Numbers 5:20

But if thou hast turned from thine husband, and so art defiled, and some man hath lyen with thee beside thine husband,

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

19And the Priest shall charge her by an othe, and say vnto the woman, If no man haue lien with thee, neither thou hast turned to vncleannesse from thine husband, be free from this bitter and cursed water.

21(Then the Priest shall charge the woman with an othe of cursing, and the Priest shall say vnto the woman) The Lord make thee to be accursed, and detestable for the othe among thy people, and the Lord cause thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell:

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Cross References

Numbers 5:12Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say vnto them, If any mans wife turne to euill, and commit a trespasse against him,

Matthew Henry on Numbers 5:12-31

The Bitter Water of Jealousy. ( b. c. 1490.) 11 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 12 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him, 13 And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner; 14 And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of… Read the whole commentary →

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