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Numbers 5:25

23 And the priest shall write these curses on a scroll and wash them off into the bitter water.

24 He is to have the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and it will enter her and cause her bitter suffering.

The priest shall take from her hand the grain offering for jealousy, wave it before the LORD, and bring it to the altar.

26 Then the priest is to take a handful of the grain offering as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar; after that he is to have the woman drink the water.

27 When he has made her drink the water, if she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, then the water that brings a curse will enter her and cause bitter suffering; her belly will swell, her thigh will shrivel, and she will become accursed among her people.

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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
The priest shall take from her hand the grain offering for jealousy, wave it before the LORD, and bring it to the altar.
KJV
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:
WEB
The priest shall take the meal offering of jealousy out of the woman’s hand, and shall wave the meal offering before the LORD, and bring it to the altar.
ASV
And the priest shall take the meal-offering of jealousy out of the woman`s hand, and shall wave the meal-offering before Jehovah, and bring it unto the altar:
DARBY
And the priest shall take out of the woman's hand the oblation of jealousy, and shall wave the oblation before Jehovah, and shall present it at the altar.
BLB
And the priest shall take from the hand of the woman the grain offering of jealousy, and he shall wave the offering before the face of YHWH and bring it to the altar.
ÅB
Så skal presten ta skinnsyke-matofferet av kvinnens hånd og svinge det for Herrens åsyn og bære det fram til alteret.
OTB
Presten skal ta grødeofferet av sjalusi fra hennes hender, svinge det foran Herren, og bringe det til alteret.
B1930
Så skal presten ta skinnsyke-matofferet av kvinnens hånd og svinge det for Herrens åsyn og bære det frem til alteret.

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 8:27

    He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them before the LORD as a wave offering.

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  • Numbers 5:15

    then he is to bring his wife to the priest. He must also bring for her an offering of a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He is not to pour oil over it or put frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy, an offering of memorial as a reminder of iniquity.

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  • Numbers 5:18

    After the priest has the woman stand before the LORD, he is to let down her hair and place in her hands the grain offering of memorial, which is the grain offering for jealousy. The priest is to hold the bitter water that brings a curse.

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  • Exodus 29:24

    Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering.

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