Numbers 5:27

And as soon as he causeth her to drink, the water, then shall it be, that, if she have fallen into uncleanness and committed unfaithfulness against her husband, as soon as the deadly water that causeth a curse hath entered into her, so soon shall her womb swell and her thigh fall away,—thus shall the woman become a curse in the midst of her people.

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In The King James Version

And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.

In Context

26and the priest shall take a handful from the meal-offering, a remembrancer thereof, and make a perfume at the altar,—and afterwards, shall cause the woman to drink the water.

28But, if the woman have not fallen into uncleanness, but is pure, then shall she be clear and shall bear seed.

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Cross References

Numbers 5:20But, if, thou, hast turned aside, [to another] instead of thy husband and if thou hast made thyself unclean,—in that a man hath known thee carnally, other than thy husband,

Psalms 83:9Make them like Midian, like Sisera, like Jabin, by the torrent of Kishon;

Proverbs 5:4But, the latter end of her, is bitter as wormwood, sharp, as a two-edged sword!

Isaiah 65:15So shall ye leave your name for an oath, to my chosen ones,—So then My Lord Yahweh, will slay thee,—And his servants, will he, call by another name:

Jeremiah 29:18Therefore will I pursue them with sword with famine and with pestilence,—And will make them a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth A curse and an astonishment and a hissing and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them:

Jeremiah 42:18For—Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel,—Just as mine anger and mine indignation have been poured out upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so shall mine indignation be poured out upon you when ye enter into Egypt,—thus shall ye become a curse, and an astonishment and a contempt and a reproach, and ye shall no more see this place.

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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