Numbers 5:13
11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
12 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man’s wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,
And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner;
14 And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:
15 Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.
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
- 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),
- KJV
- And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner;
- WEB
- and a man lies with her carnally, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband and this is kept concealed, and she is defiled, there is no witness against her, and she isn’t taken in the act;
- ASV
- and a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, and she be not taken in the act;
- DARBY
- and a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and she be defiled in secret, and there be no witness against her, and she have not been caught;
- BLB
- and a man lying with her lies, sowing, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and it is concealed, and she has defiled herself, and [there is] no witness against her, and she was not caught,
- ÅB
- og en annen mann har samleie med henne, men hennes mann ikke vet om det, fordi hun har latt seg vanære i lønndom, og der ikke er noe vitne mot henne, og hun ikke er grepet på fersk gjerning,
- OTB
- og en annen mann har seksuell omgang med henne, og dette er skjult for hennes mann og hennes urenhet er uoppdaget, uten vitne mot henne og hun ikke er tatt på fersk gjerning,
- B1930
- og en annen mann har samleie med henne, men hennes mann ikke vet om det, fordi hun har latt sig vanære i lønndom, og der ikke er noget vidne mot henne, og hun ikke er grepet på fersk gjerning,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 18:20
Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.
Read in contextLeviticus 20:10
And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
Read in contextProverbs 30:20
Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
Read in contextProverbs 7:18–19
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
Read in context