New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 5:11-19

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;

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