And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet what looked like a paved work of a sapphire stone, and like the substance of heaven in its clearness.
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.
For, lo, you shall conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
But he said to me, Behold, you shall conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.
That he told her all his heart, and said to her, There has not come a razor upon my head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.
And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and also of a beautiful appearance, and pleasant to look upon. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.