NUMBERS 5:19

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“And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse:”

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Numbers 5:19 Translation & Meaning

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And the priest הַכֹּהֵ֗ן Literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) priest
shall charge her by an oath, וְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַ To seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times) charge oath
and say וְאָמַ֤ר To say (used with great latitude) say
unto אֶל Near, with or among; often in general, to unto
the woman, הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ A woman woman
If אִם Used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not If
no לֹ֨א Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles no
man אִישׁ֙ 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
have lain שָׁכַ֥ב To lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose) lain
with אֹתָ֔ךְ Properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc with
thee, and if וְאִם Used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not if
thou hast not לֹ֥א Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles not
gone aside שָׂטִ֛ית To deviate from duty gone aside
to uncleanness טֻמְאָ֖ה Religious impurity uncleanness
with another (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
instead of תַּ֣חַת The bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc instead
thy husband, אִישֵׁ֑ךְ 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) husband
be thou free הִנָּקִ֕י To be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e., extirpated free
from this הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ These or those from this
bitter הַמָּרִ֥ים Bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly bitter
water מִמֵּ֛י Water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen water
that causeth the curse: הַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖ים To execrate causeth curse

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  • 17  And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water:

  • 18  And the priest shall set the woman before the Lord, and uncover the woman's head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse:

  • 19  And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse:

  • 20  But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee beside thine husband:

  • 21  Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The Lord make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the Lord doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;




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