New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 5:12-17

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.

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