1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- spake H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- unto Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
2 Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is unclean by the dead:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Command H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- that they put out H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- of the camp H4264 (מַחֲנֶה) — an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sa…
- every leper H6879 (צָרַע) — to scourge, i.e. (intransitive and figurative) to be stricken with leprosy
- and every one that hath an issue H2100 (זוּב) — to flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow
- and whosoever is defiled H2931 (טָמֵא) — foul in a religious sense
- by the dead H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
3 both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camp, in the midst whereof I dwell.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Both male H2145 (זָכָר) — properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)
- and female H5347 (נְקֵבָה) — female (from the sexual form)
- shall ye put out H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- without H2351 (חוּץ) — properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors
- the camp H4264 (מַחֲנֶה) — an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sa…
- shall ye put H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- them; that they defile H2930 (טָמֵא) — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
- not their camps H4264 (מַחֲנֶה) — an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sa…
- in the midst H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
- whereof H834 (אֲשֶׁר) — who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- I dwell H7931 (שָׁכַן) — to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
4 And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp; as Jehovah spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- did so H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- and put them out H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- without H2351 (חוּץ) — properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors
- the camp H4264 (מַחֲנֶה) — an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sa…
- as Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- spake H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- unto Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- so did H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
5 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- spake H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- unto Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
6 Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, so as to trespass against Jehovah, and that soul shall be guilty;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Speak H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- unto the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- When a man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- or woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- shall commit H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- any sin H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
- that men H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- commit H4603 (מָעַל) — properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherously
- to do a trespass H4604 (מַעַל) — treachery, i.e. sin
- against Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and that person H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- be guilty H816 (אָשַׁם) — to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish
7 then he shall confess his sin which he hath done: and he shall make restitution for his guilt in full, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him in respect of whom he hath been guilty.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then they shall confess H3034 (יָדָה) — physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
- their sin H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
- which they have done H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- and he shall recompense H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- his trespass H817 (אָשָׁם) — guilt; by implication, a fault; also a sin-offering
- with the principal H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- thereof, and add H3254 (יָסַף) — to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
- unto it the fifth H2549 (חֲמִישִׁי) — fifth; also a fifth
- thereof, and give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- against whom he hath trespassed H816 (אָשַׁם) — to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish
8 But if the man have no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made unto Jehovah shall be the priest’s; besides the ram of the atonement, whereby atonement shall be made for him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But if the man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- have no kinsman H1350 (גָּאַל) — to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
- to recompense H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- the trespass H817 (אָשָׁם) — guilt; by implication, a fault; also a sin-offering
- unto, let the trespass H817 (אָשָׁם) — guilt; by implication, a fault; also a sin-offering
- be recompensed H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- to the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- beside the ram H352 (אַיִל) — properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or othe…
- of the atonement H3725 (כִּפֻּר) — expiation (only in plural)
- whereby an atonement shall be made H3722 (כָּפַר) — to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel
9 And every heave-offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they present unto the priest, shall be his.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And every offering H8641 (תְּרוּמָה) — a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute
- of all the holy things H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- of the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- which they bring H7126 (קָרַב) — to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
- unto the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
10 And every man’s hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And every man’s H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- hallowed things H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- shall be his: whatsoever any man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- giveth H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
11 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- spake H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- unto Moses H4872 (מֹשֶׁה) — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
12 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man’s wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Speak H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- unto the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- and say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto them, If any H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- man’s H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- go aside H7847 (שָׂטָה) — to deviate from duty
- and commit H4603 (מָעַל) — properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherously
- a trespass H4604 (מַעַל) — treachery, i.e. sin
13 and a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, and she be not taken in the act;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And a man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- lie H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- with her carnally H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- with her carnally H7902 (שְׁכָבָה) — a lying down (of dew, or for the sexual act)
- and it be hid H5956 (עָלַם) — to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively)
- from the eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- of her husband H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- and be kept close H5641 (סָתַר) — to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
- and she be defiled H2930 (טָמֵא) — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
- no witness H5707 (עֵד) — concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
- against her, neither she be taken H8610 (תָּפַשׂ) — to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
14 and the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the spirit H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- of jealousy H7068 (קִנְאָה) — jealousy or envy
- come H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- upon him, and he be jealous H7065 (קָנָא) — to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious
- of his wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- and she be defiled H2930 (טָמֵא) — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
- or if the spirit H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- and she be not defiled H2930 (טָמֵא) — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
15 then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and shall bring her oblation for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is a meal-offering of jealousy, a meal-offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then shall the man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- bring H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- his wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- unto the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- and he shall bring H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- her offering H7133 (קׇרְבָּן) — something brought near the altar, i.e. a sacrificial present
- for her, the tenth H6224 (עֲשִׂירִי) — tenth; by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine) part
- of an ephah H374 (אֵיפָה) — an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general
- of barley H8184 (שְׂעֹרָה) — barley (as villose)
- meal H7058 (קֶמַח) — flour
- he shall pour H3332 (יָצַק) — properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard
- no oil H8081 (שֶׁמֶן) — grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
- upon it, nor put H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- frankincense H3828 (לְבוֹנָה) — frankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke)
- an offering H4503 (מִנְחָה) — a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
- of jealousy H7068 (קִנְאָה) — jealousy or envy
- of memorial H2146 (זִכְרוֹן) — a memento (or memorable thing, day or writing)
- bringing H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- to remembrance H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
16 And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before Jehovah:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- shall bring her near H7126 (קָרַב) — to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
- and set H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
- her before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
17 and the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- shall take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- holy H6918 (קָדוֹשׁ) — sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
- water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- in an earthen H2789 (חֶרֶשׂ) — a piece of pottery
- vessel H3627 (כְּלִי) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- and of the dust H6083 (עָפָר) — dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
- that is in the floor H7172 (קַרְקַע) — floor (as if a pavement of pieces or tesseræ), of a building or the sea
- of the tabernacle H4908 (מִשְׁכָּן) — a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden wall…
- the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- and put H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- into the water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
18 And the priest shall set the woman before Jehovah, and let the hair of the woman’s head go loose, and put the meal-offering of memorial in her hands, which is the meal-offering of jealousy: and the priest shall have in his hand the water of bitterness that causeth the curse.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- shall set H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
- the woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and uncover H6544 (פָּרַע) — to loosen; by implication, to expose, dismiss; figuratively, absolve, begin
- the woman’s H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- and put H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- the offering H4503 (מִנְחָה) — a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
- of memorial H2146 (זִכְרוֹן) — a memento (or memorable thing, day or writing)
- in her hands H3709 (כַּף) — the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); fig…
- the jealousy H7068 (קִנְאָה) — jealousy or envy
- offering H4503 (מִנְחָה) — a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
- shall have in his hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- the bitter H4751 (מַר) — bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
- water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- that causeth the curse H779 (אָרַר) — to execrate
19 And the priest shall cause her to swear, and shall say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou have not gone aside to uncleanness, being under thy husband, be thou free from this water of bitterness that causeth the curse.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- shall charge her by an oath H7650 (שָׁבַע) — to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
- and say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto the woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- If no man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- have lain H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside H7847 (שָׂטָה) — to deviate from duty
- to uncleanness H2932 (טֻמְאָה) — religious impurity
- instead of thy husband H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- be thou free H5352 (נָקָה) — to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
- from this bitter H4751 (מַר) — bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
- water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- that causeth the curse H779 (אָרַר) — to execrate
20 But if thou have gone aside, being under thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee besides thy husband:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But if thou hast gone aside H7847 (שָׂטָה) — to deviate from duty
- instead of thy husband H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- and if thou be defiled H2930 (טָמֵא) — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
- and some man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- have H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- lain H7903 (שְׁכֹבֶת) — a (sexual) lying with
- with thee beside H1107 (בִּלְעֲדֵי) — except, without, besides
- thine husband H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
21 then the priest shall cause the woman to swear with the oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, Jehovah make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when Jehovah doth make thy thigh to fall away, and thy body to swell;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- shall charge H7650 (שָׁבַע) — to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
- the woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- with an oath H7621 (שְׁבוּעָה) — properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath
- of cursing H423 (אָלָה) — an imprecation
- and the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- shall say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto the woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- make H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- thee a curse H423 (אָלָה) — an imprecation
- and an oath H7621 (שְׁבוּעָה) — properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath
- among H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
- thy people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- when Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- doth make H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- thy thigh H3409 (יָרֵךְ) — the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side
- to rot H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- and thy belly H990 (בֶּטֶן) — the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
- to swell H6639 (צָבֶה) — turgid
22 and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy body to swell, and thy thigh to fall away. And the woman shall say, Amen, Amen.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And this water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- that causeth the curse H779 (אָרַר) — to execrate
- shall go H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- into thy bowels H4578 (מֵעֶה) — used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of m…
- belly H990 (בֶּטֶן) — the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
- to swell H6638 (צָבָה) — to amass, i.e. grow turgid; specifically, to array an army against
- thigh H3409 (יָרֵךְ) — the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side
- to rot H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- And the woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- shall say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Amen H543 (אָמֵן) — sure; abstract, faithfulness; adverb, truly
23 And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- shall write H3789 (כָּתַב) — to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
- these curses H423 (אָלָה) — an imprecation
- in a book H5612 (סֵפֶר) — properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
- and he shall blot H4229 (מָחָה) — properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to
- out with the bitter H4751 (מַר) — bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
- water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
24 and he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that causeth the curse; and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and become bitter.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he shall cause the woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- to drink H8248 (שָׁקָה) — to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
- the bitter H4751 (מַר) — bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
- water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- that causeth the curse H779 (אָרַר) — to execrate
- and the water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- shall enter H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- bitter H4751 (מַר) — bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
25 And the priest shall take the meal-offering of jealousy out of the woman’s hand, and shall wave the meal-offering before Jehovah, and bring it unto the altar:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- shall take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- the jealousy H7068 (קִנְאָה) — jealousy or envy
- offering H4503 (מִנְחָה) — a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
- out of the woman’s H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- and shall wave H5130 (נוּף) — to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinadoing, sawin…
- the offering H4503 (מִנְחָה) — a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and offer H7126 (קָרַב) — to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
- it upon the altar H4196 (מִזְבֵּחַ) — an altar
26 and the priest shall take a handful of the meal-offering, as the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall make the woman drink the water.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- shall take an handful H7061 (קָמַץ) — to grasp with the hand
- of the offering H4503 (מִנְחָה) — a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
- the memorial H234 (אַזְכָּרָה) — a reminder; specifically remembrance-offering
- thereof, and burn H6999 (קָטַר) — to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
- upon the altar H4196 (מִזְבֵּחַ) — an altar
- and afterward H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- shall cause the woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- to drink H8248 (שָׁקָה) — to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
- the water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
27 And when he hath made her drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she be defiled, and have committed a trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and become bitter, and her body shall swell, and her thigh shall fall away: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And when he hath made her to drink H8248 (שָׁקָה) — to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
- the water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- if she be defiled H2930 (טָמֵא) — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
- and have done H4603 (מָעַל) — properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherously
- trespass H4604 (מַעַל) — treachery, i.e. sin
- against her husband H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- that the water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- that causeth the curse H779 (אָרַר) — to execrate
- shall enter H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- bitter H4751 (מַר) — bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
- and her belly H990 (בֶּטֶן) — the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
- shall swell H6638 (צָבָה) — to amass, i.e. grow turgid; specifically, to array an army against
- and her thigh H3409 (יָרֵךְ) — the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side
- shall rot H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- and the woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- shall be a curse H423 (אָלָה) — an imprecation
- among H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
- her people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
28 And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And if the woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- be not defiled H2930 (טָמֵא) — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
- but be clean H2889 (טָהוֹר) — pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
- then she shall be free H5352 (נָקָה) — to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
- and shall conceive H2232 (זָרַע) — to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
- seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
29 This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, being under her husband, goeth aside, and is defiled;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- the law H8451 (תּוֹרָה) — a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
- of jealousies H7068 (קִנְאָה) — jealousy or envy
- when a wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- goeth aside H7847 (שָׂטָה) — to deviate from duty
- instead of her husband H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- and is defiled H2930 (טָמֵא) — to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
30 or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon a man, and he is jealous of his wife; then shall he set the woman before Jehovah, and the priest shall execute upon her all this law.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Or when the spirit H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- of jealousy H7068 (קִנְאָה) — jealousy or envy
- cometh H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- upon him H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- and he be jealous H7065 (קָנָא) — to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious
- over his wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- and shall set H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
- the woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- shall execute H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- upon her all this law H8451 (תּוֹרָה) — a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
31 And the man shall be free from iniquity, and that woman shall bear her iniquity.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then shall the man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- be guiltless H5352 (נָקָה) — to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
- from iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- and this H1931 (הוּא) — he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative)…
- woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- shall bear H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- her iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil