יפלא. יפריש או יעשה דבר פלא כי רוב העולם הולכים אחר תאותם: SHALL CLEARLY UTTER A VOW. The word yafli means to set aside. On the other hand, it might mean doing something out of the ordinary,1The word yafli is related to the word pele (wonder). for most people follow their lusts.2But this person took an oath to separate himself from the pleasure of drinking. Hence what he did was wondrous.
נדר נזיר. פירוש נדר להיות נזיר כי נזיר הוא תאר השם: THE VOW OF A NAZIRITE. Neder nazir means an oath to be a Nazirite, for the word nazir (Nazirite) is an adjective.3Nazir modifies the person who takes the oath, for according to I.E. the meaning of neder nazir is to be a Nazirite person. See Weiser. The word ve-yenazeru (that they separate) (Lev. 22:13) is related to it.
נזיר מגזירת וינזרו שירחיק מהתאות ועשה זה לעבודת השם כי היין משחית הדעת ועבודת השם ובפרשת כי תצא מחנה ארמוז לך סוד: [TO CONSECRATE HIMSELF UNTO THE LORD.]4The Hebrew reads, le-hazir la-Adonai. This literally means to separate himself unto the Lord. Hence I.E.’s comment. To distance himself from lust. He does this in order to serve God, for wine destroys reason and the proper service of God.5Thus le-nazir la-Adonai means to separate (himself from wine) in order to serve God. I will hint at a secret in the chapter that opens with When thou goest forth in camp against thine enemies (Deut. 23:10).