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Numbers 5:28

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.

27 And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.

And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed.

29 This is the law of jealousies, when a wife goeth aside to another instead of her husband, and is defiled;

30 Or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon him, and he be jealous over his wife, and shall set the woman before the LORD, and the priest shall execute upon her all this law.

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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
But if the woman has not defiled herself and is clean, she will be unaffected and able to conceive children.
KJV
And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed.
WEB
If the woman isn’t defiled, but is clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive offspring.
ASV
And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed.
DARBY
But if the woman have not been defiled, and be clean, then she shall be clear, and shall conceive seed.
BLB
But if the woman has not defiled herself and she is clean, then she shall be free and she may be sown with seed.
ÅB
Men har kvinnen ikke latt seg vanære, og er hun ren, da skal hun intet mén ha av det, og hun skal få barn.
OTB
Men hvis kvinnen ikke har gjort seg uren og er ren, vil hun bli frikjent fra skyld og vil kunne få barn.
B1930
Men har kvinnen ikke latt sig vanære, og er hun ren, da skal hun intet mén ha av det, og hun skal få barn.

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Cross references

  • 1 Peter 1:7

    That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:17

    For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

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  • Numbers 5:19

    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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  • Psalms 113:9

    He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.

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  • Micah 7:7–10

    Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

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