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Numbers 5:21-31

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.

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