Numbers 5:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
Numbers 5:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 5:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 5:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The priest shall set the woman before Yahweh, and let the hair of the woman’s head go loose, and put the meal offering of memorial in her hands, which is the meal offering of jealousy. The priest shall have in his hand the water of bitterness that brings a curse.”
Numbers 5:18 — World English Bible
Numbers 5:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the priest shall set the woman before Jehovah, and let the hair of the woman’s head go loose, and put the meal-offering of memorial in her hands, which is the meal-offering of jealousy: and the priest shall have in his hand the water of bitterness that causeth the curse. ”
Numbers 5:18 — American Standard Version
Numbers 5:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the priest hath caused the woman to stand before Jehovah, and hath uncovered the woman's head, and hath given into her hands the present of the memorial, it <FI>is<Fi> a present of jealousy, and in the hand of the priest are the bitter waters which cause the curse.”
Numbers 5:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 5:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the priest shall set the woman before Jehovah, and uncover the woman's head, and put the memorial oblation in her hands, which is the jealousy offering; and in the hand of the priest shall be the bitter water that bringeth the curse. ”
Numbers 5:18 — Darby Translation
Numbers 5:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“After, the Priest shall set the woman before the Lord, and vncouer the womans head, and put the offring of the memorial in her hands: it is the ielousie offering, and the Priest shall haue bitter and cursed water in his hand,”
Numbers 5:18 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 5:18 in Context — Numbers 5
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:
20 But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee beside thine husband:
What Does Numbers 5:18 Mean?
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