Bible Commentary

And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, [and become] bitter. 24. and become bitter ] lit. ‘for bitterness,’ i.e. proving injurious. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 24. The bitter water that causeth … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 5:24”

And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot [them] out with the bitter water: 23. a book ] The Heb. term spher denotes anything which can receive writing, e.g. a strip of parchment. Here it is something from which the written words of the curse can be washed or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 5:23”

And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make [thy] belly to swell, and [thy] thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen. Verse 22. Thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot] What is meant by these expressions cannot be easily ascertained. lanpel yarech signifies literally … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 5:22”

Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell; Verse 21. The Lord make thee a curse and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 5:21”

But if thou hast gone aside [to another] instead of thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee beside thine husband: But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband,…. Gone aside from the paths of modesty and chastity, and betook herself to another man’s bed … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 5:20”

And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness [with another] instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse: 19. being under thy husband ] i.e. under … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 5:19”

And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the woman’s head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which [is] the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse: 18. The hair is let loose as a sign of mourning … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 5:18”

And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put [it] into the water: 17. holy water ] A unique expression. The writer may have thought that the water should be taken from the sacred laver, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 5:17”

And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the LORD: 16. before Jehovah ] Probably at the altar of burnt-offering; it was impossible for her to be admitted into the Tabernacle. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges i.e. the woman; but of her he speaks, Num 5:18; or it, i.e. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 5:16”

Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth [part] of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it [is] an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance. 15. the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 5:15”