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Numbers 5:21-31

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;

30orwhenH834thespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307ofjealousyקִנְאָ֖הkin.'AhH7068comethuponamanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,andheisjealousוְקִנֵּ֣אve.ki.Ne'H7065ofhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802;thenshallhesetH5975thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802beforeJehovah,andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shallexecuteuponherallthislawהַתּוֹרָ֖הha.to.RahH8451.

31Andthemanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376shallbefreeוְנִקָּ֥הve.ni.KahH5352frominiquityמֵעָוֹ֑ןme.'a.VonH5771,andthatwomanוְהָאִשָּׁ֣הve.ha.'i.ShahH802shallbearתִּשָּׂ֖אti.Sa'H5375heriniquityעֲוֹנָֽהּ׃ פ'a.vo.NahH5771.

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