Numbers 5:16 - The Message16-22 “The priest then is to take her and have her stand in the presence of God. He is to take some holy water in a pottery jar and put some dust from the floor of The Dwelling in the water. After the priest has her stand in the presence of God he is to uncover her hair and place the exposure-offering in her hands, the Grain-Offering for jealousy, while he holds the bitter water that delivers a curse. Then the priest will put the woman under oath and say, ‘If no man has slept with you and you have not had an adulterous affair and become impure while married to your husband, may this bitter water that delivers a curse not harm you. But if you have had an affair while married to your husband and have defiled yourself by sleeping with a man other than your husband’—here the priest puts the woman under this curse—‘may God cause your people to curse and revile you when he makes your womb shrivel and your belly swell. Let this water that delivers a curse enter your body so that your belly swells and your womb shrivels.’ “Then the woman shall say, ‘Amen. Amen.’ See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176916 And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the LORD: See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition16 And the priest shall bring her near and set her before the Lord. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)16 And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before Jehovah: See the chapterCommon English Bible16 The priest will bring her close and make her stand before the LORD. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version16 Therefore, the priest shall offer it, and he shall set it in the sight of the Lord. See the chapter |