Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version May this water that brings a curse enter your body so that your abdomen swells or your womb miscarries.” “’Then the woman is to say, “Amen. So be it.” New Living Translation Now may this water that brings the curse enter your body and cause your abdomen to swell and your womb to shrivel.’ And the woman will be required to say, ‘Yes, let it be so.’ English Standard Version May this water that brings the curse pass into your bowels and make your womb swell and your thigh fall away.’ And the woman shall say, ‘Amen, Amen.’ Berean Standard Bible May this water that brings a curse enter your stomach and cause your belly to swell and your thigh to shrivel.’ Then the woman is to say, ‘Amen, Amen.’ King James Bible 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. New King James Version and may this water that causes the curse go into your stomach, and make your belly swell and your thigh rot.” ‘Then the woman shall say, “Amen, so be it.” New American Standard Bible and this water that brings a curse shall go into your stomach, to make your belly swell up and your thigh shrivel.” And the woman shall say, “Amen, Amen.” NASB 1995 and this water that brings a curse shall go into your stomach, and make your abdomen swell and your thigh waste away.” And the woman shall say, “Amen. Amen.” NASB 1977 and this water that brings a curse shall go into your stomach, and make your abdomen swell and your thigh waste away.” And the woman shall say, “Amen. Amen.” Legacy Standard Bible and this water that brings curses shall go into your stomach and make your abdomen swell and your thigh fall away.” And the woman shall say, “Amen. Amen.” Amplified Bible and this water that brings a curse shall go into your stomach, and make your abdomen swell and your thigh waste away.” And the woman shall say, “Amen. Amen (so let it be).” Christian Standard Bible May this water that brings a curse enter your stomach, causing your belly to swell and your womb to shrivel.’ “And the woman will reply, ‘Amen, Amen.’ Holman Christian Standard Bible May this water that brings a curse enter your stomach, causing your belly to swell and your thigh to shrivel.’” And the woman must reply, ‘Amen, Amen.’” American Standard Version and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy body to swell, and thy thigh to fall away. And the woman shall say, Amen, Amen. English Revised Version and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to fall away: and the woman shall say, Amen, Amen. GOD'S WORD® Translation 'May this water that can bring a curse go into your body and make your stomach swell and your uterus drop!' "Then the woman will say, 'Amen, amen!' Good News Translation May this water enter your stomach and cause it to swell up and your genital organs to shrink." The woman shall respond, "I agree; may the LORD do so." International Standard Version and this water that brings a curse enters your abdomen, making it swell and your thigh waste away.' "Then the woman is to say 'Amen.' Majority Standard Bible May this water that brings a curse enter your stomach and cause your belly to swell and your thigh to shrivel.’ Then the woman is to say, ‘Amen, Amen.’ NET Bible and this water that causes the curse will go into your stomach, and make your abdomen swell and your thigh rot." Then the woman must say, "Amen, amen." New Heart English Bible and this water that brings a curse will go into your bowels, and make your body swell, and your thigh fall away.' The woman shall say, 'Amen, Amen.' Webster's Bible Translation And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to perish. And the woman shall say, Amen, amen. World English Bible and this water that brings a curse will go into your bowels, and make your body swell, and your thigh fall away.” The woman shall say, “Amen, Amen.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand these waters which cause the curse have gone into your bowels to cause the belly to swell and the thigh to fall; and the woman has said, Amen, Amen. Young's Literal Translation and these waters which cause the curse have gone into thy bowels, to cause the belly to swell, and the thigh to fall; and the woman hath said, Amen, Amen. Smith's Literal Translation And the waters causing the curse shall come into thy bowels, and cause thy belly to come forth, and thy thigh to fall. And the woman said, Amen, amen. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet the cursed waters enter into thy belly, and may thy womb swell and thy thigh rot. And the woman shall answer, Amen, amen. Catholic Public Domain Version May the cursed waters enter into your stomach, and may your womb swell and your thigh rot.’ And the woman shall respond: ‘Amen, amen.’ New American Bible May this water, then, that brings a curse, enter your bowels to make your belly swell and your uterus fall!” And the woman shall say, “Amen, amen!” New Revised Standard Version now may this water that brings the curse enter your bowels and make your womb discharge, your uterus drop!” And the woman shall say, “Amen. Amen.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd this water of testing shall go into your belly and make your belly to swell and your thighs to rot; and the woman shall say, Amen, amen. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And these testing waters shall enter your belly and they shall swell your fountains and they shall rot your thighs”, and that woman shall say, "Amen, Amen.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to fall away'; and the woman shall say: 'Amen, Amen.' Brenton Septuagint Translation and this water bringing the curse shall enter into thy womb to cause thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot. And the woman shall say, So be it, So be it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Adultery Test…21and the priest shall have the woman swear under the oath of the curse—‘then may the LORD make you an attested curse among your people by making your thigh shrivel and your belly swell. 22May this water that brings a curse enter your stomach and cause your belly to swell and your thigh to shrivel.’ Then the woman is to say, ‘Amen, Amen.’ 23And the priest shall write these curses on a scroll and wash them off into the bitter water.… Cross References Deuteronomy 28:15-68 If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: / You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. / Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed. ... Leviticus 20:10 If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death. Proverbs 5:4 in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword. Jeremiah 29:18 I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them. 1 Corinthians 11:29-30 For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. / That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. Galatians 6:7-8 Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Psalm 109:18-19 The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil. / May it be like a robe wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him. 2 Chronicles 21:18-19 After all this, the LORD afflicted Jehoram with an incurable disease of the bowels. / This continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died in severe pain. And his people did not make a fire in his honor as they had done for his fathers. Ezekiel 24:13 Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided. Matthew 23:27-28 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Revelation 2:22-23 Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds. / Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds. Isaiah 3:24 Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame. Hosea 9:14 Give them, O LORD—what will You give? Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that dry up! 1 Corinthians 5:1-5 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. / And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this? / Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present. ... Romans 1:24-27 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. / They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. / For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. ... Treasury of Scripture And this water that causes the curse shall go into your bowels, to make your belly to swell, and your thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen. go into Numbers 5:27 And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people. Psalm 109:18 As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. Proverbs 1:31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. the woman Deuteronomy 27:15-26 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen… Job 31:21,22,39,40 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate: … Psalm 7:4,5 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:) … Amen Psalm 41:13 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. Psalm 72:19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen. Psalm 89:52 Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen. Jump to Previous Abdomen Amen Belly Body Bowels Cause Causeth Causing Curse Disease Enter Fall Legs Perish Rot Shrink Stomach Swell Swells Thigh Waste Wastes Wasting WatersJump to Next Abdomen Amen Belly Body Bowels Cause Causeth Causing Curse Disease Enter Fall Legs Perish Rot Shrink Stomach Swell Swells Thigh Waste Wastes Wasting WatersNumbers 5 1. The unclean are removed out of camp5. Restitution is to be made in trespass 11. The trial of jealously May this water that brings a curse The phrase refers to the "bitter water" used in the ritual described in Numbers 5, which was intended to determine the faithfulness of a wife accused of adultery. The Hebrew word for "curse" is "אָלָה" (alah), which implies an oath or a solemn pronouncement of judgment. This ritual underscores the seriousness with which God views marital fidelity and the sanctity of the marriage covenant. The water itself, while physically harmless, becomes a vehicle for divine judgment, emphasizing that God is the ultimate arbiter of truth and justice. enter your stomach and cause your belly to swell and your thigh to shrivel Then the woman is to say, ‘Amen, Amen.’ Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew May thisהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those water הַמַּ֨יִם (ham·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen that brings a curse הַמְאָרְרִ֤ים (ham·’ā·rə·rîm) Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 779: To execrate enter וּ֠בָאוּ (ū·ḇā·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go your stomach בְּֽמֵעַ֔יִךְ (bə·mê·‘a·yiḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 4578: The intestines, the abdomen, sympathy, a vest, the stomach, the uterus, the heart and cause your belly בֶּ֖טֶן (be·ṭen) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 990: The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything to swell לַצְבּ֥וֹת (laṣ·bō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 6638: To amass, grow turgid, to array an army against and your thigh יָרֵ֑ךְ (yā·rêḵ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3409: Thigh,loin, flank, side to shrivel.’ וְלַנְפִּ֣ל (wə·lan·pil) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 5307: To fall, lie Then the woman הָאִשָּׁ֖ה (hā·’iš·šāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female is to say, וְאָמְרָ֥ה (wə·’ā·mə·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘Amen, אָמֵ֥ן ׀ (’ā·mên) Adverb Strong's 543: Sure, faithfulness, truly Amen.’ אָמֵֽן׃ (’ā·mên) Adverb Strong's 543: Sure, faithfulness, truly Links Numbers 5:22 NIVNumbers 5:22 NLT Numbers 5:22 ESV Numbers 5:22 NASB Numbers 5:22 KJV Numbers 5:22 BibleApps.com Numbers 5:22 Biblia Paralela Numbers 5:22 Chinese Bible Numbers 5:22 French Bible Numbers 5:22 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 5:22 And this water that brings a curse (Nu Num.) |
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