Numbers 5:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water:”
Numbers 5:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 5:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 5:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and the priest shall take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it into the water.”
Numbers 5:17 — World English Bible
Numbers 5:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water. ”
Numbers 5:17 — American Standard Version
Numbers 5:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the priest hath taken holy water in an earthen vessel, and of the dust which is on the floor of the tabernacle doth the priest take, and hath put <FI>it<Fi> into the water,”
Numbers 5:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 5:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and the priest shall take of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle, and put it into the water. ”
Numbers 5:17 — Darby Translation
Numbers 5:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the Priest shall take the holy water in an earthen vessel, and of the dust that is in the floore of the Tabernacle, euen the Priest shall take it and put it into the water.”
Numbers 5:17 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 5:17 in Context — Numbers 5
15 Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.
16 And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the Lord:
17 And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water:
18 And the priest shall set the woman before the Lord, and uncover the woman’s head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse:
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:
What Does Numbers 5:17 Mean?
Numbers 5:17 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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