Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 5:18-20

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.TakhH376 H854has 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’—

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