Numbers 5:17 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁷ Then the priest will take some special water and put it in a clay jar. The priest will put some dirt from the floor of the Holy Tent into the water.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ and the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ And the priest shall take holy water [probably from the sacred laver] in an earthen vessel and take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it in the water.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ and the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ The priest will take holy water in a clay jar, and taking dust from the floor of the dwelling, the priest will place it in the water.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And he shall take up holy water in an earthen vessel, and he shall cast a little earth from the pavement of the tabernacle into it.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ And he shall take holy water in an earthen vessel: and he shall cast a little earth of the pavement of the tabernacle into it.

Numbers 5:17 Cross References

Job 2:12

But when the three friends saw Job from far away, they were not sure it was Job—he looked so different! They began to cry loudly. They tore their clothes and threw dirt in the air and on their heads \{to show they were sad and upset\}.

Exodus 30:18

“Make a bronze [302] bowl and put it on a bronze base. You will use this for washing. Put the bowl between the Meeting Tent [303] and the altar. [304] Fill the bowl with water.

Jeremiah 17:13

Lord, you are the hope of Israel.\par Lord, you are like a spring of living water.\par If a person quits following the Lord,\par then his life will be very short. {\cf2\super [139]} \par

Lamentations 3:29

That person should bow to the Lord\par with his face to the ground.\par Maybe there is still hope.\par

Numbers 5:16

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

Numbers 5:18

The priest will force the woman to stand before the Lord. Then he will loosen her hair and put the grain offering in her hand. This is the barley flour that her husband gave because he was jealous. At the same time, he will hold the clay jar of special water. This is the special water that brings trouble to the woman.

John 8:6

The Jews were using this question to trick Jesus. They wanted to catch Jesus saying something wrong. Then they could have a charge against him. But Jesus kneeled down and started writing on the ground with his finger.

John 8:8

Then Jesus knelt down again and wrote on the ground.