Numbers
Numbers 5:21
21and the priest shall have the woman swear under the oath of the curse— ‘then may the LORD make you an attested curse among your people by making your thigh shrivel and your belly swell.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֥ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| shall have the woman | הָֽאִשָּׁה֮ | hā·’iš·šāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| swear | וְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַ | wə·hiš·bî·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7650 swear |
| under the oath | בִּשְׁבֻעַ֣ת | biš·ḇu·‘aṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H7621 oath, curse |
| of the curse | הָאָלָה֒ | hā·’ā·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H423 oath |
| then may the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| make | יִתֵּ֨ן | yit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | אוֹתָ֛ךְ | ’ō·w·ṯāḵ | Direct object marker; second person feminine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| an attested | לְאָלָ֥ה | lə·’ā·lāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H423 oath |
| curse | וְלִשְׁבֻעָ֖ה | wə·liš·ḇu·‘āh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H7621 oath, curse |
| among | בְּת֣וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| your people | עַמֵּ֑ךְ | ‘am·mêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H5971 people |
| by making | בְּתֵ֨ת | bə·ṯêṯ | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| your thigh | יְרֵכֵךְ֙ | yə·rê·ḵêḵ | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H3409 thigh, loin, side, base |
| shrivel | נֹפֶ֔לֶת | nō·p̄e·leṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| and your belly | בִּטְנֵ֖ךְ | biṭ·nêḵ | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H990 belly, body, womb |
| swell | צָבָֽה׃ | ṣā·ḇāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H6639 swelling, swollen |
Cross-references
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1 Samuel 14:24 · Nehemiah 10:29 · Joshua 6:26 · Jeremiah 29:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.