Judges 13:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean.”
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“Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:”
King James Version · Public Domain“Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And, now, take heed, I pray thee, and do not drink wine, and strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 13:4 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 11:27All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
- Leviticus 11:47You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”
- Numbers 6:2“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD,
- Numbers 6:3he is to abstain from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink, and he must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.
- Judges 13:7But he said to me, ‘Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, therefore, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death.’”
- Judges 13:14She must not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor drink any wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean. She must do everything I have commanded her.”
- Luke 1:15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
- Acts 10:14“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
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