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Lexicon :: Strong's H8354 - šāṯâ

Aa
שָׁתָה
Transliteration
šāṯâ
Pronunciation
shaw-thaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2477

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁתָה shâthâh, shaw-thaw'; a primitive root; to imbibe (literally or figuratively):—× assuredly, banquet, × certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (× -ard), surely. (Intensive proposition of H8248.)

KJV Translation Count — Total: 217x

The KJV translates Strong's H8354 in the following manner: drink (208x), drinkers (1x), drunkards (1x), banquet (1x), miscellaneous (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 217x
The KJV translates Strong's H8354 in the following manner: drink (208x), drinkers (1x), drunkards (1x), banquet (1x), miscellaneous (6x).

  1. to drink

    1. (Qal)

      1. to drink

        1. of drinking cup of God's wrath, of slaughter, of wicked deeds (fig)

      2. to feast

    2. (Niphal) to be drunk

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁתָה shâthâh, shaw-thaw'; a primitive root; to imbibe (literally or figuratively):—× assuredly, banquet, × certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (× -ard), surely. (Intensive proposition of H8248.)
STRONGS H8354: Abbreviations
I. שָׁתָה 217 verb drink (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian šatû, Ethiopic bdb105901 Old Aramaic שתה, Aramaic שְׁתָא, אִשְׁתִּי, [bdb105902], bdb105903; Sabean שתי DHMZMG xxxvii (1883), 403 HomChr 124); —
Qal216 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Exodus 34:28 +, 1st person singular שָׁתִ֫יתִי 1 Samuel 1:15 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁתֶּה Genesis 44:5 +, וַיִּשְׁתֶּה 1 Kings 19:8, usually וַיֵּשְׁתְּ Genesis 9:21+; jussive וְיֵשְׁתְּ 1 Kings 13:18; 3rd person feminine singular וַתֵּשְׁתְּ Numbers 20:11; 2nd person masculine singular with apocope תֵּשְׁתְּ Judges 13:14 +, וַתֵּשְׁתְּ 1 Kings 13:22; 1st person singular וָאֵשְׁתְּ Genesis 24:46; 3rd person masculine plural יִשְׁתָּי֑וּן Psalm 78:44, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שְׁתֵה Genesis 24:14 +, etc.; Infinitive absolute שָׁתֹה Isaiah 21:5; Jeremiah 49:12 (in 1 Samuel 1:9 after preposition, anomalous, Ges§ 113e, omitted by Greek Version of the LXX Th We Dr and modern), שָׁתוֺ Jeremiah 25:28 +, שָׁתוֺת Isaiah 22:13 (Ges§ 75n); construct תְוֺ Proverbs 31:4, שְׁתוֺת Jeremiah 35:8, 14, לִשְׁתּתֹ Genesis 24:19 +, suffix שְׁתוֺתוֺ 1 Kings 13:33, לִשְׁתּוֺתָהּ Isaiah 51:22 etc.; Participle active שֹׁתֶה Isaiah 29:8 +, feminine שֹׁתָה Job 6:4, etc.; —
1.
a. of man: drink, water, wine, etc., Exodus 34:28 (JE), compare Exodus 15:24 (J), 1 Samuel 30:12; Amos 2:8; Amos 4:8; Amos 5:11; Isaiah 5:22; Isaiah 62:8, 9; Proverbs 31:4; Judges 13:4, 7, 14 + often (2 times J E; + 6 times D); by measure (short allowance) Ezekiel 4:11, 16; milk † Ezekiel 25:4, compare Songs 5:1; blood 1 Chronicles 11:19 (figurative of water gained by hazard); figurative חֲמָתָם שֹׁתָה רוּחִי Job 6:4 whose venom [of arrows of י׳] my spirit drinks up; accusative + מִן of source † Exodus 7:18 (J), Exodus 7:21 (E), Exodus 15:23 (J), Proverbs 5:15 (figurative); accusative (of wine, water, etc.) omitted Genesis 24:14 (twice in verse); Genesis 27:25; Genesis 43:34 (all J) + 11 times J, Exodus 7:24; Exodus 17:6 (E), Numbers 20:5 (JE), Numbers 20:11; Numbers 33:14 (P), Judges 15:19 + often; accusative שׁין † 2 Kings 18:27 = Isaiah 36:12; מַמְתַקִּים Nehemiah 8:10; absolute Ecclesiastes 2:24 +; + מִן of source 1 Kings 17:4, 6; Psalm 110:7, מִכֹּסוֺ 2 Samuel 12:3; בְּמִזְרְקֵי יַיִן שׁ׳ Amos 6:6, compare Genesis 44:5; בְּיַיִן שׁ׳ † Proverbs 9:5; with מִן partitive Genesis 9:21; Exodus 7:24; Ruth 2:9, also (figurative) Jeremiah 51:7 (and Job 21:20 below).
†b. participle as substantive שֹׁתֵי מַיִם Ezekiel 31:14, 16, שֹׁתֵי יַיִן Joel 1:5; שׁוֺתֵי שֵׁכָר Psalm 69:13.
c. drink wine in sacrificial feast Deuteronomy 32:38 (poem); blood of sacrificial victim Psalm 50:13 (figurative of י׳).
d. subject animals Numbers 20:19; Jonah 3:7 (both + men), also (figurative) Ezekiel 34:18, 19; accusative (water) omitted Genesis 24:19, 22; Genesis 30:38 (twice in verse).
e. figurative of drinking cup of י׳'s wrath, אֶתאכּוֺס שׁ׳ חֲמָתוֺ Isaiah 51:17 (+ מִיַּד י׳), compare Isaiah 51:17, Isaiah 51:22, see also Ezekiel 23:32, 34 and (accusative omitted) Jeremiah 25:16, 26, 27 + 8 times Jeremiah; Habakkuk 2:16; absolute Obadiah 16 (3 times in verse); accusative שְׁמָרִים Psalm 75:9; מֵחֲמַת שַׁדַּי שׁ׳ Job 21:20.
†f. drink blood, figurative of slaughter, Numbers 23:24 (J E; of lion, metaphor of Israel), Zechariah 9:15 (read דָּמָם for הָמוּ Greek Version of the LXXManuscripts Sta Now Marti); so (blood of י׳'s sacrifice) Ezekiel 39:17, 18, 19.
g. figurative of wicked deeds: יֵין חֲמָסִים יִשְׁתּוּ Proverbs 4:17 (|| לָֽחֲמוּ לֶחֶם רֶשַׁע; these are their food and drink), compare Job 15:16; Job 34:7, but Proverbs 26:6 apparently = suffers violence (compare De Toy).
†2. late, = feast Esther 3:15; Esther 7:1 (compare מִשְׁתֶּה).
†Niph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשָּׁתֶה Leviticus 11:34 (P) all which is (may be) drunk, with ב of vessel. — נִשְׁתָּ֑וָה Proverbs 27:15 see I. שׁוה near the end For cause, give, to drink see שׁקה.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H8355.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

9:21; 9:21; 24:14; 24:14; 24:19; 24:19; 24:22; 24:46; 27:25; 30:38; 43:34; 44:5; 44:5

Exodus

7:18; 7:21; 7:24; 7:24; 15:23; 15:24; 17:6; 34:28; 34:28

Leviticus

11:34

Numbers

20:5; 20:11; 20:11; 20:19; 23:24; 33:14

Deuteronomy

32:38

Judges

13:4; 13:7; 13:14; 13:14; 15:19

Ruth

2:9

1 Samuel

1:9; 1:15; 30:12

2 Samuel

12:3

1 Kings

13:18; 13:22; 13:33; 17:4; 17:6; 19:8

2 Kings

18:27

1 Chronicles

11:19

Nehemiah

8:10

Esther

3:15; 7:1

Job

6:4; 6:4; 15:16; 21:20; 21:20; 34:7

Psalms

50:13; 69:13; 75:9; 78:44; 110:7

Proverbs

4:17; 5:15; 9:5; 26:6; 27:15; 31:4; 31:4

Ecclesiastes

2:24

Song of Songs

5:1

Isaiah

5:22; 21:5; 22:13; 29:8; 36:12; 51:17; 51:17; 51:22; 51:22; 62:8; 62:9

Jeremiah

25:16; 25:26; 25:27; 25:28; 35:8; 35:14; 49:12; 51:7

Ezekiel

4:11; 4:16; 23:32; 23:34; 25:4; 31:14; 31:16; 34:18; 34:19; 39:17; 39:18; 39:19

Joel

1:5

Amos

2:8; 4:8; 5:11; 6:6

Obadiah

1:16

Jonah

3:7

Habakkuk

2:16

Zechariah

9:15

H8354

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8354 matches the Hebrew שָׁתָה (šāṯâ),
which occurs 217 times in 193 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 4 (Gen 9:21–Jdg 13:7)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:21 - And he took of the wine of it and was overcome by drink; and he was uncovered in his tent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:14 - Now, may the girl to whom I say, Let down your vessel and give me a drink, and who says in answer, Here is a drink for you and let me give water to your camels: may she be the one marked out by you for your servant Isaac: so may I be certain that you have been good to my master Abraham.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:18 - And she said, Take a drink, my lord: and quickly letting down her vessel onto her hand, she gave him a drink.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:19 - And having done so, she said, I will get water for your camels till they have had enough.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:22 - And when the camels had had enough, the man took a gold nose-ring, half a shekel in weight, and two ornaments for her arms of ten shekels weight of gold;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:44

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:44 - Take a drink, and I will get water for your camels; let her be the woman marked out by the Lord for my master's son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:46

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:46 - And straight away she took down her vessel from her arm, and said, Take a drink, and I will get water for your camels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:54

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:54 - Then he and the men who were with him had food and drink, and took their rest there that night; and in the morning he got up, and said, Let me now go back to my master.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:34 - Then Jacob gave him bread and soup; and he took food and drink and went away, caring little for his birthright.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:30 - Then he made a feast for them, and they all had food and drink.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:25 - And he said, Put it before me and I will take of my son's meat, so that I may give you a blessing. And he put it before him and he took it; and he gave him wine, and he had a drink.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:38

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:38 - And he put the banded sticks in the drinking-places where the flock came to get water; and they became with young when they came to the water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:34 - And Joseph sent food to them from his table, but he sent five times as much to Benjamin as to any of the others. And they took wine freely with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:5 - Is not this the cup from which my lord takes wine and by which he gets knowledge of the future? Truly, you have done evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:18 - And the fish in the Nile will come to destruction, and the river will send up a bad smell, and the Egyptians will not be able, for disgust, to make use of the water of the Nile for drinking.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:21 - And the fish in the Nile came to destruction, and a bad smell went up from the river, and the Egyptians were not able to make use of the water of the Nile for drinking; and there was blood through all the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:24 - And all the Egyptians made holes round about the Nile to get drinking-water, for they were not able to make use of the Nile water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:23 - And when they came to Marah, the water was no good for drinking, for the waters of Marah were bitter, which is why it was named Marah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:24 - And the people, crying out against Moses, said, What are we to have for drink?

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:1 - And the children of Israel went on from the waste land of Sin, by stages as the Lord gave them orders, and put up their tents in Rephidim: and there was no drinking-water for the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:2 - So the people were angry with Moses, and said, Give us water for drinking. And Moses said, Why are you angry with me? and why do you put God to the test?

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:6 - See, I will take my place before you on the rock in Horeb; and when you give the rock a blow, water will come out of it, and the people will have drink. And Moses did so before the eyes of the chiefs of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:11 - And he put not his hand on the chiefs of the children of Israel: they saw God, and took food and drink.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:6 - So early on the day after they got up and made burned offerings and peace-offerings; and took their seats at the feast, and then gave themselves to pleasure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:28 - And for forty days and forty nights Moses was there with the Lord, and in that time he had no food or drink. And he put in writing on the stones the words of the agreement, the ten rules of the law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:9 - Take no wine, or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the Tent of meeting, that it may not be the cause of death to you; this is an order for ever through all your generations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:34 - Any food in it, and anything on which water from it comes, will be unclean: any drink taken from such a vessel will be unclean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:3 - He is to keep himself from wine and strong drink, and take no mixed wine or strong drink or any drink made from grapes, or any grapes, green or dry.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:20 - Waving them for a wave offering before the Lord; this is holy for the priest, together with the waved breast and the leg which is lifted up; after that, the man may take wine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:5 - Why have you made us come out of Egypt into this evil place? This is no place of seed or figs or vines or other fruits, and there is no water for drinking.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:11 - And lifting up his hand, Moses gave the rock two blows with his rod: and water came streaming out, and the people and their cattle had drink enough.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:17 - Let us now go through your land: we will not go into field or vine-garden, or take the water of the springs; we will go by the highway, not turning to the right or to the left, till we have gone past the limits of your land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:19 - And the children of Israel said to him, We will go up by the highway: and if we or our cattle take of your water, we will give you a price for it: only let us go through on our feet, nothing more.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:22 - Let me go through your land: we will not go into field or vine-garden, or take the water of the springs; we will go by the highway till we have gone past the limits of your land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:24 - See, Israel comes up like a she-lion, lifting himself up like a lion: he will take no rest till he has made a meal of those he has overcome, drinking the blood of those he has put to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:14 - And they went on from Alush, and put up their tents in Rephidim, where there was no drinking-water for the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:6 - You may get food for your needs from them for a price, and water for drinking.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:28 - Let me have food, at a price, for my needs, and water for drinking: only let me go through on foot;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:9 - When I had gone up into the mountain to be given the stones on which was recorded the agreement which the Lord made with you, I was on the mountain for forty days and forty nights without taking food or drinking water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:18 - And I went down on my face before the Lord, as at the first, for forty days and forty nights, without taking food or drinking water, because of all your sin, in doing evil in the eyes of the Lord and moving him to wrath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:11 - But the land where you are going is a land of hills and valleys, drinking in the rain of heaven:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:39 - You will put in vines and take care of them, but you will get no wine or grapes from them; for they will be food for worms.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:6 - You have had no bread, or wine, or strong drink: so that you might see that I am the Lord your God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:14 - Butter from his cows and milk from his sheep, with fat of lambs and sheep of Bashan, and goats, and the heart of the grain; and for your drink, wine from the blood of the grape.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:38

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:38 - Who took the fat of their offerings, and the wine of their drink offering? Let them now come to your help, let them be your salvation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:5 - So he took the people down to the water; and the Lord said to Gideon, Put on one side by themselves all those drinking up the water with their tongues like a dog; and in the same way, all those who go down on their knees to the water while drinking.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:6 - Now the number of those who took up the water with their tongues was three hundred; all the rest of the people went down on their knees to the water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:27 - And they went out into their fields and got in the fruit of their vines, and when the grapes had been crushed, they made a holy feast and went into the house of their god, and over their food and drink they were cursing Abimelech.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:4 - Now then take care to have no wine or strong drink and to take no unclean thing for food;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:7 - But he said to me, You are with child and will give birth to a son; and now do not take any wine or strong drink or let anything unclean be your food; for the child will be separate to God from his birth to the day of his death.

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