New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 5:19-24

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.

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