Numbers 5:18 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁸ ‘And the priest shall make the woman stand before יהוה, and shall uncover the woman’s head, and put the offering for remembering in her hands, which is the grain offering of jealousy, while the priest holds in his hand the bitter water that brings a curse.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ and the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the woman's head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ And the priest shall set the woman before the Lord, and let the hair of the woman's head hang loose, and put the meal offering of remembrance in her hands, which is the jealousy and suspicion offering. And the priest shall have in his hand the water of bitterness that brings the curse.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ And the priest shall set the woman before Jehovah, and let the hair of the woman’s head go loose, and put the meal-offering of memorial in her hands, which is the meal-offering of jealousy: and the priest shall have in his hand the water of bitterness that causeth the curse.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ The priest will make the woman stand before the LORD, let the hair of the woman hang down, and place the grain offering for recognition, that is, the grain offering for jealousy, in her hands. The water of bitterness that brings the curse will be in the hands of the priest.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ And while the woman stands before the Lord, he shall uncover her head, and he shall place over her hands the sacrifice of recollection and oblation of jealousy. But he shall take hold of the most bitter waters, in which he has gathered curses with loathing.

Numbers 5:18 Cross References

Proverbs 5:4

But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.

Ecclesiastes 7:26

And I found more bitter than death, the woman whose heart is snares and nets, whose hands are shackles. He who pleases Elohim escapes from her, but the sinner is captured by her.

Isaiah 38:17

“See, for peace I had what was bitter, bitter. But You have lovingly delivered my being from the pit of corruption, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.

Jeremiah 2:19

“Your own evil instructs you, and your backslidings reprove you. Know therefore and see that it is evil and bitter that you have forsaken יהוה  your Elohim, and that My fear is not in you,” declares the Master יהוה  of hosts.

Leviticus 13:45

“As for the leper who has the infection, his garments are torn, and his head is uncovered, and he has to cover his upper lip and cry, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’

Numbers 5:15

then the man shall bring his wife to the priest. And he shall bring the offering for her, one-tenth of an ĕ

Numbers 5:17

‘And the priest shall take set-apart water in an earthen vessel, and take some of the dust that is on the floor of the Dwelling Place and put it into the water.

Numbers 5:19

‘And the priest shall make her swear, and say to the woman, “If no man has lain with you, and if you have not turned aside to uncleanness under your husband’s authority, be free from this bitter water that brings a curse.

Numbers 5:22

and this water that causes the curse shall go into your inward parts, and make your belly swell and your thigh waste away.” And the woman shall say, “Amĕ

1 Corinthians 11:15

And if a woman has long hair, it is an esteem to her, because the long hair has been given to her over against a veil.

1 Corinthians 11:6

For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered.

Deuteronomy 29:18

lest there should be among you a man or woman or clan or tribe, whose heart turns away today from יהוה  our Elohim, to go and serve the mighty ones of these nations, lest there should be among you a root bearing bitterness or wormwood.

Hebrews 13:4

Let marriage be respected by all, and the bed be undefiled. But Elohim shall judge those who whore, and adulterers.

1 Samuel 15:32

And Shemu’ĕ