Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 5:21-24

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.

23And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shall writeוְ֠כָתַבVe.kha.tavH3789these cursesהָאָלֹ֥תha.'a.LotH423in a bookבַּסֵּ֑פֶרba.Se.ferH5612,and he shall blotוּמָחָ֖הu.ma.ChahH4229themout with the bitterהַמָּרִֽים׃ha.ma.RimH4751waterמֵ֥יmeiH4325:

24And he shall cause the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802to drinkוְהִשְׁקָה֙ve.hish.KahH8248the bitterהַמָּרִ֖יםha.ma.RimH4751waterמֵ֥יmeiH4325that causeth the curseהַמְאָֽרֲרִ֑יםham.'a.ra.RimH779:and the waterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that causeth the curseהַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖יםham.'a.ra.RimH779shall enterוּבָ֥אוּu.Va.'uH935into her, and becomebitterלְמָרִֽים׃le.ma.RimH4751.

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