then the manוְ הָאִישׁshall bringהֵבִיאhis wifeאֶת אִשְׁתּוֹto the priest,אֶל הַכֹּהֵןand he shall bringוְהֵבִיאher offeringאֶת קָרְבָּנָהּfor her,עָלֶיהָa tenthעֲשִׂירִתof an ephahהָאֵיפָהof barleyשְׂעֹרִיםflour;קֶמַחhe shall notלֹאpourיִצֹקoilשֶׁמֶןon itעָלָיוand notוְלֹאputיִתֵּןfrankincenseלְבֹנָהon it,עָלָיוforכִּיitהוּאis a grain offeringמִנְחַתof jealousy,קְנָאֹתa grain offeringמִנְחַתof memorial,זִכָּרוֹןbringing to remembranceמַזְכֶּרֶתiniquity.עָוֺן
Numbers 5:15
Study it in the app“then the man shall bring his wife to the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, a tenth of an ephah of barley flour; he shall not pour oil on it and not put frankincense on it, for it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of memorial, bringing to remembrance iniquity.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 5:15, word by word
- then the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- shall bringהֵבִיאhevi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “hevi” appears- his wifeאִשְׁתּisht
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isht” appears- to the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- her offeringקָרְבָּנָkarbana
offering
Offering (qorban): what is "brought near" to God. It comes from the verb "bring near" and is the general word for any offering; Jesus mentions it in Mark 7:11.
Where else “karbana” appears- a tenthעֲשִׂירִתasirit
tenth part
One of the ten equal parts into which something is divided.
Where else “asirit” appears- of an ephahאֵיפָהefa
ephah
Ephah: a measure for grain, about twenty-two liters; also a measure in general.
Where else “efa” appears- of barleyשְׂעֹרִיםseorim
barley
Barley.
Where else “seorim” appears- flourקֶמַחkemach
flour
Flour.
Where else “kemach” appears- pourיִצֹקyitsok
pour
To pour a liquid over something or into something.
Where else “yitsok” appears- oilשֶׁמֶןshemen
oil
The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.
Where else “shemen” appears- putיִתֵּןyiten
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “yiten” appears- frankincenseלְבֹנָהlevona
frankincense
Frankincense: a white resin that gives off sweet-smelling smoke when burned.
Where else “levona” appears- is a grain offeringמִנְחַתminchat
grain offering
The grain offering.
Where else “minchat” appears- of jealousyקְנָאֹתkenaot
jealousy
A husband's burning that tolerates no rivals; so is YHWH with his people.
Where else “kenaot” appears- of memorialזִכָּרוֹןzikaron
memorial
Memorial: something done or kept in order to remember.
Where else “zikaron” appears- bringing to remembranceמַזְכֶּרֶתmazkeret
mention
To speak of something, bring it to others' minds.
Where else “mazkeret” appears- iniquityעָוֺןavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears
The context
14and a spirit of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife, and she has made herself unclean; or a spirit of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife, though she has not made herself unclean,
15 · This verse (above)
16And the priest shall bring her near and set her before YHWH.