Numbers
Numbers 5:22
22May this water that brings a curse enter your stomach and cause your belly to swell and your thigh to shrivel.’
Then the woman is to say, ‘Amen, Amen.’
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May this | הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| water | הַמַּ֨יִם | ham·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| that brings a curse | הַמְאָרְרִ֤ים | ham·’ā·rə·rîm | Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H779 curse |
| enter | וּ֠בָאוּ | ū·ḇā·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| your stomach | בְּֽמֵעַ֔יִךְ | bə·mê·‘a·yiḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H4578 internal organs, inward parts (intestines, bowels), belly |
| and cause your belly | בֶּ֖טֶן | be·ṭen | Noun - feminine singular | H990 belly, body, womb |
| to swell | לַצְבּ֥וֹת | laṣ·bō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H6638 swell, swell up |
| and your thigh | יָרֵ֑ךְ | yā·rêḵ | Noun - feminine singular | H3409 thigh, loin, side, base |
| to shrivel | וְלַנְפִּ֣ל | wə·lan·pil | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5307 fall, lie |
| Then the woman | הָאִשָּׁ֖ה | hā·’iš·šāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| is to say | וְאָמְרָ֥ה | wə·’ā·mə·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Amen | אָמֵ֥ן׀ | ’ā·mên | Adverb | H543 verily, truly |
| Amen | אָמֵֽן׃ | ’ā·mên | Adverb | H543 verily, truly |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 109:18 · Proverbs 1:31 · Deuteronomy 27:15–26 · Psalm 41:13 · Job 31:21–22 · Psalm 89:52 · Psalm 72:19 · John 6:53 · John 3:3 · Ezekiel 3:3 · John 3:11 · John 5:24–25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.