Judges 13:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Nowוְעַתָּה֙
(ve·'at·tah)
6258: nowprobably from anah
therefore, be carefulהִשָּׁ֣מְרִי
(hi·sha·me·ri)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
not to drinkתִּשְׁתִּ֖י
(tish·ti)
8354: to drinka prim. root
wineיַ֣יִן
(ya·yin)
3196: winefrom an unused word
or strong drink,וְשֵׁכָ֑ר
(ve·she·char;)
7941: intoxicating drink, strong drinkfrom shakar
norוְאַל־
(ve·'al-)
408: not (a subjective neg.)a prim. particle
eatתֹּאכְלִ֖י
(to·che·li)
398: to eata prim. root
anyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
unclean thing.טָמֵֽא׃
(ta·me.)
2931: uncleanfrom tame


















KJV Lexicon
Now therefore beware
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
I pray thee and drink
shathah  (shaw-thaw')
to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely.
not wine
yayin  (yah'-yin)
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication -- banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).
nor strong drink
shekar  (shay-kawr')
an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor -- strong drink, + drunkard, strong wine.
and eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
not any unclean
tame'  (taw-may')
foul in a relig. sense -- defiled, + infamous, polluted(-tion), unclean.
thing
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Now therefore, be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing.

King James Bible
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now please be careful not to drink wine or beer, or to eat anything unclean;

International Standard Version
So be sure that you don't drink wine or anything intoxicating, and don't eat anything unclean

NET Bible
Now be careful! Do not drink wine or beer, and do not eat any food that will make you ritually unclean.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Now you must be careful. Don't drink any wine or liquor or eat any unclean food.

King James 2000 Bible
Now therefore beware, I pray you, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
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