She may not eat of anything that comes of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing. Let her observe all that I commanded her.”
Parallel translations
- KJV She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe.
- BSB She 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.”
- NKJV She may not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor may she drink wine or similar drink, nor eat anything unclean. All that I commanded her let her observe.”
- NASB She shall not eat anything that comes from the vine nor drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; she shall keep all that I commanded.”
- NLT She must not eat grapes or raisins, drink wine or any other alcoholic drink, or eat any forbidden food.”
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- John 2:5His mother said to the servants, “Whatever he says to you, do it.”
- Deut 12:32Whatever thing I command you, that you shall observe to do. You shall not add to it, nor take away from it.
- Judg 13:4Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don’t eat any unclean thing:
- John 15:14You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.
- 2 Th 3:4We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you both do and will do the things we command.
- Judg 13:7but he said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink. Don’t eat any unclean thing; for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’”
- Matt 28:20teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
- Num 6:4All the days of his separation he shall eat nothing that is made of the grapevine, from the seeds even to the skins.
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