Numbers 5:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 5:19 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 →
וְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַ
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
אֹתָ֜הּ
ʼêth
H853
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הַכֹּהֵ֗ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
וְאָמַ֤ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָֽאִשָּׁה֙
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֨א
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁכַ֥ב
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
אִישׁ֙
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֹתָ֔ךְ
ʼêth
H853
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וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׂטִ֛ית
sâṭâh
H7847
to turn aside
טֻמְאָ֖ה
ṭumʼâh
H2932
uncleanness
תַּ֣חַת
tachath
H8478
under
אִישֵׁ֑ךְ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הִנָּקִ֕י
nâqâh
H5352
to be pure
מִמֵּ֛י
mayim
H4325
water
הַמָּרִ֥ים
mar
H4751
bitter
הַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖ים
ʼârar
H779
to curse
הָאֵֽלֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
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World English Bible Public Domain
The priest shall cause her to swear, 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, be free from this water of bitterness that brings a curse.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the priest shall make her swear, and he shall say to the woman, “If a man did not lie with you, and if you did not turn aside to uncleanness under your husband, be free from this water of bitterness that brings a curse.
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