Numbers

Numbers 5:18

¹⁸After the priest has the woman stand before the LORD, he is to let down her hair and place in her hands the grain offering of memorial, which is the grain offering for jealousy. The priest is to hold the bitter water that brings a curse.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֥ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
has the woman	הָאִשָּׁה֮	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
stand	וְהֶעֱמִ֨יד	wə·he·‘ĕ·mîḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
before	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָה֒	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
he is to let down	וּפָרַע֙	ū·p̄ā·ra‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6544 act as leader, lead (?)
her	הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
hair	רֹ֣אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
and place	וְנָתַ֣ן	wə·nā·ṯan	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
her hands	כַּפֶּ֗יהָ	kap·pe·hā	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person feminine singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
the grain offering	מִנְחַ֣ת	min·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4503 gift, tribute, offering
of memorial	הַזִּכָּר֔וֹן	haz·zik·kā·rō·wn	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2146 memorial, remembrance
which	הִ֑וא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
is the grain offering	מִנְחַ֥ת	min·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4503 gift, tribute, offering
for jealousy	קְנָאֹ֖ת	qə·nā·’ōṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H7068 ardour, zeal, jealousy
The priest	הַכֹּהֵן֙	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
is	יִהְי֔וּ	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to hold	וּבְיַ֤ד	ū·ḇə·yaḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
the bitter	הַמָּרִ֖ים	ham·mā·rîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H4751 bitter, bitterness
water	מֵ֥י	mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
that brings a curse	הַמְאָֽרֲרִֽים׃	ham·’ā·ră·rîm	Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H779 curse

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.