holy until the days are fulfilled for which he dedicated himself as a Nazirite to Yahweh; he shall let the locks of hair on his head grow long.

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

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(A)For behold, you [a]shall be with child and give birth to a son, and no razor shall come upon his head, for the boy shall be a (B)Nazirite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 13:5 Or shall conceive, cf. Gen 3:16; 21:2; 25:21; Ex 2:2; 1 Sam 1:20; Luke 1:31, 36

You will become pregnant and have a son(A) whose head is never to be touched by a razor(B) because the boy is to be a Nazirite,(C) dedicated to God from the womb. He will take the lead(D) in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines.”

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