Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 5:22-27

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.

25Then the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shall takeוְלָקַ֤חve.la.KachH3947the jealousyהַקְּנָאֹ֑תha.ke.na.'OtH7068offeringמִנְחַ֣תmin.ChatH4503out of the woman’sהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027,and shall waveוְהֵנִ֤יףve.he.NifH5130the offeringהַמִּנְחָה֙ha.min.ChahH4503beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and offerוְהִקְרִ֥יבve.hik.RivH7126it upon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196:

26And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548shall take an handfulוְקָמַ֨ץve.ka.MatzH7061of the offeringהַמִּנְחָה֙ha.min.ChahH4503, eventhe memorialאַזְכָּ֣רָתָ֔הּ'az.Ka.ra.TahH234thereof, and burnוְהִקְטִ֖ירve.hik.TirH6999itupon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196,and afterwardוְאַחַ֛רve.'a.CharH310shall cause the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802to drinkיַשְׁקֶ֥הyash.KehH8248the waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

27And when he hath made her to drinkוְהִשְׁקָ֣הּve.hish.KahH8248the waterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, then it shall come to pass, that,if she be defiledנִטְמְאָה֮nit.me.'AhH2930,and have doneוַתִּמְעֹ֣לva.tim.'OlH4603trespassמַ֣עַלMa.'alH4604against her husbandבְּאִישָׁהּ֒be.'i.ShahH376,that the waterהַמַּ֤יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that causeth the curseהַמְאָֽרֲרִים֙ham.'a.ra.RimH779shall enterוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935into her, and becomebitterלְמָרִ֔יםle.ma.RimH4751,and her bellyבִטְנָ֔הּvit.NahH990shall swellוְצָבְתָ֣הve.tza.ve.TahH6638,and her thighיְרֵכָ֑הּye.re.KhahH3409shall rotוְנָפְלָ֖הve.na.fe.LahH5307:and the womanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802shall be a curseלְאָלָ֖הle.'a.LahH423amongבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130her peopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

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