New American Standard Bible 2020

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), “may the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068makeיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414you a curseלְאָלָ֥הle.'a.LahH423and an oathוְלִשְׁבֻעָ֖הve.lish.vu.'AhH7621amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432your peopleעַמֵּ֑ךְ'a.MekhH5971by the Lord’sיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068makingבְּתֵ֨תbe.TetH5414your thighיְרֵכֵךְ֙ye.re.kheKhH3409shriveledנֹפֶ֔לֶתno.Fe.letH5307and yourbellyבִּטְנֵ֖ךְbit.NekhH990swollenצָבָֽה׃tza.VahH6639;

22and thisהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428waterהַמַּ֨יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that bringsהַמְאָרְרִ֤יםham.'a.re.RimH779a curseH779shall goוּ֠בָאוּU.va.'uH935into yourstomachבְּֽמֵעַ֔יִךְbe.me.'A.yikhH4578,to make your bellyבֶּ֖טֶןBe.tenH990swellלַצְבּ֥וֹתlatz.BotH6638upH6638and your thighיָרֵ֑ךְya.RekhH3409shrivelוְלַנְפִּ֣לve.lan.PilH5307.”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 makeוְהִשְׁקָה֙ve.hish.KahH8248the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802drinkH8248the waterמֵ֥יmeiH4325of bitternessהַמָּרִ֖יםha.ma.RimH4751that bringsהַמְאָֽרֲרִ֑יםham.'a.ra.RimH779a curseהַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖יםham.'a.ra.RimH779,so that the waterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325which bringsH779a curseH779will goוּבָ֥אוּu.Va.'uH935into herand cause bitternessלְמָרִֽים׃le.ma.RimH4751.

25And the 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.MatzH7061aH7061handfulH7061of the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָה֙ha.min.ChahH4503as its reminderH234offeringאַזְכָּ֣רָתָ֔הּ'az.Ka.ra.TahH234and offerH6999itupH6999inH6999smokeוְהִקְטִ֖ירve.hik.TirH6999on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196,and afterwardוְאַחַ֛רve.'a.CharH310he shall makeיַשְׁקֶ֥הyash.KehH8248the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802drinkH8248the waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

27When he has madeוְהִשְׁקָ֣הּve.hish.KahH8248her drinkH8248the waterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,then it will comeH1961aboutH1961,ifאִֽם־'im-H518she has defiledנִטְמְאָה֮nit.me.'AhH2930herself and has beenH4603unfaithfulמַ֣עַלMa.'alH4603 H4604to her husbandבְּאִישָׁהּ֒be.'i.ShahH376,that the waterהַמַּ֤יִםha.Ma.yimH4325which bringsהַמְאָֽרֲרִים֙ham.'a.ra.RimH779a curseH779will goוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935into herand cause bitternessלְמָרִ֔יםle.ma.RimH4751,and her bellyבִטְנָ֔הּvit.NahH990will swellוְצָבְתָ֣הve.tza.ve.TahH6638upH6638and her thighיְרֵכָ֑הּye.re.KhahH3409willshrivelוְנָפְלָ֖הve.na.fe.LahH5307,and the womanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802will becomeH1961a 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 beH5352immuneH5352and conceiveוְנִזְרְעָ֥הve.niz.re.'AhH2232childrenזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233.

29‘ThisH2088is the lawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451of jealousyהַקְּנָאֹ֑תha.ke.na.'OtH7068:whenאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834a wifeאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802, who isunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the authority ofher husbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376,goesH7847astrayH7847and defilesוְנִטְמָֽאָה׃ve.nit.Ma.'ahH2930herself,

30orא֣וֹ'oH176whenאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834an attitudeר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of jealousyקִנְאָ֖הkin.'AhH7068comesתַּעֲבֹ֥רta.'a.VorH5674overעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376and he isH7065jealousוְקִנֵּ֣אve.ki.Ne'H7065of his wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802,he shall then have the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802standוְהֶעֱמִ֤ידve.he.'e.MidH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall applyוְעָ֤שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605of thisH2088lawהַתּוֹרָ֖הha.to.RahH8451to her.

31The manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376,moreover, will beH5352freeוְנִקָּ֥הve.ni.KahH5352ofguiltמֵעָוֹ֑ןme.'a.VonH5771,but that womanוְהָאִשָּׁ֣הve.ha.'i.ShahH802shallbearתִּשָּׂ֖אti.Sa'H5375the consequences of herguiltעֲוֹנָֽהּ׃ פ'a.vo.NahH5771.’”

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