Numbers 5:19
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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:”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the priest shall cause her to swear, and shall say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou have not gone aside to uncleanness, being under thy husband, be thou free from this water of bitterness that causeth the curse.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And the priest hath caused her to swear, and hath said unto the woman, If no man hath lain with thee, and if thou hast not turned aside <FI>to<Fi> uncleanness under thy husband, be free from these bitter waters which cause the curse;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Numbers 5:19 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 5:12“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if any man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him
- Numbers 5:28But if the woman has not defiled herself and is clean, she will be unaffected and able to conceive children.
- Matthew 26:63But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”
- Romans 7:2For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage.
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