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Numbers 5:21-31

21Then thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֥ןha.ko.HenH3548shallchargeוְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַve.hish.Bi.a'H7650thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֮ha.'i.ShahH802with anoathבִּשְׁבֻעַ֣תbish.vu.'AtH7621ofcursingהָאָלָה֒ha.'a.LahH423, and thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shallsayוְאָמַ֤רve.'a.MarH559to thewomanלָֽאִשָּׁ֔הla.'i.ShahH802, TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068makeיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414thee acurseלְאָלָ֥הle.'a.LahH423and anoathוְלִשְׁבֻעָ֖הve.lish.vu.'AhH7621amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thypeopleעַמֵּ֑ךְ'a.MekhH5971, when theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068dothmakeבְּתֵ֨תbe.TetH5414thythighיְרֵכֵךְ֙ye.re.kheKhH3409toperishנֹפֶ֔לֶתno.Fe.letH5307, and thybellyבִּטְנֵ֖ךְbit.NekhH990toswellצָבָֽה׃tza.VahH6639;

22And thiswaterהַמַּ֨יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that causeth thecurseהַמְאָרְרִ֤יםham.'a.re.RimH779shallgoוּ֠בָאוּU.va.'uH935into thybowelsבְּֽמֵעַ֔יִךְbe.me.'A.yikhH4578, to make thybellyבֶּ֖טֶןBe.tenH990toswellלַצְבּ֥וֹתlatz.BotH6638, and thythighיָרֵ֑ךְya.RekhH3409toperishוְלַנְפִּ֣לve.lan.PilH5307: And thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802shallsayוְאָמְרָ֥הve.'a.me.RahH559,Amenאָמֵ֥ן׀'a.MenH543,amenאָמֵֽן׃'a.MenH543.

23And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shallwriteוְ֠כָתַבVe.kha.tavH3789thesecursesהָאָלֹ֥תha.'a.LotH423in abookבַּסֵּ֑פֶרba.Se.ferH5612, and he shallblotוּמָחָ֖הu.ma.ChahH4229them out with thebitterהַמָּרִֽים׃ha.ma.RimH4751waterמֵ֥יmeiH4325:

24And he shall cause thewomanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802todrinkוְהִשְׁקָה֙ve.hish.KahH8248thebitterהַמָּרִ֖יםha.ma.RimH4751waterמֵ֥יmeiH4325that causeth thecurseהַמְאָֽרֲרִ֑יםham.'a.ra.RimH779: and thewaterהַמַּ֥יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that causeth thecurseהַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖יםham.'a.ra.RimH779shallenterוּבָ֥אוּu.Va.'uH935into her, and becomebitterלְמָרִֽים׃le.ma.RimH4751.

25Then thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְלָקַ֤חve.la.KachH3947thejealousyהַקְּנָאֹ֑תha.ke.na.'OtH7068offeringמִנְחַ֣תmin.ChatH4503out of thewoman’sהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027, and shallwaveוְהֵנִ֤יףve.he.NifH5130theofferingהַמִּנְחָה֙ha.min.ChahH4503beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andofferוְהִקְרִ֥יבve.hik.RivH7126it upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196:

26And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548shall take anhandfulוְקָמַ֨ץve.ka.MatzH7061of theofferingהַמִּנְחָה֙ha.min.ChahH4503, even thememorialאַזְכָּ֣רָתָ֔הּ'az.Ka.ra.TahH234of it, andburnוְהִקְטִ֖ירve.hik.TirH6999it upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196, andafterwardוְאַחַ֛רve.'a.CharH310shall cause thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802todrinkיַשְׁקֶ֥הyash.KehH8248thewaterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

27And when he hath made her todrinkוְהִשְׁקָ֣הּve.hish.KahH8248thewaterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, then it shall come to pass, that, if she isdefiledנִטְמְאָה֮nit.me.'AhH2930, and hathdoneוַתִּמְעֹ֣לva.tim.'OlH4603trespassמַ֣עַלMa.'alH4604against herhusbandבְּאִישָׁהּ֒be.'i.ShahH376, that thewaterהַמַּ֤יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that causeth thecurseהַמְאָֽרֲרִים֙ham.'a.ra.RimH779shallenterוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935into her, and becomebitterלְמָרִ֔יםle.ma.RimH4751, and herbellyבִטְנָ֔הּvit.NahH990shallswellוְצָבְתָ֣הve.tza.ve.TahH6638, and herthighיְרֵכָ֑הּye.re.KhahH3409shallperishוְנָפְלָ֖הve.na.fe.LahH5307: and thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802shall be acurseלְאָלָ֖הle.'a.LahH423amongבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130herpeopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

28And if thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802is notdefiledנִטְמְאָה֙nit.me.'AhH2930, but iscleanוּטְהֹרָ֖הu.te.ho.RahH2889; then she shall befreeוְנִקְּתָ֖הve.ni.ke.TahH5352, and shallconceiveוְנִזְרְעָ֥הve.niz.re.'AhH2232seedזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233.

29This is thelawתּוֹרַ֖תto.RatH8451ofjealousiesהַקְּנָאֹ֑תha.ke.na.'OtH7068, when awifeאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802goethastrayתִּשְׂטֶ֥הtis.TehH7847to another instead of herhusbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376, and isdefiledוְנִטְמָֽאָה׃ve.nit.Ma.'ahH2930;

30Or when thespiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307ofjealousyקִנְאָ֖הkin.'AhH7068comethתַּעֲבֹ֥רta.'a.VorH5674uponhimאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376, and he isjealousוְקִנֵּ֣אve.ki.Ne'H7065over hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802, and shallsetוְהֶעֱמִ֤ידve.he.'e.MidH5975thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shallexecuteוְעָ֤שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213upon her all thislawהַתּוֹרָ֖הha.to.RahH8451.

31Then shall themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376beguiltlessוְנִקָּ֥הve.ni.KahH5352frominiquityמֵעָוֹ֑ןme.'a.VonH5771, andthisהַהִ֔ואha.Hiv'H1931womanוְהָאִשָּׁ֣הve.ha.'i.ShahH802shallbearתִּשָּׂ֖אti.Sa'H5375heriniquityעֲוֹנָֽהּ׃ פ'a.vo.NahH5771.

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