Num 6:2, Judg 13:4-7, Lam 4:7, Luk 1:3-17 | ESV | STEP | Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When either a man or a woman makes a special vow , the vow of a Nazirite , to separate himself to the Lord ,

2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When either a man or a woman makes a special vow, the vow of ^aa Nazirite, ^{▼▼ Nazirite means one separated, or one consecrated} ^cto separate himself to the Lord,

Judges 13:4-7

4 Therefore be careful ^dand drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, 5 for behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. ^eNo razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be ^fa Nazirite to God from the womb, and he shall ^gbegin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines.” 6 Then the woman came and told her husband, ^h“A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of God, very awesome. ⁱI did not ask him where he was from, and he did not tell me his name, 7 but he said to me, ^j‘Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. So then drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’”

Lamentations 4:7

7 Her princes were purer than snow,
whiter than milk;
their bodies were more ruddy than coral,
the beauty of their form ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain} was like sapphire. ^{▼▼Hebrew lapis lazuli}

Luke 1:3-17

3 it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write ^man orderly account for you, ⁿmost excellent ^oTheophilus, 4 that you may have ^pcertainty concerning the things ^qyou have been taught.

Birth of John the Baptist Foretold

5 ^rIn the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, ^{▼▼Greek Zacharias} ^tof ^uthe division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both ^vrighteous before God, walking ^wblamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. 7 But they had no child, because ^xElizabeth was barren, and ^yboth were advanced in years.

8 Now ^zwhile he was serving as priest before God when ^aahis division was on duty, 9 according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot ^abto enter ^acthe temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10 And the whole multitude of the people ^adwere praying ^aeoutside at the hour of incense. 11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of ^afthe altar of incense. 12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and ^agfear fell upon him. 13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for ^ahyour prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and ^aiyou shall call his name John. 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will ^ajrejoice at his birth, 15 for he will be ^akgreat before the Lord. And ^alhe must not drink wine or strong ^amdrink, and ^anhe will be ^aofilled with the Holy Spirit, ^apeven from his mother’s womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and ^aqhe will go before him ^arin the spirit and power of Elijah, ^asto turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and ^atthe disobedient to the wisdom of the just, ^auto make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”