Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 5:18-20

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:

20But if thou hast gone asideשָׂטִ֛יתsa.TitH7847to anotherinstead of thy husbandאִישֵׁ֖ךְ'i.ShekhH376,and if thou be defiledנִטְמֵ֑אתnit.MetH2930,and some manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376haveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414lainשְׁכָבְתּ֔וֹshe.kha.ve.ToH7903with thee besideמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֖יmi.bal.'a.DeiH1107thine husbandאִישֵֽׁךְ׃'i.ShekhH376:

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