The priest will require the woman to take an oath and will say to her, “If no man has slept with you, if you have not gone astray and become defiled while under your husband’s authority, be unaffected by this bitter water that brings a curse.
Numbers 5:28 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But if the woman has not defiled herself and is pure, she will be unaffected and will be able to conceive children. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But if the woman is not defiled and is clean, then she shall be free [from the curse] and be able to have children. American Standard Version (1901) And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed. Common English Bible But if the woman hasn’t defiled herself and she is pure, then she will be immune and able to conceive. Catholic Public Domain Version But if she has not been defiled, she shall be unharmed and she shall bear children. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But if she be not defiled, she shall not be hurt, and shall bear children. |
The priest will require the woman to take an oath and will say to her, “If no man has slept with you, if you have not gone astray and become defiled while under your husband’s authority, be unaffected by this bitter water that brings a curse.
‘When he makes her drink the water, if she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, the water that brings a curse will enter her to cause bitter suffering; her belly will swell, and her womb will shrivel. She will become a curse among her people.
‘This is the law regarding jealousy when a wife goes astray and defiles herself while under her husband’s authority,
For our momentary light affliction is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory.
‘If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her, he may write a divorce certificate for her, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.
so that the proven character of your faith #– #more valuable than gold which, though perishable, is refined by fire #– #may result in praise, glory, and honour at the revelation of Jesus Christ.