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He shall separate to Yahweh the days of his separation, and shall bring a he-lamb a year old for a trespass-offering; but the former days shall be void, because his separation was defiled.
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The High Cost of a Reset
Commentators explain that if a Nazarite's vow was broken, even accidentally, all the previous days of the vow were void. Regardless of how close to completion they were, they had to bring a sacrifice and start the entire period over. This strict rule underscored the absolute holiness required in a vow to God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The law of the Nazarite is appropriately added to other enactments concerning the sanctity of the holy nation. That sanctity found its highest expr…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he shall consecrate unto the Lord the days of his separation He was to begin his …
The word Nazarite signifies separation. Some were appointed by God, before their birth, to be Nazarites all their lives, like Samson and John the B…
