Numbers 5:15 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁵ If that happens, then he must take his wife to the priest. The husband must also take an offering of 8 cups [80] of barley flour. He must not pour oil or incense [81] on the barley flour. This barley flour is a grain offering to the Lord. It is given because the husband is jealous. This offering will show that he believes that his wife has been unfaithful to him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ Then shall the man bring his wife to the priest, and he shall bring the offering required of her, a tenth of an ephah of barley meal; but he shall pour no oil upon it nor put frankincense on it [symbols of favor and joy], for it is a cereal offering of jealousy and suspicion, a memorial offering bringing iniquity to remembrance.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and shall bring her oblation for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is a meal-offering of jealousy, a meal-offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ then the man will bring his wife to the priest. He will bring the offering required for her, one-tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He will not pour oil on it, nor offer frankincense with it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy, a grain offering for recognition in order to recognize guilt.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ he shall bring her to the priest, and he shall offer an oblation for her, a tenth part of native barley meal. He shall not pour oil over it, nor shall he place frankincense on it, because it is a sacrifice for jealousy, or an oblation investigating adultery.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁵ He shall bring her to the priest, and shall offer an oblation for her, the tenth part of a measure of barley meal. He shall not pour oil thereon, nor put frankincense upon it: because it is a sacrifice of jealousy, and an oblation searching out adultery.

Numbers 5:15 Cross References

1 Kings 17:18

And the woman said to Elijah, “You are a man of God. [194] Can you help me? Or did you come here only to cause me to remember all of my sins? Did you come here only to cause my son to die?”

Ezekiel 21:23

Those \{magic\} signs mean nothing to the people of Israel. They have the promises they made. But \{the Lord\} will remember their sin! Then the Israelites will be captured.”

Ezekiel 29:16

And the family of Israel will never again depend on Egypt. The Israelites will remember their sin—they will remember that they turned to Egypt \{for help and not to God\}. And they will know that I am the Lord and Master.”

Hosea 3:2

So I bought Gomer 6 ounces {\cf2\super [26]} of silver and 9 bushels {\cf2\super [27]} of barley.

Leviticus 1:2

“Tell the people of Israel: When you bring an offering to the Lord, the offering must be one of your tame animals—it can be a cow, a sheep, or a goat.

Leviticus 2:1

“When a person gives a grain offering to the Lord God, his offering must be made from fine flour. The person must pour oil on this flour and put frankincense [9] on it.

Leviticus 5:11

“If the person can’t afford two doves or two pigeons, then he must bring 8 cups [47] of fine flour. This will be his sin offering. The person must not put oil on the flour. He must not put frankincense [48] on it, because it is a sin offering.

Numbers 5:16

“The priest will take the woman before the Lord and make her stand there.

Hebrews 10:3

Those people’s sacrifices make them remember their sins every year,