Berean Standard Bible
Numbers 5:12-17
12“SpeakH1696 toH413 the IsraelitesH1121H3478 and tell them thatH559H413 ifH3588 any man’sH376 wifeH802 goes astrayH7847 and is unfaithfulH4603 to him 13by sleeping withH7901 another manH376H854H7902H2233, and it is concealedH5956 fromH5869 her husbandH376 and herH1931 impurityH2930 is undetectedH5641 (since there is noH369 witness against herH5707 and sheH1931 was notH3808 caught in the actH8610), 14and if a feelingH7307 of jealousyH7068 comes overH5674 her husband and he suspectsH7065 his wifeH802 whoH1931 has defiled herselfH2930—orH176 if a feelingH7307 of jealousyH7068 comes overH5674 himH5921 and he suspectsH7065 herH802 even though sheH1931 has notH3808 defiled herselfH2930— 15thenH376 he is to bringH935 his wifeH802 toH413 the priestH3548.
He must also bringH935 for herH5921 an offeringH7133 of a tenthH6224 of an ephahH374 of barleyH8184 flourH7058.1 He is notH3808 to pourH3332 oilH8081H3808 overH5921 it or putH5414 frankincenseH3828 on itH5921, becauseH3588 itH1931 is a grain offeringH4503 for jealousyH7068, an offeringH4503 of memorialH2146 as a reminderH2142 of iniquityH5771.
16The priestH3548 is to bring the wife forwardH7126 and have her standH5975 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068. 17ThenH3548 he is to takeH3947 some holyH6918 waterH4325 in a clayH2789 jarH3627 and putH5414 some ofH4480 the dustH6083 from the tabernacleH4908 floorH7172 intoH413 the waterH4325.
Notes
- 1. Numbers 5:15 A tenth of an ephah is approximately 2 dry quarts or 2.2 liters (probably about 3.5 pounds or 1.6 kilograms of barley flour). ↩
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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