Numbers 5:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 5:18 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהֶעֱמִ֨יד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
הַכֹּהֵ֥ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאִשָּׁה֮
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָה֒
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וּפָרַע֙
pâraʻ
H6544
to let loose
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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רֹ֣אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וְנָתַ֣ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כַּפֶּ֗יהָ
kaph
H3709
palm
אֵ֚ת
ʼêth
H853
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מִנְחַ֣ת
minchâh
H4503
offering
הַזִּכָּר֔וֹן
zikrôwn
H2146
memorial
מִנְחַ֥ת
minchâh
H4503
offering
קְנָאֹ֖ת
qinʼâh
H7068
jealousy
הִ֑וא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וּבְיַ֤ד
yâd
H3027
hand
הַכֹּהֵן֙
kôhên
H3548
priest
יִהְי֔וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מֵ֥י
mayim
H4325
water
הַמָּרִ֖ים
mar
H4751
bitter
הַמְאָֽרֲרִֽים
ʼârar
H779
to curse
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the woman's head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the priest shall stand the woman to the face of Yahweh, and he shall loose the head of the woman, and he shall put on her palm the grain offering of memorial. It a grain offering of jealousy. And in the hand of the priest shall be the water of bitterness that brings a curse.
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