“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.”
The vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself unto the LORD — the Nazirite status involves 'separation' (leh-hazeir), creating a categorical distinction between the Nazirite and ordinary Israel. Separation from the common means dedication to the divine.
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