Numbers 5:12

Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them,—When any man’s wife, shall turn aside, and commit against him an act of unfaithfulness;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man’s wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,

In Context

11And Yahweh spake unto Moses saying:

13and a man shall lie with her carnally, and it shall be concealed from the eyes of her husband and be kept close but, she, hath committed uncleanness,—though witness, there is none against her, and she, hath not been caught;

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Cross References

Numbers 5:19and the priest shall put her on oath and shall say unto the woman:—If no man hath lain with thee, and if thou hast not turned aside in uncleanness, [unto another] instead of thy husband, be thou clear from this deadly water that causeth a curse.

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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