Numbers 6:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Bible Comments

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.

Ver. 3. He shall separate himself from wine.] Lest he should drink and forget the law, Pro 31:5 which he was to study diligently: but loaden bellies make leaden wits: intemperance takes away the heart, Hos 4:11 overchargeth it. Luk 21:34

Moist grapes or dried.] Dried as raisins, currants, or grapes of Corinth, whence they come, and are called.

Numbers 6:3

3 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.