Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 5:19-22

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:

21Then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֥ןha.ko.HenH3548shall chargeוְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַve.hish.Bi.a'H7650the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֮ha.'i.ShahH802with an oathבִּשְׁבֻעַ֣תbish.vu.'AtH7621of cursingהָאָלָה֒ha.'a.LahH423,and the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shall sayוְאָמַ֤רve.'a.MarH559unto the womanלָֽאִשָּׁ֔הla.'i.ShahH802,Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068makeיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414thee a curseלְאָלָ֥הle.'a.LahH423and an oathוְלִשְׁבֻעָ֖הve.lish.vu.'AhH7621amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thy peopleעַמֵּ֑ךְ'a.MekhH5971,when Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068doth makeבְּתֵ֨תbe.TetH5414thy thighיְרֵכֵךְ֙ye.re.kheKhH3409to rotנֹפֶ֔לֶתno.Fe.letH5307,and thy bellyבִּטְנֵ֖ךְbit.NekhH990to swellצָבָֽה׃tza.VahH6639;

22And this waterהַמַּ֨יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that causeth the curseהַמְאָרְרִ֤יםham.'a.re.RimH779shall goוּ֠בָאוּU.va.'uH935into thy bowelsבְּֽמֵעַ֔יִךְbe.me.'A.yikhH4578, to make thybellyבֶּ֖טֶןBe.tenH990to swellלַצְבּ֥וֹתlatz.BotH6638, and thythighיָרֵ֑ךְya.RekhH3409to rotוְלַנְפִּ֣לve.lan.PilH5307:And the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802shall sayוְאָמְרָ֥הve.'a.me.RahH559,Amenאָמֵ֥ן׀'a.MenH543,amenאָמֵֽן׃'a.MenH543.

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