Numbers

Numbers 5:15

15then he is to bring his wife to the priest.

He must also bring for her an offering of a tenth of an ephah of barley flour.b He is not to pour oil over it or put frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy, an offering of memorial as a reminder of iniquity.

Footnotes

  • b 5:15 A tenth of an ephah is approximately 2 dry quarts or 2.2 liters (probably about 3.5 pounds or 1.6 kilograms of barley flour).

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
thenהָאִ֣ישׁhā·’îšArticle; Noun - masculine singularH376 man
is to bringוְהֵבִ֨יאwə·hê·ḇîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֮’iš·tōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH802 woman, wife, female
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the priestהַכֹּהֵן֒hak·kō·hênArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3548 priest
He must also bringוְהֵבִ֤יאwə·hê·ḇîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
for herעָלֶ֔יהָ‘ā·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH5921 height
an offeringקָרְבָּנָהּ֙qā·rə·bā·nāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH7133 offering, oblation
of a tenthעֲשִׂירִ֥ת‘ă·śî·riṯNumber - ordinal feminine singular constructH6224 tenth
of an ephahהָאֵיפָ֖הhā·’ê·p̄āhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH374 ephah
of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֑יםśə·‘ō·rîmNoun - feminine pluralH8184 barley
flourקֶ֣מַחqe·maḥNoun - masculine singular constructH7058 flour, meal
He is notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
to pourיִצֹ֨קyi·ṣōqVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3332 pour, cast, flow
oilשֶׁ֗מֶןše·menNoun - masculine singularH8081 fat, oil
overעָלָ֜יו‘ā·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH5921 height
it or putיִתֵּ֤ןyit·tênVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
frankincenseלְבֹנָ֔הlə·ḇō·nāhNoun - feminine singularH3828 frankincense
on itעָלָיו֙‘ā·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH5921 height
becauseכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
itה֔וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
is a grain offeringמִנְחַ֤תmin·ḥaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH4503 gift, tribute, offering
for jealousyקְנָאֹת֙qə·nā·’ōṯNoun - feminine pluralH7068 ardour, zeal, jealousy
an offeringמִנְחַ֥תmin·ḥaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH4503 gift, tribute, offering
of memorialזִכָּר֖וֹןzik·kā·rō·wnNoun - masculine singularH2146 memorial, remembrance
as a reminderמַזְכֶּ֥רֶתmaz·ke·reṯVerb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singularH2142 remember
of iniquityעָוֺֽן׃‘ā·wōnNoun - common singularH5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity

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