New American Standard Bible 2020

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'ishH376hasH7901sexualH2233 H7901relationsשִׁכְבַת־shikh.vat-H2233 H7902with her and it is hiddenוְנֶעְלַם֙ve.ne'.LamH5956from the eyesמֵעֵינֵ֣יme.'ei.NeiH5869of her husbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376and she remainsH5641undiscoveredH5641,although she has defiledנִטְמָ֑אָהnit.Ma.'ahH2930herselfH1931,and thereH369isH369noH369witnessוְעֵד֙ve.'EdH5707against her and she has not been caughtנִתְפָּֽשָׂה׃nit.Pa.sahH8610in the act,

14ifan attitudeרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofjealousyקִנְאָ֛הkin.'AhH7068comesוְעָבַ֨רve.'a.VarH5674overעָלָ֧יו'a.LavH5921him and he isH7065jealousוְקִנֵּ֥אve.ki.Ne'H7065of his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802when she has defiledנִטְמָ֑אָהnit.Ma.'ahH2930herself, orאוֹ־'ov-H176ifan attitudeרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of jealousyקִנְאָה֙kin.'AhH7068comesעָבַ֨ר'a.VarH5674overעָלָ֤יו'a.LavH5921him and he isH7065jealousוְקִנֵּ֣אve.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 a tenthעֲשִׂירִ֥ת'a.si.RitH6224of anephahהָאֵיפָ֖הha.'ei.FahH374of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֑יםse.'o.RimH8184mealקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058;he shall not pourיִצֹ֨קyi.TzokH3332oilשֶׁ֗מֶןShe.menH8081on it norH3808putיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414frankincenseלְבֹנָ֔הle.vo.NahH3828on it, becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588it is a grain offeringמִנְחַ֤תmin.ChatH4503of jealousyקְנָאֹת֙ke.na.'OtH7068,a grain offeringמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503of reminderזִכָּר֖וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146,a reminderמַזְכֶּ֥רֶתmaz.Ke.retH2142of wrongdoingעָוֹֽן׃'a.VonH5771.

16‘Then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548shall bringוְהִקְרִ֥יבve.hik.RivH7126her forwardH7126and have her standוְהֶֽעֱמִדָ֖הּve.he.'e.mi.DahH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

17and the priestH3548shall takeוְלָקַ֧חve.la.KachH3947holyקְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325in an earthenwareחָ֑רֶשׂCha.resH2789containerבִּכְלִי־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.TanH5414itin the waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

18The priestהַכֹּהֵ֥ןha.ko.HenH3548shall then have the womanהָאִשָּׁה֮ha.'i.ShahH802standוְהֶעֱמִ֨ידve.he.'e.MidH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068and letH6544downH6544the hair ofthe woman’sהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218,and placeוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414the grain offeringמִנְחַ֣תmin.ChatH4503of reminderהַזִּכָּר֔וֹןha.zi.ka.RonH2146in her handsכַּפֶּ֗יהָka.Pei.haH3709,that is, 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.RimH779aH779curseH779.

19And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall have her takeH7650anH7650oathH7650and shall sayוְאָמַ֤רve.'a.MarH559to the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802, “Ifאִם־'im-H518noH3808manאִישׁ֙'ishH376has hadH7901sexualH7901relationsH7901with you and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you have notgoneH7847astrayH7847into uncleannessטֻמְאָ֖הtum.'AhH2932, as you areunderתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the authority ofyour husbandאִישֵׁ֑ךְ'i.ShekhH376,beH5352immuneH5352to thisהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428waterמִמֵּ֛יmi.MeiH4325of bitternessהַמָּרִ֥יםha.ma.RimH4751that bringsהַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖יםham.'a.ra.RimH779aH779curseH779;

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