Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 5:11-19

11And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, If anyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376man’sאִישׁ֙'ishH376wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802go asideתִשְׂטֶ֣הtis.TehH7847,and commitוּמָעֲלָ֥הu.ma.'a.LahH4603a trespassמָֽעַל׃Ma.'alH4604against him,

13And a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376lieוְשָׁכַ֨בve.sha.KhavH7901with her carnallyשִׁכְבַת־ זֶרַע֒shikh.vat- ze.Ra'H2233 H7902,and it be hidוְנֶעְלַם֙ve.ne'.LamH5956from the eyesמֵעֵינֵ֣יme.'ei.NeiH5869of her husbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376,and be kept closeוְנִסְתְּרָ֖הve.nis.te.RahH5641,and she be defiledנִטְמָ֑אָהnit.Ma.'ahH2930, and there beno witnessוְעֵד֙ve.'EdH5707against her, neither she be takenנִתְפָּֽשָׂה׃nit.Pa.sahH8610with the manner;

14And the spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of jealousyקִנְאָ֛הkin.'AhH7068comeוְעָבַ֨רve.'a.VarH5674upon him, and he be jealousוְקִנֵּ֥אve.ki.Ne'H7065of his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802,and she be defiledנִטְמָ֑אָהnit.Ma.'ahH2930:or if the spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of jealousyקִנְאָה֙kin.'AhH7068comeעָבַ֨ר'a.VarH5674upon him, and he be jealousוְקִנֵּ֣אve.ki.Ne'H7065of his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,and she be not defiledנִטְמָֽאָה׃nit.Ma.'ahH2930:

15Then shall the manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376bringוְהֵבִ֨יאve.he.Vi'H935his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֮'ish.ToH802unto the priestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548,and he shall bringוְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'H935her offeringקָרְבָּנָהּ֙ka.re.ba.NahH7133for her, the tenthעֲשִׂירִ֥ת'a.si.RitH6224partof an ephahהָאֵיפָ֖הha.'ei.FahH374of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֑יםse.'o.RimH8184mealקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058;he shall pourיִצֹ֨קyi.TzokH3332no oilשֶׁ֗מֶןShe.menH8081upon it, nor putיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414frankincenseלְבֹנָ֔הle.vo.NahH3828thereon; for it isan offeringמִנְחַ֤תmin.ChatH4503of jealousyקְנָאֹת֙ke.na.'OtH7068,an offeringמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503of memorialזִכָּר֖וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146,bringingH2142iniquityעָוֹֽן׃'a.VonH5771to remembranceמַזְכֶּ֥רֶתmaz.Ke.retH2142.

16And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548shall bring her nearוְהִקְרִ֥יבve.hik.RivH7126,and setוְהֶֽעֱמִדָ֖הּve.he.'e.mi.DahH5975her beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

17And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shall takeוְלָקַ֧חve.la.KachH3947holyקְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325in an earthenחָ֑רֶשׂCha.resH2789vesselבִּכְלִי־bikh.li-H3627;and of the dustהֶֽעָפָ֗רhe.'a.FarH6083that is in the floorבְּקַרְקַ֣עbe.kar.Ka'H7172of the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shall takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947,and putוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414itinto the waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325:

18And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֥ןha.ko.HenH3548shall setוְהֶעֱמִ֨ידve.he.'e.MidH5975the womanהָאִשָּׁה֮ha.'i.ShahH802beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,and uncoverוּפָרַע֙u.fa.Ra'H6544the woman’sהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218,and putוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414the offeringמִנְחַ֣תmin.ChatH4503of memorialהַזִּכָּר֔וֹןha.zi.ka.RonH2146in her handsכַּפֶּ֗יהָka.Pei.haH3709, which isthe jealousyקְנָאֹ֖תke.na.'OtH7068offeringמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503:and the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shall have in his handוּבְיַ֤דu.ve.YadH3027the bitterהַמָּרִ֖יםha.ma.RimH4751waterמֵ֥יmeiH4325that causeth the curseהַמְאָֽרֲרִֽים׃ham.'A.ra.RimH779:

19And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall charge her by an oathוְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַve.hish.Bi.a'H7650,and sayוְאָמַ֤רve.'a.MarH559unto the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802,If no manאִישׁ֙'ishH376have lainשָׁכַ֥בsha.KhavH7901with thee, and if thou hast not gone asideשָׂטִ֛יתsa.TitH7847to uncleannessטֻמְאָ֖הtum.'AhH2932with anotherinstead of thy husbandאִישֵׁ֑ךְ'i.ShekhH376,be thou freeהִנָּקִ֕יhi.na.KiH5352from this bitterהַמָּרִ֥יםha.ma.RimH4751waterמִמֵּ֛יmi.MeiH4325that causeth the curseהַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖יםham.'a.ra.RimH779:

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