New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 5:21-31

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.’”

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