Numbers 5:24 Parallel: 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.

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Modern Translations

New International Version
He shall make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and this water that brings a curse and causes bitter suffering will enter her.

New Living Translation
He will make the woman drink the bitter water that brings on the curse. When the water enters her body, it will cause bitter suffering if she is guilty.

English Standard Version
And he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that brings the curse, and the water that brings the curse shall enter into her and cause bitter pain.

Berean Study Bible
He is to have the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and it will enter her and cause her bitter suffering.

New American Standard Bible
Then he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that brings a curse, so that the water which brings a curse will go into her and cause bitterness.

NASB 1995
Then he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that brings a curse, so that the water which brings a curse will go into her and cause bitterness.

NASB 1977
‘Then he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that brings a curse, so that the water which brings a curse will go into her and cause bitterness.

Amplified Bible
and he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that brings a curse, and the water that brings the curse will go into her and cause bitterness.

Christian Standard Bible
He will require the woman to drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and it will enter her to cause bitter suffering.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He will require the woman to drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and it will enter her and cause bitter suffering.

Contemporary English Version
so that when the woman drinks this water, the curses will enter her body.

Good News Translation
Before he makes the woman drink the water, which may then cause her bitter pain,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he will have the woman drink the bitter water that can bring the curse. This water will go into her [and] become bitter.

International Standard Version
The woman is to drink the bitter water that brings a curse and the water that brings a curse is to be considered contaminated.

NET Bible
He will make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and the water that brings a curse will enter her to produce bitterness.

Classic Translations

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
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.

King James 2000 Bible
And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causes the curse: and the water that causes the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter.

New Heart English Bible
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.

World English Bible
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.

American King James Version
And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causes the curse: and the water that causes the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter.

American Standard Version
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.

A Faithful Version
And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causes the curse. And the water that causes the curse shall enter into her and become bitter.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Early Modern

Geneva Bible of 1587
And shal cause the woman to drinke ye bitter and cursed water, and the cursed water, turned into bitternesse, shal enter into her.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And geue the woman those bitter and cursed waters to drinke, yt those cursed and bitter waters may enter into her.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and shall geue the wife of the bytter cursinge waters to drynke.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And when the cursynge water ys yn her that it is bytter

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
and has 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.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Smith's Literal Translation
And he caused the woman to drink the water of contradiction causing the curse; and the waters causing the curse shall come into her for contradiction.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he shall give them her to drink. And when she hath drunk them up,

Catholic Public Domain Version
and he shall give it to her to drink. And when she has emptied it,

Translations from Aramaic

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the woman shall drink the bitter testing water and the testing waters shall enter into her to test her.

Lamsa Bible
And he shall make the woman drink the bitter water of testing; and the water of testing shall enter into her, to try her.

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he shall cause the woman to drink the water of the conviction that brings the curse; and the water of the conviction that brings the curse shall enter into her.

Parallel Strong's

Berean Study Bible
He is to have the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and it will enter her and cause her bitter suffering.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He will require the woman to drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and it will enter her and cause bitter suffering.

New American Standard Bible
Then he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that brings a curse, so that the water which brings a curse will go into her and [cause] bitterness.

King James Bible
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.