Revised Version 1895

Numbers 5

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Commandצַ֚וtzavH6680thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that theyputוִֽישַׁלְּחוּ֙vi.sha.le.ChuH7971outמִן־min-H4480of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264everyH3605leperצָר֖וּעַtza.Ru.a'H6879, andeveryH3605one that hath an issue, and whosoever isuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931by thedeadלָנָֽפֶשׁ׃la.Na.feshH5315:

3bothmaleמִזָּכָ֤רmi.za.KharH2145andfemaleנְקֵבָה֙ne.ke.VahH5347shall yeputH7971outH7971,withoutH3808thecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הla.ma.cha.NehH4264shall yeputH7971them; that theydefileיְטַמְּאוּ֙ye.ta.me.'UH2930notH3808theircampמַ֣חֲנֵיהֶ֔םma.cha.nei.HemH4264, in themidstבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432whereof Idwellשֹׁכֵ֥ןsho.KhenH7931.

4And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213soכֵן֙khenH3651, andputH7971themoutH7971without thecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הla.ma.cha.NehH4264: as theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651didעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

5And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6Speakדַּבֵּר֮da.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, When amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orwomanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802shall commitanyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605sinחַטֹּ֣אתcha.TotH2403thatmenH376commit, todoיַעֲשׂוּ֙ya.'a.SuH6213atrespassמַ֖עַלMa.'alH4604againstאֶל־'el-H413theLORDבַּיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068, and thatsoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315beguiltyוְאָֽשְׁמָ֖הve.'a.she.MahH816;

7then they shallconfessוְהִתְוַדּ֗וּve.hit.va.DuH3034theirsinחַטָּאתָם֮cha.ta.TamH2403whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they havedoneעָשׂוּ֒'a.SuH6213: and he shallmakeH5414restitutionוְהֵשִׁ֤יבve.he.ShivH7725for hisguiltאֲשָׁמוֹ֙'a.sha.MoH817infullבְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218, andaddיֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3254unto it thefifthוַחֲמִישִׁת֖וֹva.cha.mi.shi.ToH2549partH5921thereof, andgiveוְנָתַ֕ןve.na.TanH5414it unto him inrespectH5921ofwhomלַאֲשֶׁ֖רla.'a.SherH834he hath beenguiltyאָשַׁ֥ם'a.ShamH816.

8Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518themanלָאִ֜ישׁla.'IshH376havenoאֵ֨ין'einH369kinsmanגֹּאֵ֗לgo.'ElH1350towhomH834restitutionH7725may bemadeH7725for theguiltהָאָשָׁם֙ha.'a.ShamH817, therestitutionH7725forguiltהָאָשָׁ֛םha.'a.ShamH817whichH834ismadeH7725unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068shall be thepriest’sלַכֹּהֵ֑ןla.ko.HenH3548;besidesמִלְּבַ֗דmi.le.VadH905theramאֵ֚יל'eilH352of theatonementהַכִּפֻּרִ֔יםha.ki.pu.RimH3725,wherebyH834atonementH3725shall bemadeH7725for him.

9Andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605heaveתְּרוּמָ֞הte.ru.MahH8641offering ofallלְכָל־le.kholH3605theholyקָדְשֵׁ֧יka.de.SheiH6944things of thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theypresentיַקְרִ֥יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126unto thepriestלַכֹּהֵ֖ןla.ko.HenH3548, shall be his.

10AndeveryH376man’sH376hallowed things shall be his: whatsoeveranyH376manH376giveth thepriestלַכֹּהֵ֖ןla.ko.HenH3548, it shall be his.

11And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Speakדַּבֵּר֙da.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them,Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588anyאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376man’sאִישׁ֙'ishH376wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802goasideתִשְׂטֶ֣הtis.TehH7847, and commit atrespassמָֽעַל׃Ma.'alH4604againstH413him,

13and amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376lieוְשָׁכַ֨בve.sha.KhavH7901withherH7901carnally, and it behidוְנִסְתְּרָ֖הve.nis.te.RahH5641from theeyesמֵעֵינֵ֣יme.'ei.NeiH5869ofherH7901husbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376, and be keptcloseוְנֶעְלַם֙ve.ne'.LamH5956, andsheוְהִ֣יאve.Hi'H1931bedefiledנִטְמָ֑אָהnit.Ma.'ahH2930, and there benoH3808witnessוְעֵד֙ve.'EdH5707againstאֹתָהּ֮'o.TahH854herH7901,neitherH3808sheוְהִ֖ואve.Hiv'H1931betakenנִתְפָּֽשָׂה׃nit.Pa.sahH8610in the act;

14and thespiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofjealousyקִנְאָ֛הkin.'AhH7068comeH7068uponעָלָ֧יו'a.LavH5921him, and he bejealousוְקִנֵּ֥אve.ki.Ne'H7065of hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802, andsheוְהִ֣ואve.Hiv'H1931bedefiledנִטְמָ֑אָהnit.Ma.'ahH2930: orifאוֹ־'ov-H176thespiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofjealousyקִנְאָה֙kin.'AhH7068comeH7068uponעָלָ֤יו'a.LavH5921him, and he bejealousוְקִנֵּ֣אve.ki.Ne'H7065of hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802, andsheוְהִ֖יאve.Hi'H1931benotלֹ֥אlo'H3808defiledנִטְמָֽאָה׃nit.Ma.'ahH2930:

15then shall themanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376bringוְהֵבִ֨יאve.he.Vi'H935hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֮'ish.ToH802unto thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548, and shallbringוְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'H935herH413oblation forherH413, thetenthעֲשִׂירִ֥ת'a.si.RitH6224partה֔וּאHu'H1931of anephahהָאֵיפָ֖הha.'ei.FahH374ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֑יםse.'o.RimH8184mealH4503; he shallpourיִצֹ֨קyi.TzokH3332noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808oilשֶׁ֗מֶןShe.menH8081uponH5921it,norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808putיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414frankincenseלְבֹנָ֔הle.vo.NahH3828thereonH5921; for it is amealH4503offering ofjealousyקְנָאֹת֙ke.na.'OtH7068, amealH4503offering ofmemorialזִכָּר֖וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146,bringingH935iniquityעָוֹֽן׃'a.VonH5771toremembranceמַזְכֶּ֥רֶתmaz.Ke.retH2142.

16And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548shallbringוְהִקְרִ֥יבve.hik.RivH7126herH7126nearH7126, andsetוְהֶֽעֱמִדָ֖הּve.he.'e.mi.DahH5975herH7126beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

17and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְלָקַ֧חve.la.KachH3947holyקְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325in anearthenחָ֑רֶשׂCha.resH2789vesselבִּכְלִי־bikh.li-H3627; and of thedustהֶֽעָפָ֗רhe.'a.FarH6083that is on thefloorבְּקַרְקַ֣עbe.kar.Ka'H7172of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947, andputוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414itintoאֶל־'el-H413thewaterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325:

18and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֥ןha.ko.HenH3548shallsetH5414thewomanהָאִשָּׁה֮ha.'i.ShahH802beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068, andletH5414thehairH7218of thewoman’sהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218goיִהְי֔וּyih.YuH1961looseH5921, andputוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414themealמִנְחַ֣תmin.ChatH4503offering ofmemorialהַזִּכָּר֔וֹןha.zi.ka.RonH2146inherH5921handsוּבְיַ֤דu.ve.YadH3027,whichהִ֑ואhi'H1931is themealמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503offering ofjealousyקְנָאֹ֖תke.na.'OtH7068: and thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shall have in hishandH3027thewaterמֵ֥יmeiH4325ofbitternessהַמָּרִ֖יםha.ma.RimH4751that causeth thecurseהַמְאָֽרֲרִֽים׃ham.'A.ra.RimH779:

19and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall causeherאֶל־'el-H413toswearוְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַve.hish.Bi.a'H7650, and shallsayוְאָמַ֤רve.'a.MarH559unto thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802,Ifאִם־'im-H518noלֹ֨אlo'H3808manאִישׁ֙'ishH376havelainשָׁכַ֥בsha.KhavH7901with thee, andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thou hastnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808goneH7847asideשָׂטִ֛יתsa.TitH7847touncleannessטֻמְאָ֖הtum.'AhH2932, beingunderתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478thyhusbandאִישֵׁ֑ךְ'i.ShekhH376, be thoufreeהִנָּקִ֕יhi.na.KiH5352from thiswaterמִמֵּ֛יmi.MeiH4325ofbitternessהַמָּרִ֥יםha.ma.RimH4751that causeth thecurseהַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖יםham.'a.ra.RimH779:

20butifכִּ֥יkiH3588thou hastgoneשָׂטִ֛יתsa.TitH7847asideH1107, beingunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478thyhusbandאִישֵׁ֖ךְ'i.ShekhH376, andifוְכִ֣יve.KhiH3588thou bedefiledנִטְמֵ֑אתnit.MetH2930, andsomeH376manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376have lain with theebesidesH1107thinehusbandאִישֵֽׁךְ׃'i.ShekhH376:

21then thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֥ןha.ko.HenH3548shallcauseH5414thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֮ha.'i.ShahH802toswearוְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַve.hish.Bi.a'H7650with theoathבִּשְׁבֻעַ֣תbish.vu.'AtH7621of cursing, and thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shallsayוְאָמַ֤רve.'a.MarH559unto thewomanלָֽאִשָּׁ֔הla.'i.ShahH802, TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068makeH5414thee acurseH423and anoathוְלִשְׁבֻעָ֖הve.lish.vu.'AhH7621among thypeopleעַמֵּ֑ךְ'a.MekhH5971, when theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068dothmakeH5414thythighיְרֵכֵךְ֙ye.re.kheKhH3409tofallנֹפֶ֔לֶתno.Fe.letH5307awayH5307, and thybellyבִּטְנֵ֖ךְbit.NekhH990toswellצָבָֽה׃tza.VahH6639;

22and thiswaterהַמַּ֨יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that causeth thecurseהַמְאָרְרִ֤יםham.'a.re.RimH779shallgoוּ֠בָאוּU.va.'uH935intoH935thybowelsבְּֽמֵעַ֔יִךְbe.me.'A.yikhH4578, and make thybellyבֶּ֖טֶןBe.tenH990toswellלַצְבּ֥וֹתlatz.BotH6638, and thythighיָרֵ֑ךְya.RekhH3409tofallוְלַנְפִּ֣לve.lan.PilH5307awayH5307: and thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802shallsayוְאָמְרָ֥הve.'a.me.RahH559,Amenאָמֵ֥ן׀'a.MenH543,Amenאָמֵֽן׃'a.MenH543.

23And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shallwriteוְ֠כָתַבVe.kha.tavH3789theseהָאֵ֛לֶּהha.'E.lehH428cursesהָאָלֹ֥תha.'a.LotH423in abookבַּסֵּ֑פֶרba.Se.ferH5612, and he shall blot themoutH413intoH413thewaterמֵ֥יmeiH4325ofbitternessהַמָּרִֽים׃ha.ma.RimH4751:

24and he shall make thewomanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802drinkוְהִשְׁקָה֙ve.hish.KahH8248thewaterמֵ֥יmeiH4325ofbitternessהַמָּרִ֖יםha.ma.RimH4751that causeth thecurseהַמְאָֽרֲרִ֑יםham.'a.ra.RimH779: and thewaterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that causeth thecurseהַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖יםham.'a.ra.RimH779shallenterH935intoH935herH802and becomebitterלְמָרִֽים׃le.ma.RimH4751.

25And thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְלָקַ֤חve.la.KachH3947themealמִנְחַ֣תmin.ChatH4503offering ofjealousyהַקְּנָאֹ֑תha.ke.na.'OtH7068outH6440of thewoman’sהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027, and shallwaveוְהֵנִ֤יףve.he.NifH5130themealהַמִּנְחָה֙ha.min.ChahH4503offeringbeforeH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andbringוְהִקְרִ֥יבve.hik.RivH7126it unto thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196:

26and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְקָמַ֨ץve.ka.MatzH7061anhandfulH7061of themealהַמִּנְחָה֙ha.min.ChahH4503offering, as thememorialאַזְכָּ֣רָתָ֔הּ'az.Ka.ra.TahH234thereof, andburnוְהִקְטִ֖ירve.hik.TirH6999ituponH802thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196, andafterwardוְאַחַ֛רve.'a.CharH310shall make thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802drinkיַשְׁקֶ֥הyash.KehH8248thewaterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

27And when he hathmadeוְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.TahH1961herH802drinkוְהִשְׁקָ֣הּve.hish.KahH8248thewaterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, then it shallcomeH935topassH935,ifH518sheH518bedefiledנִטְמְאָה֮nit.me.'AhH2930, and havecommittedוַתִּמְעֹ֣לva.tim.'OlH4603atrespassמַ֣עַלMa.'alH4604againstH376herH802husbandבְּאִישָׁהּ֒be.'i.ShahH376, that thewaterהַמַּ֤יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that causeth thecurseהַמְאָֽרֲרִים֙ham.'a.ra.RimH779shallenterH935intoH935herH802andbecomeוְהָיְתָ֧הve.ha.ye.TahH1961bitterלְמָרִ֔יםle.ma.RimH4751, andherH802bellyבִטְנָ֔הּvit.NahH990shallswellוְצָבְתָ֣הve.tza.ve.TahH6638, andherH802thighיְרֵכָ֑הּye.re.KhahH3409shallfallוְנָפְלָ֖הve.na.fe.LahH5307awayH5307: and thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802shall be acurseH779amongherH802peopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

28Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802benotלֹ֤אlo'H3808defiledנִטְמְאָה֙nit.me.'AhH2930, but becleanוּטְהֹרָ֖הu.te.ho.RahH2889; thensheהִ֑ואhi'H1931shall befreeוְנִקְּתָ֖הve.ni.ke.TahH5352, and shallconceiveוְנִזְרְעָ֥הve.niz.re.'AhH2232seedזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233.

29This is thelawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451ofjealousyהַקְּנָאֹ֑תha.ke.na.'OtH7068, when awifeאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802, beingunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478herH802husbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376, goethasideתִּשְׂטֶ֥הtis.TehH7847, and isdefiledוְנִטְמָֽאָה׃ve.nit.Ma.'ahH2930;

30or when thespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307ofjealousyקִנְאָ֖הkin.'AhH7068comethuponH5921amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376, and he bejealousוְקִנֵּ֣אve.ki.Ne'H7065over hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802; then shall hesetוְהֶעֱמִ֤ידve.he.'e.MidH5975thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall executeuponH5921herH3605allH3605thislawהַתּוֹרָ֖הha.to.RahH8451.

31And themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376shall befreeוְנִקָּ֥הve.ni.KahH5352frominiquityמֵעָוֹ֑ןme.'a.VonH5771, and thatwomanוְהָאִשָּׁ֣הve.ha.'i.ShahH802shallbearתִּשָּׂ֖אti.Sa'H5375herH802iniquityעֲוֹנָֽהּ׃ פ'a.vo.NahH5771.

Commentaries on Numbers 5

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