Numbers 5:13

and 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;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

12Speak 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;

14but there shall pass over him a spirit of jealousy, and he shall become jealous of his wife, she having committed uncleanness,—or there shall pass over him a spirit of jealousy, and he shall become jealous of his wife, she not, having committed uncleanness,

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Cross References

Leviticus 18:20And of the wife of thy neighbour, shalt thou not have carnal knowledge,—to commit uncleanness with her.

Proverbs 7:18Come! let us take our fill of endearments, until morning, let us delight ourselves with caresses;

Proverbs 30:20So, is the way of a woman committing adultery,—she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no iniquity!

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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