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Numbers 5:18-27

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.

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