Numbers 5:12
10 Each man’s sacred gifts are his own, but whatever he gives to the priest will belong to the priest.”
11 Then the LORD said to Moses,
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if any man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him
13 by sleeping with another man, and it is concealed from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she was not caught in the act),
14 and if a feeling of jealousy comes over her husband and he suspects his wife who has defiled herself—or if a feeling of jealousy comes over him and he suspects her even though she has not defiled herself—
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if any man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him
- KJV
- Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man’s wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,
- WEB
- “Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them: ‘If any man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him,
- ASV
- Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man`s wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,
- DARBY
- Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go astray, and commit unfaithfulness against him,
- BLB
- “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them: A man, a man—when his wife goes astray and she acts unfaithfully against him—an unfaithfulness—
- ÅB
- Tal til Israels barn og si til dem: Når en manns hustru forsynder seg og er ham utro,
- OTB
- "Si til israelittene: 'Hvis en manns kone går på avveie og er utro mot ham,
- B1930
- Tal til Israels barn og si til dem: Når en manns hustru forsynder sig og er ham utro,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 5:19–20
And he is to put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has slept with you and you have not gone astray and become defiled while under your husband’s authority, may you be immune to this bitter water that brings a curse.
Read in contextProverbs 2:16–17
It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words
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