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Numbers 5:24

22 And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.

23 And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:

And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter.

25 Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman’s hand, and shall wave the offering before the LORD, and offer it upon the altar:

26 And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water.

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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.

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BSB
He is to have the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and it will enter her and cause her bitter suffering.
KJV
And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter.
WEB
He shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that causes the curse; and the water that causes the curse shall enter into her and become bitter.
ASV
and he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that causeth the curse; and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her [and become] bitter.
DARBY
and he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that bringeth the curse, that the water that bringeth the curse may enter into her for bitterness.
BLB
And he shall make the woman drink the bitter waters that bring a curse, and the waters that bring the curse shall enter into her for bitterness.
ÅB
og han skal la kvinnen drikke bitterhetens vann, som volder forbannelse, og vannet som volder forbannelse, skal trenge inn i henne og volde bitter ve.
OTB
Han skal få kvinnen til å drikke det bitre vannet som bringer forbannelse, og dette vannet som bringer forbannelse vil komme inn i henne og forårsake bitterhet.
B1930
og han skal la kvinnen drikke bitterhetens vann, som volder forbannelse, og vannet som volder forbannelse, skal trenge inn i henne og volde bitter ve.

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Cross references

  • Malachi 3:5

    And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

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  • Zechariah 5:3–4

    Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.

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