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Numbers 5:11-29

11AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559untothem,Ifanyman’sH376wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802goasideתִשְׂטֶ֣הtis.TehH7847,andcommitatrespassagainsthim,

13andamanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376lieוְשָׁכַ֨בve.sha.KhavH7901withhercarnally,anditbehidH5641fromtheeyesמֵעֵינֵ֣יme.'ei.NeiH5869ofherhusbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376,andbekeptclose,andshebedefiledH2930,andtherebenowitnessוְעֵד֙ve.'EdH5707againsther,andshebenottakenintheact;

14andthespiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofjealousyקִנְאָ֛הkin.'AhH7068comeuponhim,andhebejealousוְקִנֵּ֥אve.ki.Ne'H7065ofhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802,andshebedefiledH2930:orifthespiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofjealousyקִנְאָה֙kin.'AhH7068comeuponhim,andhebejealousוְקִנֵּ֣אve.ki.Ne'H7065ofhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,andshebenotdefiledH2930:

15thenshallthemanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376bringוְהֵבִ֨יאve.he.Vi'H935hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֮'ish.ToH802untothepriestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548,andshallbringוְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'H935heroblationforher,thetenthעֲשִׂירִ֥ת'a.si.RitH6224partofanephahהָאֵיפָ֖הha.'ei.FahH374ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֑יםse.'o.RimH8184meal;heshallpourיִצֹ֨קyi.TzokH3332nooilשֶׁ֗מֶןShe.menH8081uponit,norputיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414frankincenseלְבֹנָ֔הle.vo.NahH3828thereon;foritisameal-offeringofjealousyקְנָאֹת֙ke.na.'OtH7068,ameal-offeringofmemorialH2146,bringingH935iniquityעָוֹֽן׃'a.VonH5771toremembranceמַזְכֶּ֥רֶתmaz.Ke.retH2142.

16Andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548shallbringוְהִקְרִ֥יבve.hik.RivH7126hernear,andsetH5975herbeforeJehovah:

17andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְלָקַ֧חve.la.KachH3947holyקְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325inanearthenvesselבִּכְלִי־bikh.li-H3627;andofthedustהֶֽעָפָ֗רhe.'a.FarH6083thatisonthefloorבְּקַרְקַ֣עbe.kar.Ka'H7172ofthetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947,andputוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414itintothewaterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

18Andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֥ןha.ko.HenH3548shallsetH5414thewomanהָאִשָּׁה֮ha.'i.ShahH802beforeJehovah,andletthehairofthewoman’sהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218goloose,andputוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414themeal-offeringofmemorialH2146inherhandsוּבְיַ֤דu.ve.YadH3027,whichisthemeal-offeringofjealousyקְנָאֹ֖תke.na.'OtH7068:andthepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shallhaveinhishandH3027thewaterמֵ֥יmeiH4325ofbitternessH4751thatcauseththecurseהַמְאָֽרֲרִֽים׃ham.'A.ra.RimH779.

19Andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shallcausehertoswearוְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַve.hish.Bi.a'H7650,andshallsayוְאָמַ֤רve.'a.MarH559untothewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802,Ifnomanאִישׁ֙'ishH376havelainשָׁכַ֥בsha.KhavH7901withthee,andifthouhavenotgoneasideשָׂטִ֛יתsa.TitH7847touncleannessטֻמְאָ֖הtum.'AhH2932, beingunderthyhusbandאִישֵׁ֑ךְ'i.ShekhH376,bethoufreeהִנָּקִ֕יhi.na.KiH5352fromthiswaterמִמֵּ֛יmi.MeiH4325ofbitternessH4751thatcauseththecurseהַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖יםham.'a.ra.RimH779.

20Butifthouhavegoneaside, beingunderthyhusbandאִישֵׁ֖ךְ'i.ShekhH376,andifthoubedefiledH2930,andsomemanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376havelainwiththeebesidesthyhusbandאִישֵֽׁךְ׃'i.ShekhH376:

21thenthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֥ןha.ko.HenH3548shallcausethewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֮ha.'i.ShahH802toswearוְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַve.hish.Bi.a'H7650withtheoathבִּשְׁבֻעַ֣תbish.vu.'AtH7621ofcursing,andthepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shallsayוְאָמַ֤רve.'a.MarH559untothewomanלָֽאִשָּׁ֔הla.'i.ShahH802,JehovahmakeH5414theeacurseH423andanoathוְלִשְׁבֻעָ֖הve.lish.vu.'AhH7621amongthypeopleעַמֵּ֑ךְ'a.MekhH5971,whenJehovahdothmakeH5414thythighיְרֵכֵךְ֙ye.re.kheKhH3409tofallנֹפֶ֔לֶתno.Fe.letH5307away,andthybodytoswell;

22andthiswaterהַמַּ֨יִםha.Ma.yimH4325thatcauseththecurseהַמְאָרְרִ֤יםham.'a.re.RimH779shallgoוּ֠בָאוּU.va.'uH935intothybowelsH4578,andmake thybodytoswellלַצְבּ֥וֹתlatz.BotH6638,andthythighיָרֵ֑ךְya.RekhH3409tofallוְלַנְפִּ֣לve.lan.PilH5307away.Andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802shallsayוְאָמְרָ֥הve.'a.me.RahH559,Amenאָמֵ֥ן׀'a.MenH543,Amenאָמֵֽן׃'a.MenH543.

23Andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shallwriteוְ֠כָתַבVe.kha.tavH3789thesecursesH423inabookH5612,andheshallblotthemoutintothewaterמֵ֥יmeiH4325ofbitternessH4751:

24andheshallmakethewomanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802drinkוְהִשְׁקָה֙ve.hish.KahH8248thewaterמֵ֥יmeiH4325ofbitternessH4751thatcauseththecurseהַמְאָֽרֲרִ֑יםham.'a.ra.RimH779;andthewaterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325thatcauseththecurseהַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖יםham.'a.ra.RimH779shallenterintoherandbecomebitterH4751.

25Andthepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְלָקַ֤חve.la.KachH3947themeal-offeringofjealousyהַקְּנָאֹ֑תha.ke.na.'OtH7068outofthewoman’sהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027,andshallwaveוְהֵנִ֤יףve.he.NifH5130themeal-offeringbeforeJehovah,andbringוְהִקְרִ֥יבve.hik.RivH7126ituntothealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196:

26andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְקָמַ֨ץve.ka.MatzH7061ahandfulH7061ofthemeal-offering,asthememorialאַזְכָּ֣רָתָ֔הּ'az.Ka.ra.TahH234thereof,andburnituponthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196,andafterwardshallmakethewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802drinkיַשְׁקֶ֥הyash.KehH8248thewaterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

27Andwhenhehathmadeherdrinkוְהִשְׁקָ֣הּve.hish.KahH8248thewaterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,thenitshallcomeH935topass,ifshebeוְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.TahH1961defiledH2930,andhavecommittedatrespassagainstherhusbandבְּאִישָׁהּ֒be.'i.ShahH376,thatthewaterהַמַּ֤יִםha.Ma.yimH4325thatcauseththecurseהַמְאָֽרֲרִים֙ham.'a.ra.RimH779shallenterintoherandbecomeוְהָיְתָ֧הve.ha.ye.TahH1961bitterלְמָרִ֔יםle.ma.RimH4751,andherbodyshallswellוְצָבְתָ֣הve.tza.ve.TahH6638,andherthighיְרֵכָ֑הּye.re.KhahH3409shallfallוְנָפְלָ֖הve.na.fe.LahH5307away:andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802shallbeH1961acurseH779amongherpeopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

28Andifthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802benotdefiledH2930,butbecleanH2889;thensheshallbefreeוְנִקְּתָ֖הve.ni.ke.TahH5352,andshallconceiveseedזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233.

29Thisisthelawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451ofjealousyהַקְּנָאֹ֑תha.ke.na.'OtH7068,whenH834awifeאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802, beingunderherhusbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376, goethasideתִּשְׂטֶ֥הtis.TehH7847,andisdefiledH2930;

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