Numbers 5 – Bible | Equip God’s People

World English Bible Classic

^[1] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, ^[2] “Command the children of Israel that they put out of the camp every leper, everyone who has a discharge, and whoever is unclean by a corpse. ^[3] You shall put both male and female outside of the camp so that they don’t defile their camp, in the midst of which I dwell.” ^[4] The children of Israel did so, and put them outside of the camp; as Yahweh spoke to Moses, so the children of Israel did. ^[5] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, ^[6] “Speak to the children of Israel: ‘When a man or woman commits any sin that men commit, so as to trespass against Yahweh, and that soul is guilty, ^[7] then he shall confess his sin which he has done; and he shall make restitution for his guilt in full, add to it the fifth part of it, and give it to him in respect of whom he has been guilty. ^[8] But if the man has no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made to Yahweh shall be the priest’s, in addition to the ram of the atonement, by which atonement shall be made for him. ^[9] Every heave offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they present to the priest, shall be his. ^[10] Every man’s holy things shall be his; whatever any man gives the priest, it shall be his.’ ” ^[11] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, ^[12] “Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them: ‘If any man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him, ^[13] and a man lies with her carnally, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband and this is kept concealed, and she is defiled, there is no witness against her, and she isn’t taken in the act; ^[14] and the spirit of jealousy comes on him, and he is jealous of his wife and she is defiled; or if the spirit of jealousy comes on him, and he is jealous of his wife and she isn’t defiled; ^[15] then the man shall bring his wife to the priest, and shall bring her offering for her: one tenth of an ephah^ⓘ of barley meal. He shall pour no oil on it, nor put frankincense on it, for it is a meal offering of jealousy, a meal offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to memory. ^[16] The priest shall bring her near, and set her before Yahweh. ^[17] The priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and the priest shall take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it into the water. ^[18] The priest shall set the woman before Yahweh, and let the hair of the woman’s head go loose, and put the meal offering of memorial in her hands, which is the meal offering of jealousy. The priest shall have in his hand the water of bitterness that brings a curse. ^[19] The priest shall cause her to take an oath and shall tell the woman, “If no man has lain with you, and if you haven’t gone aside to uncleanness, being under your husband’s authority, be free from this water of bitterness that brings a curse. ^[20] But if you have gone astray, being under your husband’s authority, and if you are defiled, and some man has lain with you besides your husband—” ^[21] then the priest shall cause the woman to swear with the oath of cursing, and the priest shall tell the woman, “May Yahweh make you a curse and an oath among your people, when Yahweh allows your thigh to fall away, and your body to swell; ^[22] and this water that brings a curse will go into your bowels, and make your body swell, and your thigh fall away.” The woman shall say, “Amen, Amen.” ^[23] “ ‘The priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall wipe them into the water of bitterness. ^[24] He shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that causes the curse; and the water that causes the curse shall enter into her and become bitter. ^[25] The priest shall take the meal offering of jealousy out of the woman’s hand, and shall wave the meal offering before Yahweh, and bring it to the altar. ^[26] The priest shall take a handful of the meal offering, as its memorial portion, and burn it on the altar, and afterward shall make the woman drink the water. ^[27] When he has made her drink the water, then it shall happen, if she is defiled and has committed a trespass against her husband, that the water that causes the curse will enter into her and become bitter, and her body will swell, and her thigh will fall away; and the woman will be a curse among her people. ^[28] If the woman isn’t defiled, but is clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive offspring.^§ ^[29] “ ‘This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, being under her husband, goes astray, and is defiled, ^[30] or when the spirit of jealousy comes on a man, and he is jealous of his wife; then he shall set the woman before Yahweh, and the priest shall execute on her all this law. ^[31] The man shall be free from iniquity, and that woman shall bear her iniquity.’ ”

Footnotes

1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel
or, seed

King James Version

^[1] And the LordH3068 spakeH1696(PielImpf) unto Moses,H4872 saying,H559(QalInf) ^[2] CommandH6680(PielImpv) the childrenH1121 of Israel,H3478 that they put outH7971(PielImpf) of the campH4264 every leper,H6879(QalPasPtc) and every one that hath an issue,H2100(QalActPtc) and whosoever is defiledH2931 by the dead:H5315 ^[3] Both maleH2145 and femaleH5347 shall ye put out,H7971(PielImpf) withoutH2351 the campH4264 shall ye putH7971(PielImpf) them; that they defileH2930(PielImpf) not their camps,H4264 in the midstH8432 whereofH834 I dwell.H7931(QalActPtc) ^[4] And the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 did so,H6213(QalImpf) and put them outH7971(PielImpf) withoutH2351 the camp:H4264 as the LordH3068 spakeH1696(PielPerf) unto Moses,H4872 so didH6213(QalPerf) the childrenH1121 of Israel.H3478 ^[5] And the LordH3068 spakeH1696(PielImpf) unto Moses,H4872 saying,H559(QalInf) ^[6] SpeakH1696(PielImpv) unto the childrenH1121 of Israel,H3478 When a manH376 or womanH802 shall commitH6213(QalImpf) any sinH2403 that menH120 commit,H4603(QalInf) to do a trespassH4604 against the Lord,H3068 and that personH5315 be guilty;H816(QalPerf) ^[7] Then they shall confessH3034(HithPerf) their sinH2403 which they have done:H6213(QalPerf) and he shall recompenseH7725(HiphPerf) his trespassH817 with the principalH7218 thereof, and addH3254(HiphImpf) unto it the fifthH2549 [part] thereof, and giveH5414(QalPerf) [it] unto [him] against whom he hath trespassed.H816(QalPerf) ^[8] But if the manH376 have no kinsmanH1350(QalActPtc) to recompenseH7725(HiphInf) the trespassH817 unto, let the trespassH817 be recompensedH7725(HophPtc) unto the Lord,H3068 [even] to the priest;H3548 beside the ramH352 of the atonement,H3725 whereby an atonement shall be madeH3722(PielImpf) for him. ^[9] And every offeringH8641 of all the holy thingsH6944 of the childrenH1121 of Israel,H3478 which they bringH7126(HiphImpf) unto the priest,H3548 shall be his. ^[10] And every man’sH376 hallowed thingsH6944 shall be his: whatsoever any manH376 givethH5414(QalImpf) the priest,H3548 it shall be his. ^[11] And the LordH3068 spakeH1696(PielImpf) unto Moses,H4872 saying,H559(QalInf) ^[12] SpeakH1696(PielImpv) unto the childrenH1121 of Israel,H3478 and sayH559(QalPerf) unto them, If anyH376 man’sH376 wifeH802 go aside,H7847(QalImpf) and commitH4603(QalPerf) a trespassH4604 against him, ^[13] And a manH376 lieH7901(QalPerf) with her carnally,H7902 and it be hidH5956(NiphPerf) from the eyesH5869 of her husband,H376 and be kept close,H5641(NiphPerf) and she be defiled,H2930(NiphPerf) and [there be] no witnessH5707 against her, neither she be takenH8610(NiphPerf) [with the manner]; ^[14] And the spiritH7307 of jealousyH7068 comeH5674(QalPerf) upon him, and he be jealousH7065(PielPerf) of his wife,H802 and she be defiled:H2930(NiphPerf) or if the spiritH7307 of jealousyH7068 comeH5674(QalPerf) upon him, and he be jealousH7065(PielPerf) of his wife,H802 and she be not defiled:H2930(NiphPerf) ^[15] Then shall the manH376 bringH935(HiphPerf) his wifeH802 unto the priest,H3548 and he shall bringH935(HiphPerf) her offeringH7133 for her, the tenthH6224 [part] of an ephahH374 of barleyH8184 meal;H7058 he shall pourH3332(QalImpf) no oilH8081 upon it, nor putH5414(QalImpf) frankincenseH3828 thereon; for it [is] an offeringH4503 of jealousy,H7068 an offeringH4503 of memorial,H2146 bringingH2142 iniquityH5771 to remembrance.H2142(HiphPtc) ^[16] And the priestH3548 shall bring her near,H7126(HiphPerf) and setH5975(HiphPerf) her beforeH6440 the Lord:H3068 ^[17] And the priestH3548 shall takeH3947(QalPerf) holyH6918 waterH4325 in an earthenH2789 vessel;H3627 and of the dustH6083 that is in the floorH7172 of the tabernacleH4908 the priestH3548 shall take,H3947(QalImpf) and putH5414(QalPerf) [it] into the water:H4325 ^[18] And the priestH3548 shall setH5975(HiphPerf) the womanH802 beforeH6440 the Lord,H3068 and uncoverH6544(QalPerf) the woman’sH802 head,H7218 and putH5414(QalPerf) the offeringH4503 of memorialH2146 in her hands,H3709 which [is] the jealousyH7068 offering:H4503 and the priestH3548 shall have in his handH3027 the bitterH4751 waterH4325 that causeth the curse:H779(PielPtc) ^[19] And the priestH3548 shall charge her by an oath,H7650(HiphPerf) and sayH559(QalPerf) unto the woman,H802 If no manH376 have lainH7901(QalPerf) with thee, and if thou hast not gone asideH7847(QalPerf) to uncleannessH2932 [with another] instead of thy husband,H376 be thou freeH5352(NiphImpv) from this bitterH4751 waterH4325 that causeth the curse:H779(PielPtc) ^[20] But if thou hast gone asideH7847(QalPerf) [to another] instead of thy husband,H376 and if thou be defiled,H2930(NiphPerf) and some manH376 haveH5414(QalImpf) lainH7903 with thee besideH1107 thine husband:H376 ^[21] Then the priestH3548 shall chargeH7650(HiphPerf) the womanH802 with an oathH7621 of cursing,H423 and the priestH3548 shall sayH559(QalPerf) unto the woman,H802 The LordH3068 makeH5414(QalImpf) thee a curseH423 and an oathH7621 amongH8432 thy people,H5971 when the LordH3068 doth makeH5414(QalInf) thy thighH3409 to rot,H5307(QalActPtc) and thy bellyH990 to swell;H6639 ^[22] And this waterH4325 that causeth the curseH779(PielPtc) shall goH935(QalPerf) into thy bowels,H4578 to make [thy] bellyH990 to swell,H6638(HiphInf) and [thy] thighH3409 to rot:H5307(HiphInf) And the womanH802 shall say,H559(QalPerf) Amen,H543 amen.H543 ^[23] And the priestH3548 shall writeH3789(QalPerf) these cursesH423 in a book,H5612 and he shall blotH4229(QalPerf) [them] out with the bitterH4751 water:H4325 ^[24] And he shall cause the womanH802 to drinkH8248(HiphPerf) the bitterH4751 waterH4325 that causeth the curse:H779(PielPtc) and the waterH4325 that causeth the curseH779(PielPtc) shall enterH935(QalPerf) into her, [and become] bitter.H4751 ^[25] Then the priestH3548 shall takeH3947(QalPerf) the jealousyH7068 offeringH4503 out of the woman’sH802 hand,H3027 and shall waveH5130(HiphPerf) the offeringH4503 beforeH6440 the Lord,H3068 and offerH7126(HiphPerf) it upon the altar:H4196 ^[26] And the priestH3548 shall take an handfulH7061(QalPerf) of the offering,H4503 [even] the memorialH234 thereof, and burnH6999(HiphPerf) [it] upon the altar,H4196 and afterwardH310 shall cause the womanH802 to drinkH8248(HiphImpf) the water.H4325 ^[27] And when he hath made her to drinkH8248(HiphPerf) the water,H4325 then it shall come to pass, [that], if she be defiled,H2930(NiphPerf) and have doneH4603(QalImpf) trespassH4604 against her husband,H376 that the waterH4325 that causeth the curseH779(PielPtc) shall enterH935(QalPerf) into her, [and become] bitter,H4751 and her bellyH990 shall swell,H6638(QalPerf) and her thighH3409 shall rot:H5307(QalPerf) and the womanH802 shall be a curseH423 amongH7130 her people.H5971 ^[28] And if the womanH802 be not defiled,H2930(NiphPerf) but be clean;H2889 then she shall be free,H5352(NiphPerf) and shall conceiveH2232(NiphPerf) seed.H2233 ^[29] This [is] the lawH8451 of jealousies,H7068 when a wifeH802 goeth asideH7847(QalImpf) [to another] instead of her husband,H376 and is defiled;H2930(NiphPerf) ^[30] Or when the spiritH7307 of jealousyH7068 comethH5674(QalImpf) upon him,H376 and he be jealousH7065(PielPerf) over his wife,H802 and shall setH5975(HiphPerf) the womanH802 beforeH6440 the Lord,H3068 and the priestH3548 shall executeH6213(QalPerf) upon her all this law.H8451 ^[31] Then shall the manH376 be guiltlessH5352(NiphPerf) from iniquity,H5771 and thisH1931 womanH802 shall bearH5375(QalImpf) her iniquity.H5771

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