Verse Comparison: Numbers 5:29
American Standard Version
This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, being under her husband, goeth aside, and is defiled;
Amplified® Bible
This is the law of jealousy {and} suspicion when a wife goes aside to another instead of her husband and is defiled,
Contemporary English Version
This is the ceremony that must take place at my altar when a husband suspects that his wife has been unfaithful. The priest must have the woman stand in my presence and carefully follow these instructions.
Darby English Version
This is the law of jealousies, when a wife goeth astray to another instead of her husband and is defiled,
Good News Bible
This is the law in cases where a man is jealous and becomes suspicious that his wife has committed adultery. The woman shall be made to stand in front of the altar, and the priest shall perform this ritual.
King James Version
This is the law of jealousies, when a wife goeth aside to another instead of her husband, and is defiled;
New American Standard Bible
`This is the law of jealousy: when a wife, {being} under {the authority of} her husband, goes astray and defiles herself,
New International Version
" 'This, then, is the law of jealousy when a woman goes astray and defiles herself while married to her husband,
New King James Version
‘This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, while under her husband’s authority, goes astray and defiles herself,
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'This constitutes the law of jealousy: when a wife, being under the authority of her husband, goes astray and defiles herself,
Revised Standard Version
"This is the law in cases of jealousy, when a wife, though under her husband's authority, goes astray and defiles herself,
Young's Literal Translation
`This `is' the law of jealousies, when a wife turneth aside under her husband, and hath been defiled,
