* Do not.
Nu 6:3,20 Pr 31:4,5 Isa 28:7 Jer 35:5,6 Eze 44:21 Lu 1:15
Eph 5:18 1Ti 3:3,8 5:23 Tit 1:7
* strong drink.
The Hebrew {shecher,} Arabic {sakar,} or {sukr,} Greek
[sikera,] from {shachar,} to inebriate, signifies
any kind of fermented and inebriating liquor beside wine. So
St. Jerome informs us, that {sicera} in Hebrew denotes any
inebriating liquor, whether made of corn, the juice of apples,
honey, dates, or any other fruit. These different kinds of
liquors are described by Pliny, who calls then {vina
factitia}. One of the four prohibited drinks among the
Mohammedans in India is called {sakar,} which denotes
inebriating liquor in general, but especially date wine.
* it shall be.
3:17
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