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:
Ver. 2. To vow a vow.] A voluntary vow, a religious promise made in prayer; hence ευχη, a vow, προσευχη, a prayer.
To separate themselves unto the Lord.] As mirrors of singular sobriety and sanctimony, Lam 4:7 especially required in such as are "separated unto the gospel of God," Rom 1:1 and as types of Christ, that great votary, true Nazarite, holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners, Heb 7:26 that holy thing, Mat 1:20 that holy of holies, or most holy. Dan 9:24