Numbers 5:21

Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
priest	הַכֹּהֵ֥ן ha.ko.Hen	H3548	literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
charge	וְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַ ve.hish.Bi.a'	H7650	to seven oneself · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
woman	הָֽאִשָּׁה֮ ha.'i.Shah	H802	a woman · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
oath	בִּשְׁבֻעַ֣ת bish.vu.'At	H7621	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
cursing	הָאָלָה֒ ha.'a.Lah	H423	an imprecation · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
priest	הַכֹּהֵן֙ ha.ko.Hen	H3548	literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
say	וְאָמַ֤ר ve.'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
woman	לָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה la.'i.Shah	H802	a woman · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
make	יִתֵּ֨ן yi.Ten	H5414	to give · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
curse	לְאָלָ֥ה le.'a.Lah	H423	an imprecation · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
oath	וְלִשְׁבֻעָ֖ה ve.lish.vu.'Ah	H7621	properly · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
among	בְּת֣וֹךְ be.Tokh	H8432	a bisection · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
people	עַמֵּ֑ךְ 'a.Mekh	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person feminine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֤ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
make	בְּתֵ֨ת be.Tet	H5414	to give · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
thigh	יְרֵכֵךְ֙ ye.re.kheKh	H3409	the thigh (from its fleshy softness) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person feminine singular
rot	נֹפֶ֔לֶת no.Fe.let	H5307	to fall · verb, qal active participle, feminine singular absolute
belly	בִּטְנֵ֖ךְ bit.Nekh	H990	the belly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person feminine singular
swell	צָבָֽה tza.Vah	H6639	turgid · adjective, feminine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Joshua 6:26 And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay…
1 Samuel 14:24 And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evenin…
Nehemiah 10:29 They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the s…
Jeremiah 29:22 And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like…
2 Chronicles 21:15 And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day.
Proverbs 10:7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Isaiah 65:15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
Matthew 26:74 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 5:11–end

We have here the law concerning the solemn trial of a wife whose husband was jealous of her. Observe, I. What was the case supposed: That a man had some reason to suspect his wife to have committed adultery, Num 5:12-14. Here, 1. The sin of adultery is justly represented as an exceedingly sinful sin; it is going aside from God and virtue, and the good way, Pro 2:17. It is committing a trespass against the husband, robbing him of his honour, alienating his right, introducing a spurious breed into his family to share with his children in his estate, and violating her covenant with him. It is being defiled; for nothing pollutes the mind and conscience more than this sin does. 2. It is supposed…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 5:21

The Lord make thee a curse, &c.--a usual form of imprecation (Isa 65:15; Jer 29:22).

John Gill on Numbers 5:21

Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing,.... An oath which has a curse annexed to it, if taken falsely, which was to be pronounced upon the woman if guilty: and the priest shall say unto the woman; pronouncing the imprecation or curse upon her, she having taken the oath, should she be guilty of the crime suspected of, and she had swore concerning: the Lord make thee a curse, and an oath among the people; accursed according to the oath taken; or let this be the form of an oath and imprecation used by the people, saying, if I have done so and so, let me be accursed as such a woman, or let not that happen to me, as did to such a woman, so Jarchi: when the Lord doth mak…

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John Calvin on Numbers 5:11–end

Numbers 5:11-31 11. And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying, 11. Loquutus est Jehova ad Mosen, dicendo: 12. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him, 12. Alloquere filios Israel, et dicas illis, Quum diverterit uxor cujuspiam, et praevaricata fuerit praevaricatione: 13. And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and he kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner; 13. Et coierit aliquis cum ea coitu seminis, absconditum autem fuerit ab oculis viri sui et delituerit, ipsaque polluta fuerit: testis vero non fuerit contra…

Dictionary and topics

Adultery — Conjugal infidelity. An adulterer was a man who had illicit intercourse with a married or a betrothed woman, and such a woman was an adulteress. Intercourse between a married man and an unmarried…
Water of jealousy — A phrase employed (not, however, in Scripture) to denote the water used in the solemn ordeal prescribed by the law of Moses (Num. 5:11-31) in cases of “jealousy.”
Adultery · 19:20-22;20:10-12;21:9; — 19:20-22;20:10-12;21:9;
Bitter Water · A ceremonial water used by the priest — A ceremonial water used by the priest
Husband · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Jealousy · Law concerning, when husband is jealous for his wife — Law concerning, when husband is jealous for his wife
Self-Incrimination · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Wife · Unfaithful — Unfaithful
Witness · Qualified by oath — Qualified by oath
Woman · Unfaithfulness of, when married found out by the waters of jealousy — Unfaithfulness of, when married found out by the waters of jealousy
Women · was to be — was to be

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Numbers 5:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 5:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 5:21

John Gill on Numbers 5:21

John Calvin on Numbers 5:11–end

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 5:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 5:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 5:21

John Gill on Numbers 5:21

John Calvin on Numbers 5:11–end

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 5:11–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 5:21

Rashi on Numbers 5:21