Berean Standard Bible
Numbers 5
(Leviticus 13:1–46)
2“Commandצַ֚וtzavH6680אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478to send awayוִֽישַׁלְּחוּ֙vi.sha.le.ChuH7971fromמִן־min-H4480the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264anyoneכָּל־kol-H3605with a skin diseaseצָר֖וּעַtza.Ru.a'H6879,anyoneוְכָל־ve.kholH3605who has a bodily dischargeזָ֑בZavH2100,and anyoneוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605who is defiledטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931by a dead bodyלָנָֽפֶשׁ׃la.Na.feshH5315.
3You must send awayתְּשַׁלֵּ֔חוּ אֶל־te.sha.Le.chu 'el-H7971H413maleמִזָּכָ֤רmi.za.KharH2145andעַד־'ad-H5704female alikeנְקֵבָה֙ne.ke.VahH5347;send themתְּשַׁלְּח֑וּםte.sha.le.ChumH7971outsideמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הla.ma.cha.NehH4264so they will notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808defileיְטַמְּאוּ֙ye.ta.me.'UH2930אֶת־'et-H853their campמַ֣חֲנֵיהֶ֔םma.cha.nei.HemH4264,whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589dwellשֹׁכֵ֥ןsho.KhenH7931among themבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432.”
4So the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213thisכֵן֙khenH3651,sendingוַיְשַׁלְּח֣וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971such peopleאוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853outsideאֶל־ מִח֖וּץ'el- mi.ChutzH413H2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla.ma.cha.NehH4264. Theyבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478didעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙ אֶל־Yah.weh 'el-H3068H413had instructedדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔ה כֵּ֥ןmo.Sheh kenH4872H3651.
Confession and Restitution
(Luke 19:1–10)
6“Tellדַּבֵּר֮ אֶל־da.Ber 'el-H1696H413the Israelites thatבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478whenכִּ֤יkiH3588a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802actsלִמְעֹ֥לlim.'OlH4603unfaithfullyמַ֖עַלMa.'alH4604against the LORDבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068by committingיַעֲשׂוּ֙ya.'a.SuH6213anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605sinחַטֹּ֣אתcha.TotH2403against anotherהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120,thatהַהִֽוא׃ha.Hiv'H1931personהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315is guiltyוְאָֽשְׁמָ֖הve.'a.she.MahH816
7and must confessוְהִתְוַדּ֗וּve.hit.va.DuH3034אֶֽת־'et-H853the sinחַטָּאתָם֮cha.ta.TamH2403אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he has committedעָשׂוּ֒'a.SuH6213.He must make full restitutionוְהֵשִׁ֤יבve.he.ShivH7725אֶת־'et-H853אֲשָׁמוֹ֙'a.sha.MoH817בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218,addיֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3254a fifthוַחֲמִישִׁת֖וֹva.cha.mi.shi.ToH2549to its valueעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921,and give all thisוְנָתַ֕ןve.na.TanH5414to the oneלַאֲשֶׁ֖רla.'a.SherH834he has wrongedאָשַׁ֥ם'a.ShamH816.
8But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the manלָאִ֜ישׁla.'IshH376has noאֵ֨ין'einH369relativeגֹּאֵ֗לgo.'ElH1350to whom restitution can be made forלְהָשִׁ֤יבle.ha.ShivH7725the wrongהָאָשָׁם֙ אֵלָ֔יוha.'a.Sham 'e.LavH817H413,the restitutionהָאָשָׁ֛ם הַמּוּשָׁ֥בha.'a.Sham ha.mu.ShavH817H7725belongs to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068and must be given to the priestלַכֹּהֵ֑ןla.ko.HenH3548along withמִלְּבַ֗דmi.le.VadH905the ramאֵ֚יל'eilH352of atonementהַכִּפֻּרִ֔יםha.ki.pu.RimH3725,by whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the atonement is madeיְכַפֶּר־ye.kha.per-H3722forhimעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.
The Adultery Test
12“Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478and tell them thatוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵהֶ֑םve.'a.mar.Ta 'a.le.HemH559H413ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588any man’sH376wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802goes astrayתִשְׂטֶ֣הtis.TehH7847and is unfaithfulוּמָעֲלָ֥הu.ma.'a.LahH4603to himמָֽעַל׃Ma.'alH4604
13by sleeping withוְשָׁכַ֨בve.sha.KhavH7901another manאִ֣ישׁ אֹתָהּ֮ שִׁכְבַת־ זֶרַע֒'ish 'o.Tah shikh.vat- ze.Ra'H376H854H7902H2233,and it is concealedוְנֶעְלַם֙ve.ne'.LamH5956fromמֵעֵינֵ֣יme.'ei.NeiH5869her husbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376and herוְהִ֣יאve.Hi'H1931impurityנִטְמָ֑אָהnit.Ma.'ahH2930is undetectedוְנִסְתְּרָ֖הve.nis.te.RahH5641(since there is noאֵ֣ין'einH369witness against herוְעֵד֙ve.'EdH5707and sheוְהִ֖ואve.Hiv'H1931was notלֹ֥אlo'H3808caught in the actנִתְפָּֽשָׂה׃nit.Pa.sahH8610),
14and if a feelingרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of jealousyקִנְאָ֛הkin.'AhH7068comes overוְעָבַ֨רve.'a.VarH5674her husbandעָלָ֧יו'a.LavH5921and he suspectsוְקִנֵּ֥אve.ki.Ne'H7065אֶת־'et-H853his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802whoוְהִ֣ואve.Hiv'H1931has defiled herselfנִטְמָ֑אָהnit.Ma.'ahH2930—orאוֹ־'ov-H176if a feelingרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of jealousyקִנְאָה֙kin.'AhH7068comes overעָבַ֨ר'a.VarH5674himעָלָ֤יו'a.LavH5921and he suspectsוְקִנֵּ֣אve.ki.Ne'H7065אֶת־'et-H853herאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802even though sheוְהִ֖יאve.Hi'H1931has notלֹ֥אlo'H3808defiled herselfנִטְמָֽאָה׃nit.Ma.'ahH2930—
15thenהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376heאֶת־'et-H853is to bringוְהֵבִ֨יאve.he.Vi'H935his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֮'ish.ToH802toאֶל־'el-H413the priestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548.He must also bringוְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'H935אֶת־'et-H853for herעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921an offeringקָרְבָּנָהּ֙ka.re.ba.NahH7133of a tenthעֲשִׂירִ֥ת'a.si.RitH6224of an ephahהָאֵיפָ֖הha.'ei.FahH374of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֑יםse.'o.RimH8184flourקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058.He is notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to pourיִצֹ֨קyi.TzokH3332oilשֶׁ֗מֶן וְלֹֽא־She.men ve.lo'-H8081H3808overעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921it or putיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414frankincenseלְבֹנָ֔הle.vo.NahH3828on itעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588itה֔וּאHu'H1931is a grain offeringמִנְחַ֤תmin.ChatH4503for jealousyקְנָאֹת֙ke.na.'OtH7068,an offeringמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503of memorialזִכָּר֖וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146as a reminderמַזְכֶּ֥רֶתmaz.Ke.retH2142of iniquityעָוֹֽן׃'a.VonH5771.
17Thenהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548heis to takeוְלָקַ֧חve.la.KachH3947someholyקְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325in a clayחָ֑רֶשׂCha.resH2789jarבִּכְלִי־bikh.li-H3627יִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947הַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548and putוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414some ofוּמִן־u.min-H4480the dustהֶֽעָפָ֗רhe.'a.FarH6083אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834יִהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961from the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908floorבְּקַרְקַ֣עbe.kar.Ka'H7172intoאֶל־'el-H413the waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.
18After the priestהַכֹּהֵ֥ןha.ko.HenH3548אֶֽת־'et-H853has the womanהָאִשָּׁה֮ha.'i.ShahH802standוְהֶעֱמִ֨ידve.he.'e.MidH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,he is to let downוּפָרַע֙u.fa.Ra'H6544אֶת־'et-H853herהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802hairרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218and placeוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414inעַל־'al-H5921her handsכַּפֶּ֗יהָka.Pei.haH3709אֵ֚ת'etH853the grain offeringמִנְחַ֣תmin.ChatH4503of memorialהַזִּכָּר֔וֹןha.zi.ka.RonH2146,whichהִ֑ואhi'H1931is the grain offeringמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503for jealousyקְנָאֹ֖תke.na.'OtH7068.The priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548isיִהְי֔וּyih.YuH1961to holdוּבְיַ֤דu.ve.YadH3027the bitterהַמָּרִ֖יםha.ma.RimH4751waterמֵ֥יmeiH4325that brings a curseהַמְאָֽרֲרִֽים׃ham.'A.ra.RimH779.
19Andהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548heis to put the woman under oathוְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַve.hish.Bi.a'H7650אֹתָ֜הּ'o.TahH853and sayוְאָמַ֤רve.'a.MarH559toאֶל־'el-H413herהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802, ‘Ifאִם־'im-H518no otherלֹ֨אlo'H3808manאִישׁ֙ אֹתָ֔ךְ'ish 'o.TakhH376H854has slept with youשָׁכַ֥בsha.KhavH7901andוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you have notלֹ֥אlo'H3808gone astrayשָׂטִ֛יתsa.TitH7847and become defiledטֻמְאָ֖הtum.'AhH2932while underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478your husband’s authorityאִישֵׁ֑ךְ'i.ShekhH376,may you be immuneהִנָּקִ֕יhi.na.KiH5352to thisהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428bitterהַמָּרִ֥יםha.ma.RimH4751waterמִמֵּ֛יmi.MeiH4325that brings a curseהַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖יםham.'a.ra.RimH779.
20But ifכִּ֥יkiH3588youוְאַ֗תְּve.'AtH859have gone astrayשָׂטִ֛יתsa.TitH7847while underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478your husband’s authorityאִישֵׁ֖ךְ'i.ShekhH376andוְכִ֣יve.KhiH3588have defiled yourselfנִטְמֵ֑אתnit.MetH2930and lainוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414carnallyשְׁכָבְתּ֔וֹshe.kha.ve.ToH7903with a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853other thanמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֖יmi.bal.'a.DeiH1107your husbandאִישֵֽׁךְ׃'i.ShekhH376’—
21and the priestהַכֹּהֵ֥ןha.ko.HenH3548אֶֽת־'et-H853shall have the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֮ha.'i.ShahH802swearוְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַve.hish.Bi.a'H7650under the oathבִּשְׁבֻעַ֣תbish.vu.'AtH7621of the curseהָאָלָה֒ha.'a.LahH423הַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548וְאָמַ֤רve.'a.MarH559לָֽאִשָּׁ֔הla.'i.ShahH802—‘then may the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068makeיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414youאוֹתָ֛ךְ'o.TakhH853an attestedלְאָלָ֥הle.'a.LahH423curseוְלִשְׁבֻעָ֖הve.lish.vu.'AhH7621amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432your peopleעַמֵּ֑ךְ'a.MekhH5971יְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853by makingבְּתֵ֨תbe.TetH5414your thighיְרֵכֵךְ֙ye.re.kheKhH3409shrivelנֹפֶ֔לֶתno.Fe.letH5307וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and your bellyבִּטְנֵ֖ךְbit.NekhH990swellצָבָֽה׃tza.VahH6639.
22May thisהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428waterהַמַּ֨יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that brings a curseהַמְאָרְרִ֤יםham.'a.re.RimH779enterוּ֠בָאוּU.va.'uH935your stomachבְּֽמֵעַ֔יִךְbe.me.'A.yikhH4578and cause your bellyבֶּ֖טֶןBe.tenH990to swellלַצְבּ֥וֹתlatz.BotH6638and your thighיָרֵ֑ךְya.RekhH3409to shrivelוְלַנְפִּ֣לve.lan.PilH5307.’Then the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802is to sayוְאָמְרָ֥הve.'a.me.RahH559, ‘Amenאָמֵ֥ן׀'a.MenH543,Amenאָמֵֽן׃'a.MenH543.’
24He is to have the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802אֶת־'et-H853drinkוְהִשְׁקָה֙ve.hish.KahH8248אֶת־'et-H853the bitterהַמָּרִ֖יםha.ma.RimH4751waterמֵ֥יmeiH4325that brings a curseהַמְאָֽרֲרִ֑יםham.'a.ra.RimH779,and itהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325will enterוּבָ֥אוּu.Va.'uH935herand may cause her bitterלְמָרִֽים׃le.ma.RimH4751sufferingהַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖יםham.'a.ra.RimH779.
25The priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shall takeוְלָקַ֤חve.la.KachH3947fromהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802herאֵ֖ת'etH853handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027the grain offeringמִנְחַ֣תmin.ChatH4503for jealousyהַקְּנָאֹ֑תha.ke.na.'OtH7068,waveוְהֵנִ֤יףve.he.NifH5130אֶת־'et-H853itהַמִּנְחָה֙ha.min.ChahH4503beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and bringוְהִקְרִ֥יבve.hik.RivH7126אֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853it toאֶל־'el-H413the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.
26Then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548is to take a handfulוְקָמַ֨ץve.ka.MatzH7061ofמִן־min-H4480the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָה֙ha.min.ChahH4503אֶת־'et-H853as a memorial portionאַזְכָּ֣רָתָ֔הּ'az.Ka.ra.TahH234and burnוְהִקְטִ֖ירve.hik.TirH6999it on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196;after thatוְאַחַ֛רve.'a.CharH310he is to have the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802אֶת־'et-H853drinkיַשְׁקֶ֥הyash.KehH8248אֶת־'et-H853the waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.
27When he has made her drinkוְהִשְׁקָ֣הּve.hish.KahH8248אֶת־'et-H853the waterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325וְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.TahH1961,ifאִֽם־'im-H518she has defiled herselfנִטְמְאָה֮nit.me.'AhH2930and been unfaithfulוַתִּמְעֹ֣ל מַ֣עַלva.tim.'Ol Ma.'alH4603H4604to her husbandבְּאִישָׁהּ֒be.'i.ShahH376,then the waterהַמַּ֤יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that brings a curseהַמְאָֽרֲרִים֙ham.'a.ra.RimH779will enterוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935herand cause bitter sufferingלְמָרִ֔יםle.ma.RimH4751;her bellyבִטְנָ֔הּvit.NahH990will swellוְצָבְתָ֣הve.tza.ve.TahH6638,her thighיְרֵכָ֑הּye.re.KhahH3409will shrivelוְנָפְלָ֖הve.na.fe.LahH5307,and she will becomeוְהָיְתָ֧ה הָאִשָּׁ֛הve.ha.ye.Tah ha.'i.ShahH1961H802accursedלְאָלָ֖הle.'a.LahH423amongבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130her peopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.
30orא֣וֹ'oH176whenאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834a feelingר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of jealousyקִנְאָ֖הkin.'AhH7068comes overתַּעֲבֹ֥ר עָלָ֛יוta.'a.Vor 'a.LavH5674H5921a husbandאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376and he suspectsוְקִנֵּ֣אve.ki.Ne'H7065אֶת־'et-H853his wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802.He is to have the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802standוְהֶעֱמִ֤ידve.he.'e.MidH5975אֶת־'et-H853beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548אֵ֥ת'etH853is to applyוְעָ֤שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213to herthisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063entireכָּל־kol-H3605lawהַתּוֹרָ֖הha.to.RahH8451.
Commentaries on Numbers 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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