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NUMBERS 5:24
KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter.”
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Numbers 5:24 Translation & Meaning
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KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
“And he shall cause” | אֶת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | cause |
“the woman” | הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה | A woman | woman |
“to drink” | וְהִשְׁקָה֙ | To quaff, i.e., (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to | drink |
“the bitter” | הַמָּרִ֖ים | Bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly | bitter |
“water” | מֵ֥י | Water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen | water |
“that causeth the curse:” | הַמְאָֽרֲרִ֑ים | To execrate | causeth curse |
“and the water” | הַמַּ֥יִם | Water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen | water |
“that causeth the curse” | הַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖ים | To execrate | causeth curse |
“shall enter” | וּבָ֥אוּ | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | enter |
“into her, bitter.” | לְמָרִֽים׃ | Bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly | bitter |
“and become” | | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | |
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22 And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.
23 And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:
24 And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter.
25 Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman's hand, and shall wave the offering before the Lord, and offer it upon the altar:
26 And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water.
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