Numbers 5
New King James Version
Ceremonially Unclean Persons Isolated(A)
5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Command the children of Israel that they put out of the camp every (B)leper, everyone who has a (C)discharge, and whoever becomes (D)defiled [a]by a corpse. 3 You shall put out both male and female; you shall put them outside the camp, that they may not defile their camps (E)in the midst of which I dwell.” 4 And the children of Israel did so, and put them outside the camp; as the Lord spoke to Moses, so the children of Israel did.
Confession and Restitution(F)
5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 6 “Speak to the children of Israel: (G)‘When a man or woman commits any sin that men commit in unfaithfulness against the Lord, and that person is guilty, 7 (H)then he shall confess the sin which he has committed. He shall make restitution for his trespass (I)in full, plus one-fifth of it, and give it to the one he has wronged. 8 But if the man has no [b]relative to whom restitution may be made for the wrong, the restitution for the wrong must go to the Lord for the priest, in addition to (J)the ram of the atonement with which atonement is made for him. 9 Every (K)offering[c] of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring to the priest, shall be (L)his. 10 And every man’s [d]holy things shall be his; whatever any man gives the priest shall be (M)his.’ ”
Concerning Unfaithful Wives
11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 12 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘If any man’s wife goes astray and behaves unfaithfully toward him, 13 and a man (N)lies with her carnally, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and it is concealed that she has defiled herself, and there was no witness against her, nor was she (O)caught— 14 if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he becomes (P)jealous of his wife, who has defiled herself; or if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he becomes jealous of his wife, although she has not defiled herself— 15 then the man shall bring his wife to the priest. He shall (Q)bring the offering required for her, one-tenth of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil on it and put no frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering of jealousy, an offering for remembering, for (R)bringing iniquity to remembrance.
16 ‘And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the Lord. 17 The priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel, and take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it into the water. 18 Then the priest shall stand the woman before the (S)Lord, uncover the woman’s head, and put the offering for remembering in her hands, which is the grain offering of jealousy. And the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that brings a curse. 19 And the priest shall put her under oath, and say to the woman, “If no man has lain with you, and if you have not gone astray to uncleanness while under your husband’s authority, be free from this bitter water that brings a curse. 20 But if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority, and if you have defiled yourself and some man other than your husband has lain with you”— 21 then the priest shall (T)put the woman under the oath of the curse, and he shall say to the woman—(U)“the Lord make you a curse and an oath among your people, when the Lord makes your thigh [e]rot and your belly swell; 22 and may this water that causes the curse (V)go into your stomach, and make your belly swell and your thigh rot.”
‘(W)Then the woman shall say, “Amen, so be it.”
23 ‘Then the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall scrape them off into the bitter water. 24 And he shall make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and the water that brings the curse shall enter her to become bitter. 25 (X)Then the priest shall take the grain offering of jealousy from the woman’s hand, shall (Y)wave the offering before the Lord, and bring it to the altar; 26 and the priest shall take a handful of the offering, (Z)as its memorial portion, burn it on the altar, and afterward make the woman drink the water. 27 When he has made her drink the water, then it shall be, if she has defiled herself and behaved unfaithfully toward her husband, that the water that brings a (AA)curse will enter her and become bitter, and her belly will swell, her thigh will rot, and the woman (AB)will become a curse among her people. 28 But if the woman has not defiled herself, and is clean, then she shall be free and may conceive children.
29 ‘This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, while under her husband’s authority, (AC)goes astray and defiles herself, 30 or when the spirit of jealousy comes upon a man, and he becomes jealous of his wife; then he shall stand the woman before the Lord, and the priest shall execute all this law upon her. 31 Then the man shall be free from [f]iniquity, but that woman (AD)shall bear her [g]guilt.’ ”
Footnotes
- Numbers 5:2 by contact with
- Numbers 5:8 redeemer, Heb. goel
- Numbers 5:9 heave offering
- Numbers 5:10 consecrated
- Numbers 5:21 Lit. fall away
- Numbers 5:31 guilt
- Numbers 5:31 iniquity
Numbers 5
Expanded Bible
Rules About Cleanliness
5 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Command the ·Israelites [L sons/T children of Israel] to send away from camp anyone with ·a harmful skin disease [T leprosy; C the term does not refer to modern leprosy (Hansen’s disease), but to various skin disorders; Lev. 13:2]. Send away anyone who gives off body fluid [Lev. 15:2] or who has become unclean by touching a dead body [Lev. 5:2; 21:11]. 3 Send both men and women outside the camp so that they won’t spread the disease there, where I am living among you.” 4 So ·Israel [L the sons/T children of Israel] obeyed the Lord’s command and sent those people outside the camp. They did just as the Lord had told Moses.
Paying for Doing Wrong
5 The Lord said to Moses, 6 “Tell the ·Israelites [L sons/T children of Israel]: ‘When a man or woman does something wrong to another person, that is really sinning against the Lord. That person is guilty 7 and must ·admit [confess] the wrong that has been done. The person must fully pay for the wrong that has been done, adding one-fifth to it, and giving it to the person who was wronged. 8 But if that person is dead and does not have any close relatives to receive the payment, the one who did wrong owes the Lord and must pay the priest. In addition, the priest must sacrifice a male sheep to remove the wrong so that the person will belong to the Lord. 9 When an Israelite brings a holy gift, it should be given to the priest. 10 No one has to give these holy gifts, but if someone does give them, they belong to the priest [Lev. 6:1–7].’”
Suspicious Husbands
11 Then the Lord said to Moses, 12 “Tell the ·Israelites [L sons/T children of Israel]: ‘A man’s wife might ·be unfaithful to him [L go astray and break faith with him] 13 and have sexual relations with another man. Her sin might be kept hidden from her husband so that he does not know about the wrong she did. Perhaps ·no one saw it [there was no witness], and she wasn’t caught. 14 But if her husband has feelings of jealousy and suspects she has sinned—whether she has or not— 15 he should take her to the priest. The husband must also take an offering for her of ·two quarts [L one tenth of an ephah] of barley flour. He must not pour oil or incense on it, because this is a ·grain [L gift; tribute] offering for jealousy [Lev. 2:1], an offering of remembrance. It is to find out if she is guilty.
16 “‘The priest will bring ·in [near] the woman and make her stand before the Lord. 17 He will take some holy water in a clay jar, and he will put some ·dirt [dust] from the floor of the ·Holy Tent [Tabernacle] into the water. 18 The priest will make the woman stand before the Lord, and he will loosen her hair [C perhaps signifying ritual uncleanness; Lev. 13:45]. He will hand her the grain [L tribute; gift] offering [Lev. 2:1] of remembrance, the ·grain [L tribute; gift] offering [Lev. 2:1] for jealousy; he will hold the bitter water that brings a curse. 19 The priest will make her take an oath and ask her, “Has another man had sexual relations with you? Have you been unfaithful to your husband? If you haven’t, this bitter water that brings a curse won’t hurt you. 20 But if you have been unfaithful to your husband and have defiled yourself and had sexual relations with a man besides him”— 21 the priest will then put on her the curse that the oath will bring—“the Lord will make the people curse and reject you. He will make your ·stomach get big [uterus drop], and he will make your ·body unable to give birth to another baby [womb discharge; L thigh waste away/wither; C a euphemism for the womb]. 22 This water that brings a curse will go inside you and make your ·stomach get big [or uterus drop] and make your ·body unable to give birth to another baby [womb discharge; L your thigh waste away/wither; 5:21].”
“‘The woman must say, “I agree.”
23 “‘The priest should write these curses on a scroll, wash the words off into the bitter water, 24 and make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse. If she is guilty, the water will ·make her sick [cause bitter pain]. 25 Then the priest will take the ·grain [L tribute; gift] offering [Lev. 2:1] for jealousy from her. He will ·present [elevate] it before the Lord and bring it to the altar. 26 He will take a handful of the grain, which is a memorial offering, and ·burn it [turn it into smoke] on the altar. After that he will make the woman drink the water 27 to see if she ·is not pure [defiled herself] and if she has sinned against her husband. When it goes into her, if her ·stomach gets big [or uterus falls] and ·she is not able to have another baby [her thigh wastes away/withers; 5:21], her people will reject her. 28 But if the woman has not sinned, she is pure. She is not guilty, and she will be able to have babies.
29 “‘So this is the ·teaching [instruction; law] about jealousy. This is what to do when a woman does wrong and is unfaithful while she is married to her husband. 30 It also should be done if the man gets jealous because he suspects his wife. The priest will have her stand before the Lord, and he will do all these things, just as the ·teaching [instruction; law] commands. 31 In this way the husband can be proven correct, and the woman will suffer if she has done wrong.’”
ﺍﻟﻌﺪﺩ 5
Ketab El Hayat
طهارة المخيم
5 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: 2 «أَوْصِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَعْزِلُوا مِنَ الْمُخَيَّمِ كُلَّ أَبْرَصَ، وَكُلَّ مَرِيضٍ بِالسَّيَلانِ، وَكُلَّ مَنْ يَتَنَجَّسُ بِلَمْسِ مَيْتٍ. 3 اعْزِلُوهُمْ إِلَى خَارِجِ الْمُخَيَّمِ سَوَاءٌ كَانَ رَجُلاً أَمِ امْرَأَةً لِئَلّا يُنَجِّسُوا مُخَيَّمَهُمْ، حَيْثُ أَنَا سَاكِنٌ فِي وَسَطِهِمْ». 4 فَنَفَّذَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ الأَمْرَ، وَعَزَلُوهُمْ إِلَى خَارِجِ الْمُخَيَّمِ، طِبْقاً لِمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ مُوسَى.
شريعة التعويض
5 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: 6 «أَوْصِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِذَا ارْتَكَبَ رَجُلٌ أَوِ امْرَأَةٌ خَطِيئَةَ السَّرِقَةِ وَخَانَ الرَّبَّ، فَقَد أَذْنَبَتْ تِلْكَ النَّفْسُ، 7 وَعَلَيْهَا أَنْ تَعْتَرِفَ بِخَطِيئَتِهَا الَّتِي اقْتَرَفَتْهَا، وَتَرُدَّ مَا أَذْنَبَتْ بِهِ، بَعْدَ أَنْ تُضِيفَ عَلَيْهِ خُمْسَهُ وَتَدْفَعَهُ لِمَنْ أَذْنَبَتْ بِحَقِّهِ. 8 وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِلرَّجُلِ الْمَسْرُوقِ، إِذَا مَاتَ، وَلِيٌّ يُرَدُّ إِلَيْهِ الْمَسْرُوقُ، فَلْيَكُنِ الْمَسْرُوقُ لِلرَّبِّ. يَأْخُذُهُ الْكَاهِنُ لِنَفْسِهِ، فَضْلاً عَنْ كَبْشِ الْكَفَّارَةِ الَّذِي يُكَفِّرُ بِهِ عَنْهُ. 9 وَتَكُونُ كُلُّ التَّقْدِمَاتِ الْمُقَدَّسَةِ الَّتِي يُقَرِّبُهَا الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ لِلْكَاهِنِ نَصِيباً لَهُ. 10 وَكَذَلِكَ أَقْدَاسُ الإِنْسَانِ تَكُونُ لَهُ. وَإذَا أَعْطَى إِنْسَانٌ شَيْئاً لِلْكَاهِنِ فَلَهُ يَكُونُ».
اختبار الزوجة الخائنة
11 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: 12 «أَوْصِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَقُلْ لَهُمْ: إِذَا ضَلَّتْ زَوْجَةٌ وَخَانَتْ زَوْجَهَا 13 بِزِنَاهَا مَعَ رَجُلٍ آخَرَ، وَخَفِيَ الأَمْرُ عَلَى زَوْجِهَا، وَلَمْ يَقُمْ عَلَيْهَا دَلِيلٌ وَلَمْ يُقْبَضْ عَلَيْهَا مُتَلَبِّسَةً بِزِنَاهَا. 14 وَإذَا اعْتَرَتْ زَوْجَهَا الْغَيْرَةُ وَارْتَابَ بِزَوْجَتِهِ وَكَانَتْ نَجِسَةً، أَوْ غَارَ عَلَى امْرَأَتِهِ مَعَ أَنَّهَا طَاهِرَةٌ. 15 فَلْيُحْضِرِ الرَّجُلُ امْرَأَتَهُ إِلَى الْكَاهِنِ، وَيَأْتِ مَعَهُ بِقُرْبَانِهَا عُشْرِ الإِيفَةِ (نَحْوَ لِتْرَيْنِ وَنِصْفِ اللِّتْرِ) مِنْ دَقِيقِ الشَّعِيرِ. لَا يَصُبُّ عَلَيْهِ زَيْتاً، وَلا يَضَعُ عَلَيْهِ لُبَاناً، لأَنَّهُ تَقْدِمَةُ غَيْرَةٍ، تَقْدِمَةُ تَذْكِرَةٍ تُذَكِّرُ بِذَنْبٍ. 16 فَيَجْعَلُ الْكَاهِنُ الزَّوْجَةَ تَمْثُلُ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، 17 ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ مَاءً مُقَدَّساً فِي إِنَاءٍ مِنْ خَزَفٍ وَيَلْتَقِطُ بَعْضَ غُبَارِ أَرْضِ الْمَسْكَنِ وَيَضَعُهُ فِي الْمَاءِ. 18 وَيَكْشِفُ رَأْسَ الزَّوْجَةِ، وَيَضَعُ فِي يَدَيْهَا تَقْدِمَةَ التَّذْكَارِ الَّتِي هِيَ تَقْدِمَةُ الْغَيْرَةِ، وَيَحْمِلُ الْكَاهِنُ بِيَدِهِ مَاءَ اللَّعْنَةِ الْمُرَّ. 19 وَيَسْتَحْلِفُ الْكَاهِنُ الْمَرْأَةَ قَائِلاً لَهَا: إِنْ كَانَ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ لَمْ يُضَاجِعْكِ، وَلَمْ تَخُونِي زَوْجَكِ، فَأَنْتِ بَرِيئَةٌ مِنْ مَاءِ اللَّعْنَةِ الْمُرِّ هَذَا. 20 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كُنْتِ قَدْ خُنْتِ زَوْجَكِ وَتَنَجَّسْتِ بِمُضَاجَعَةِ رَجُلٍ غَيْرِهِ. 21 فَلْيَجْعَلِ الرَّبُّ لَعْنَةَ شَعْبِكِ عَلَيْكِ، فَيَتَبَرَّأُوا مِنْكِ عِنْدَمَا يَجْعَلُ الرَّبُّ فَخْذَكِ يَذْوِي وَبَطْنَكِ يَتَوَرَّمُ. 22 وَلْيَدْخُلْ مَاءُ اللَّعْنَةِ هَذَا فِي أَحْشَائِكِ لِيُسَبِّبَ وَرَماً لِبَطْنِكِ، وَلْيَذْوِ فَخْذُكِ. فَتَقُولُ الْمَرْأَةُ: آمِين. آمِين».
23 «ثُمَّ يُدَوِّنُ الْكَاهِنُ هَذِهِ اللَّعَنَاتِ فِي دَرْجٍ وَيَمْحُوهَا بِالْمَاءِ الْمُرِّ؛ 24 وَيَسْقِي الْمَرْأَةَ مَاءَ اللَّعْنَةِ الْمُرَّ الَّذِي مَحَا بِهِ اللَّعْنَاتِ فَيَدْخُلُ فِيهَا مَاءُ اللَّعْنَةِ لِيُسَبِّبَ لَهَا آلامَ الْمَرَارَةِ. 25 ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ الْكَاهِنُ مِنْ يَدِ الْمَرْأَةِ تَقْدِمَةَ الْغَيْرَةِ، وَيُرَجِّحُهَا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، ثُمَّ يُقَدِّمُهَا إِلَى الْمَذْبَحِ. 26 وَيَتَنَاوَلُ مِلْءَ قَبْضَتِهِ مِنْهَا وَيُحْرِقُهُ عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ، وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ يَسْقِي الْمَرْأَةَ الْمَاءَ. 27 فَإِنْ كَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ قَدْ تَنَجَّسَتْ وَخَانَتْ زَوْجَهَا، فَإِنَّهَا حِينَ تَشْرَبُ الْمَاءَ الْجَالِبَ اللَّعْنَةَ يُسَبِّبُ لَهَا آلامَ مَرَارَةٍ، فَيَتَوَرَّمُ بَطْنُهَا وَيَذْوِي فَخْذُهَا، وَتُصْبِحُ الْمَرْأَةُ لَعْنَةً فِي وَسَطِ شَعْبِهَا. 28 أَمَّا إِنْ كَانَتْ بَرِيئَةً طَاهِرَةً، فَإِنَّهَا تَتَبَرَّأُ وَلا تُصْبِحُ عَاقِراً.
29 إِذاً، هَذِهِ هِيَ شَرِيعَةُ الْغَيْرَةِ الَّتِي تُطَبِّقُونَهَا إِذَا خَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ زَوْجَهَا وَتَنَجَّسَتْ. 30 أَوْ إِذَا اعْتَرَتِ الْغَيْرَةُ رَجُلاً، فَغَارَ عَلَى زَوْجَتِهِ، فَعَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ بِالْمَرْأَةِ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ وَيُمَارِسُ عَلَيْهَا الْكَاهِنُ كُلَّ هَذِهِ الشَّعَائِرِ. 31 وَلا يُعَاقَبُ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا أَصَابَ الضَّرَرُ زَوْجَتَهُ الْمُذْنِبَةَ، أَمَّا هِيَ فَتَحْمِلُ قَصَاصَ خَطِيئَتِهَا».
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