Numbers 5:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter.”

Numbers 5:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 5:24 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 5:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that causes the curse; and the water that causes the curse shall enter into her and become bitter.”

Numbers 5:24 — World English Bible

Numbers 5:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that causeth the curse; and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and become bitter.”

Numbers 5:24 — American Standard Version

Numbers 5:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and hath caused the woman to drink the bitter waters which cause the curse, and the waters which cause the curse have entered into her for bitter things.”

Numbers 5:24 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 5:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that bringeth the curse, that the water that bringeth the curse may enter into her for bitterness. ”

Numbers 5:24 — Darby Translation

Numbers 5:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And shall cause the woman to drinke ye bitter and cursed water, and the cursed water, turned into bitternesse, shall enter into her.”

Numbers 5:24 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 5:24 in Context — Numbers 5

22 And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.

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

24 And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter.

25 Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman’s hand, and shall wave the offering before the Lord, and offer it upon the altar:

26 And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water.

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What Does Numbers 5:24 Mean?

Numbers 5:24 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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