Numbers
Numbers 5:13
13by sleeping with another man, and it is concealed from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she was not caught in the act),
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| by sleeping with | וְשָׁכַ֨ב | wə·šā·ḵaḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7901 lie down |
| another man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| and it is concealed | וְנֶעְלַם֙ | wə·ne‘·lam | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5956 conceal |
| from | מֵעֵינֵ֣י | mê·‘ê·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
| her husband | אִישָׁ֔הּ | ’î·šāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H376 man |
| and her | וְהִ֣יא | wə·hî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| impurity | נִטְמָ֑אָה | niṭ·mā·’āh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H2930 be or become unclean |
| is undetected | וְנִסְתְּרָ֖ה | wə·nis·tə·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H5641 hide, conceal |
| since there is no | אֵ֣ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| witness against her | וְעֵד֙ | wə·‘êḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H5707 witness |
| and she | וְהִ֖וא | wə·hi·w | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| caught in the act | נִתְפָּֽשָׂה׃ | niṯ·pā·śāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H8610 lay hold of, wield |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.