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Numbers 5:19-22

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’—

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.’

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