Numbers

Numbers 5:19

¹⁹And he is to put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has slept with you and you have not gone astray and become defiled while under your husband’s authority, may you be immune to this bitter water that brings a curse.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	הַכֹּהֵ֗ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
is to put the woman under oath	וְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַ	wə·hiš·bî·a‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
and say	וְאָמַ֤ר	wə·’ā·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
her	הָֽאִשָּׁה֙	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
no other	לֹ֨א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
man	אִישׁ֙	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
has slept with you	שָׁכַ֥ב	šā·ḵaḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
and	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you have not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
gone astray	שָׂטִ֛ית	śā·ṭîṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H7847 turn aside
and become defiled	טֻמְאָ֖ה	ṭum·’āh	Noun - feminine singular	H2932 uncleanness
while under	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
your husband’s authority	אִישֵׁ֑ךְ	’î·šêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H376 man
may you be immune	הִנָּקִ֕י	hin·nā·qî	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - feminine singular	H5352 be empty(?), clean
to this	הָאֵֽלֶּה׃	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
bitter	הַמָּרִ֥ים	ham·mā·rîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H4751 bitter, bitterness
water	מִמֵּ֛י	mim·mê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
that brings a curse	הַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖ים	ham·’ā·ră·rîm	Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H779 curse

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.