New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 5

On Defilement

1Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Commandצַ֚וtzavH6680the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478that theysendוִֽישַׁלְּחוּ֙vi.sha.le.ChuH7971awayH7971from the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264everyכָּל־kol-H3605leperצָר֖וּעַtza.Ru.a'H6879and everyoneוְכָל־ve.kholH3605having adischargeזָ֑בZavH2100and everyoneוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605who isuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931because of a deadpersonלָנָֽפֶשׁ׃la.Na.feshH5315.

3You shall sendתְּשַׁלֵּ֔חוּte.sha.Le.chuH7971awayתְּשַׁלְּח֑וּםte.sha.le.ChumH7971bothH4480maleמִזָּכָ֤רmi.za.KharH2145and femaleנְקֵבָה֙ne.ke.VahH5347;you shall sendH7971them outsideאֶל־ מִח֥וּץ'el- mi.ChutzH413 H4480 H2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הla.ma.cha.NehH4264so that they will not defileיְטַמְּאוּ֙ye.ta.me.'UH2930their campמַ֣חֲנֵיהֶ֔םma.cha.nei.HemH4264whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I dwellשֹׁכֵ֥ןsho.KhenH7931in their midstבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432.”

4The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213soכֵן֙khenH3651and sentוַיְשַׁלְּח֣וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971them outsideמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH413 H4480 H2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla.ma.cha.NehH4264;justH3512as the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,thusכֵּ֥ןkenH3651the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478didעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213.

5Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6“Speakדַּבֵּר֮da.BerH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802commitsיַעֲשׂוּ֙ya.'a.SuH6213anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH4480 H3605of the sinsחַטֹּ֣אתcha.TotH2403of mankindהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120,actingלִמְעֹ֥לlim.'OlH4603unfaithfullyמַ֖עַלMa.'alH4604against the Lordבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068,and that personהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315is guiltyוְאָֽשְׁמָ֖הve.'a.she.MahH816,

7then he shallconfessוְהִתְוַדּ֗וּve.hit.va.DuH3034his sinsחַטָּאתָם֮cha.ta.TamH2403whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he has committedעָשׂוּ֒'a.SuH6213, and heshall makeH7725restitutionH7725in fullבְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218for his wrongאֲשָׁמוֹ֙'a.sha.MoH817and addיֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3254to it one-fifthוַחֲמִישִׁת֖וֹva.cha.mi.shi.ToH2549of it, and giveוְנָתַ֕ןve.na.TanH5414itto him whomלַאֲשֶׁ֖רla.'a.SherH834he has wrongedאָשַׁ֥ם'a.ShamH816.

8But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the manלָאִ֜ישׁla.'IshH376hasH369noH369relativeגֹּאֵ֗לgo.'ElH1350to whom restitutionH7725may be madeH7725for the wrongהָאָשָׁם֙ha.'a.ShamH817,the restitutionH7725which is madeH7725for the wrongהָאָשָׁ֛םha.'a.ShamH817must goto the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068for the priestלַכֹּהֵ֑ןla.ko.HenH3548,besidesמִלְּבַ֗דmi.le.VadH4480 H905the ramאֵ֚יל'eilH352of atonementהַכִּפֻּרִ֔יםha.ki.pu.RimH3725,by whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834atonementיְכַפֶּר־ye.kha.per-H3722is madeH3722for him.

9Also everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605contributionתְּרוּמָ֞הte.ru.MahH8641pertaining to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the holyקָדְשֵׁ֧יka.de.SheiH6944giftsof the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they offerיַקְרִ֥יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126to the priestלַכֹּהֵ֖ןla.ko.HenH3548, shall be his.

10So everyH376man’sH376holyקֳדָשָׁ֖יוko.da.ShavH6944giftsshall be his; whateverאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834anyH376manH376givesיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414to the priestלַכֹּהֵ֖ןla.ko.HenH3548, itbecomesH1961his.’”

The Adultery Test

11Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12“Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588anyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376man’sאִישׁ֙'ishH376wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802goesH7847astrayH7847and is unfaithfulמָֽעַל׃Ma.'alH4604to him,

13and a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hasוְשָׁכַ֨בve.sha.KhavH7901intercourseשִׁכְבַת־ זֶרַע֒shikh.vat- ze.Ra'H2233 H7902with her and it is hiddenוְנֶעְלַם֙ve.ne'.LamH5956from the eyesמֵעֵינֵ֣יme.'ei.NeiH5869of her husbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376and she isundetectedוְנִסְתְּרָ֖הve.nis.te.RahH5641,although she has defiledנִטְמָ֑אָהnit.Ma.'ahH2930herselfH1931,and thereH369is noH369witnessוְעֵד֙ve.'EdH5707against her and she has not been caughtנִתְפָּֽשָׂה׃nit.Pa.sahH8610in the act,

14if a spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofjealousyקִנְאָ֛הkin.'AhH7068comesוְעָבַ֨רve.'a.VarH5674overעָלָ֧יו'a.LavH5921him and he is jealousוְקִנֵּ֥אve.ki.Ne'H7065of his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802when she has defiledנִטְמָ֑אָהnit.Ma.'ahH2930herself, orאוֹ־'ov-H176if a spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of jealousyקִנְאָה֙kin.'AhH7068comesעָבַ֨ר'a.VarH5674overעָלָ֤יו'a.LavH5921him and he is jealousוְקִנֵּ֣אve.ki.Ne'H7065of his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802when she has not defiledנִטְמָֽאָה׃nit.Ma.'ahH2930herself,

15the manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376shall then bringוְהֵבִ֨יאve.he.Vi'H935his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֮'ish.ToH802to the priestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548,and shall bringוְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'H935asan offeringקָרְבָּנָהּ֙ka.re.ba.NahH7133for her one-tenthעֲשִׂירִ֥ת'a.si.RitH6224of anephahהָאֵיפָ֖הha.'ei.FahH374of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֑יםse.'o.RimH8184mealקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058;he shall not pourיִצֹ֨קyi.TzokH3332oilשֶׁ֗מֶןShe.menH8081on it norH3808putיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414frankincenseלְבֹנָ֔הle.vo.NahH3828on it, for it is a grain offeringמִנְחַ֤תmin.ChatH4503of jealousyקְנָאֹת֙ke.na.'OtH7068,a grain offeringמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503of memorialזִכָּר֖וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146,a reminderמַזְכֶּ֥רֶתmaz.Ke.retH2142of iniquityעָוֹֽן׃'a.VonH5771.

16‘Then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548shall bringוְהִקְרִ֥יבve.hik.RivH7126her nearH7126and have her standוְהֶֽעֱמִדָ֖הּve.he.'e.mi.DahH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

17and the priestH3548shall takeוְלָקַ֧חve.la.KachH3947holyקְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325in an earthenwareחָ֑רֶשׂCha.resH2789vesselבִּכְלִי־bikh.li-H3627; andhe shall takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947someוּמִן־u.min-H4480of the dustהֶֽעָפָ֗רhe.'a.FarH6083that is on the floorבְּקַרְקַ֣עbe.kar.Ka'H7172of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908and putוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414itinto the waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

18The priestהַכֹּהֵ֥ןha.ko.HenH3548shall then have the womanהָאִשָּׁה֮ha.'i.ShahH802standוְהֶעֱמִ֨ידve.he.'e.MidH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068and letH6544the hair ofthe woman’sהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218goH6544looseוּפָרַע֙u.fa.Ra'H6544,and placeוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414the grain offeringמִנְחַ֣תmin.ChatH4503of memorialהַזִּכָּר֔וֹןha.zi.ka.RonH2146in her handsכַּפֶּ֗יהָka.Pei.haH3709,whichהִ֑ואhi'H1931is the grain offeringמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503of jealousyקְנָאֹ֖תke.na.'OtH7068,and in the handוּבְיַ֤דu.ve.YadH3027of the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548is to be the waterמֵ֥יmeiH4325of bitternessהַמָּרִ֖יםha.ma.RimH4751that bringsהַמְאָֽרֲרִֽים׃ham.'A.ra.RimH779a curseH779.

19The priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall have her takeH7650an oathH7650and shall sayוְאָמַ֤רve.'a.MarH559to the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802, “Ifאִם־'im-H518noH3808manאִישׁ֙'ishH376has lainשָׁכַ֥בsha.KhavH7901with you and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you have notgoneH7847astrayH7847into uncleannessטֻמְאָ֖הtum.'AhH2932, beingunderתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the authority ofyour husbandאִישֵׁ֑ךְ'i.ShekhH376, beimmuneהִנָּקִ֕יhi.na.KiH5352to thisהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428waterמִמֵּ֛יmi.MeiH4325of bitternessהַמָּרִ֥יםha.ma.RimH4751that bringsהַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖יםham.'a.ra.RimH779a curseH779;

20ifכִּ֥יkiH3588you, however, havegoneH7847astrayH7847, beingunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the authority ofyour husbandאִישֵׁ֖ךְ'i.ShekhH376,and ifוְכִ֣יve.KhiH3588you have defiledנִטְמֵ֑אתnit.MetH2930yourself and a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376otherH1107thanH1107your husbandאִישֵֽׁךְ׃'i.ShekhH376hasH5414hadH5414intercourseשְׁכָבְתּ֔וֹshe.kha.ve.ToH7903with you”

21(then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֥ןha.ko.HenH3548shall have the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֮ha.'i.ShahH802swearוְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַve.hish.Bi.a'H7650with the oathבִּשְׁבֻעַ֣תbish.vu.'AtH7621of the curseהָאָלָה֒ha.'a.LahH423,and the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shall sayוְאָמַ֤רve.'a.MarH559to the womanלָֽאִשָּׁ֔הla.'i.ShahH802), “the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068makeיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414you a curseלְאָלָ֥הle.'a.LahH423and an oathוְלִשְׁבֻעָ֖הve.lish.vu.'AhH7621amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432your peopleעַמֵּ֑ךְ'a.MekhH5971by the Lord’sיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068makingבְּתֵ֨תbe.TetH5414your thighיְרֵכֵךְ֙ye.re.kheKhH3409wasteH5307awayH5307and your abdomenבִּטְנֵ֖ךְbit.NekhH990swellצָבָֽה׃tza.VahH6639;

22and thisהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428waterהַמַּ֨יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that bringsהַמְאָרְרִ֤יםham.'a.re.RimH779a curseH779shall goוּ֠בָאוּU.va.'uH935into yourstomachבְּֽמֵעַ֔יִךְbe.me.'A.yikhH4578,and make your abdomenבֶּ֖טֶןBe.tenH990swellלַצְבּ֥וֹתlatz.BotH6638and your thighיָרֵ֑ךְya.RekhH3409wasteH5307awayH5307.”And the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802shall sayוְאָמְרָ֥הve.'a.me.RahH559, “Amenאָמֵ֥ן׀'a.MenH543.Amenאָמֵֽן׃'a.MenH543.”

23‘The priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shall then writeוְ֠כָתַבVe.kha.tavH3789theseהָאֵ֛לֶּהha.'E.lehH428cursesהָאָלֹ֥תha.'a.LotH423on a scrollבַּסֵּ֑פֶרba.Se.ferH5612, and he shallwashH4229them offH4229into the waterמֵ֥יmeiH4325of bitternessהַמָּרִֽים׃ha.ma.RimH4751.

24Then he shall make the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802drinkוְהִשְׁקָה֙ve.hish.KahH8248the waterמֵ֥יmeiH4325of bitternessהַמָּרִ֖יםha.ma.RimH4751that bringsהַמְאָֽרֲרִ֑יםham.'a.ra.RimH779a curseהַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖יםham.'a.ra.RimH779,so that the waterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325which bringsH779a curseH779will goוּבָ֥אוּu.Va.'uH935into her and causebitternessלְמָרִֽים׃le.ma.RimH4751.

25The priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shall takeוְלָקַ֤חve.la.KachH3947the grain offeringמִנְחַ֣תmin.ChatH4503of jealousyהַקְּנָאֹ֑תha.ke.na.'OtH7068from the woman’sהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027,and he shall waveוְהֵנִ֤יףve.he.NifH5130the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָה֙ha.min.ChahH4503beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and bringוְהִקְרִ֥יבve.hik.RivH7126it to the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196;

26andthe priestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548shall takeוְקָמַ֨ץve.ka.MatzH7061a handfulH7061of the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָה֙ha.min.ChahH4503as its memorialאַזְכָּ֣רָתָ֔הּ'az.Ka.ra.TahH234offeringH234and offerH6999itup in smokeוְהִקְטִ֖ירve.hik.TirH6999on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196,and afterwardוְאַחַ֛רve.'a.CharH310he shall make the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802drinkיַשְׁקֶ֥הyash.KehH8248the waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

27When he has made her drinkוְהִשְׁקָ֣הּve.hish.KahH8248the waterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,then it shall comeוְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.TahH1961about, ifאִֽם־'im-H518she has defiledנִטְמְאָה֮nit.me.'AhH2930herself and has beenוַתִּמְעֹ֣לva.tim.'OlH4603unfaithfulמַ֣עַלMa.'alH4604to her husbandבְּאִישָׁהּ֒be.'i.ShahH376,that the waterהַמַּ֤יִםha.Ma.yimH4325which bringsהַמְאָֽרֲרִים֙ham.'a.ra.RimH779a curseH779will goוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935into her and causebitternessלְמָרִ֔יםle.ma.RimH4751,and her abdomenבִטְנָ֔הּvit.NahH990will swellוְצָבְתָ֣הve.tza.ve.TahH6638and her thighיְרֵכָ֑הּye.re.KhahH3409willwasteH5307awayH5307,and the womanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802will becomeוְהָיְתָ֧הve.ha.ye.TahH1961a curseלְאָלָ֖הle.'a.LahH423amongבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130her peopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

28But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802has not defiledנִטְמְאָה֙nit.me.'AhH2930herself and is cleanוּטְהֹרָ֖הu.te.ho.RahH2889,she will then be freeוְנִקְּתָ֖הve.ni.ke.TahH5352and conceiveוְנִזְרְעָ֥הve.niz.re.'AhH2232childrenזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233.

29‘ThisH2088is the lawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451of jealousyהַקְּנָאֹ֑תha.ke.na.'OtH7068:whenאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834a wifeאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802, beingunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the authority ofher husbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376,goesH7847astrayH7847and defilesוְנִטְמָֽאָה׃ve.nit.Ma.'ahH2930herself,

30orא֣וֹ'oH176whenאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834a spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of jealousyקִנְאָ֖הkin.'AhH7068comesתַּעֲבֹ֥רta.'a.VorH5674overעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376and he is jealousוְקִנֵּ֣אve.ki.Ne'H7065of his wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802,he shall then make the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802standוְהֶעֱמִ֤ידve.he.'e.MidH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall applyוְעָ֤שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088lawהַתּוֹרָ֖הha.to.RahH8451to her.

31Moreover, the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376will be freeוְנִקָּ֥הve.ni.KahH5352fromguiltמֵעָוֹ֑ןme.'a.VonH5771,but that womanוְהָאִשָּׁ֣הve.ha.'i.ShahH802shallbearתִּשָּׂ֖אti.Sa'H5375herguiltעֲוֹנָֽהּ׃ פ'a.vo.NahH5771.’”

On Defilement

The Adultery Test

Commentaries on Numbers 5