2. to give the following instructions to the people of Israel. Any men or women who make a special vow to become Nazirites and dedicate themselves to the Lord
3. shall abstain from wine and beer. They shall not drink any kind of drink made from grapes or eat any grapes or raisins.
4. As long as they are Nazirites, they shall not eat anything that comes from a grapevine, not even the seeds or skins of grapes.
5. As long as they are under the Nazirite vow, they must not cut their hair or shave. They are bound by the vow for the full time that they are dedicated to the Lord, and they shall let their hair grow.
6-7. Their hair is the sign of their dedication to God, and so they must not defile themselves by going near a corpse, not even that of their father, mother, brother, or sister.
8. As long as they are Nazirites, they are consecrated to the Lord.
9. If the consecrated hair of a Nazirite is defiled because he or she is right beside someone who suddenly dies, they must wait seven days and then shave off their hair; and so they become ritually clean.