Numbers 5:18-20
International Standard Version
18 The priest is to have the woman stand in the Lord’s presence, uncover her head,[a] and put the grain offering as a memorial, a reminder of jealousy, into her hands. The priest is also to have in his hand the contaminated[b] water that carries a curse.
19 “The priest is to administer this oath to the woman: ‘If indeed another man didn’t have sexual relations[c] with you and you didn’t become unfaithful to your husband,[d] then may you be free from these waters that bring a curse. 20 But if you have become unfaithful to your husband and have become defiled because a man who isn’t your husband has had sexual relations with you…’
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- Numbers 5:18 Lit. head of the woman
- Numbers 5:18 Lit. bitter, and so throughout the chapter
- Numbers 5:19 Or lie with a man
- Numbers 5:19 Or man
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