Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 5:17-18

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:

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