Numbers 5:23 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 5:23

21 then the priest shall ^aput the woman under the oath of the curse, and he shall say to the woman—^b“the Lord make you a curse and an oath among your people, when the Lord makes your thigh¹ rot and your belly swell;

22 and may this water that causes the curse ^ago into your stomach, and make your belly swell and your thigh rot.” ‘^bThen the woman shall say, “Amen, so be it.”

23 ‘Then the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall scrape them off into the bitter water.

24 And he shall make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and the water that brings the curse shall enter her to become bitter.

25 ^aThen the priest shall take the grain offering of jealousy from the woman’s hand, shall ^bwave the offering before the Lord, and bring it to the altar;

26 and the priest shall take a handful of the offering, ^aas its memorial portion, burn it on the altar, and afterward make the woman drink the water.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 5:23

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American Standard Version
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness:

Amplified® Bible
The priest shall then write these curses in a book and shall wash them off into the water of bitterness;

Contemporary English Version
The priest will write these curses on special paper and wash them off into the bitter water,

Darby English Version
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and shall blot them out with the bitter water,

Good News Bible
Then the priest shall write this curse down and wash the writing off into the bowl of bitter water.

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

New American Standard Bible
`The priest shall then write these curses on a scroll, and he shall wash them off into the water of bitterness.

New International Version
" 'The priest is to write these curses on a scroll and then wash them off into the bitter water.

New King James Version
‘Then the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall scrape them off into the bitter water.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'The priest shall then write these curses on a scroll, and he shall wash them off into the water of bitterness.

Revised Standard Version
"Then the priest shall write these curses in a book, and wash them off into the water of bitterness;

Young's Literal Translation
`And the priest hath written these execrations in a book, and hath blotted `them' out with the bitter waters,

New English Translation
“‘Then the priest will write these curses on a scroll and then scrape them off into the bitter water.¹

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