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Numbers 5:17-19
GOD’S WORD Translation
Numbers 5:17-19
GOD’S WORD Translation
17 Then the priest will take holy water in a piece of pottery and put some dust from the floor of the tent into the water. 18 The priest will bring the woman into the Lord’s presence and loosen her hair. In her hands he will put the offering used for a confession (that is, the grain offering brought because of the husband’s jealousy). The priest will hold in his hands the bitter water that can bring a curse.[a]
19 “Then the priest will say to her, ‘If no other man has had sexual intercourse with you and you haven’t been unfaithful to your husband, you’re not guilty. This bitter water that can bring a curse will not harm you.
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- 5:18 In this verse and the following verses there is a play on words between the Hebrew words hammarîm (bitter ) and hame ʿaraîm (that can bring a curse).
GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
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