And the priestהַכֹּהֵןshall takeוְלָקַחholyקְדֹשִׁיםwaterמַיִםin an earthenחָרֶשׂvessel,בִּכְלִיand from the dustוּמִן הֶעָפָרthatאֲשֶׁרisיִהְיֶהon the floorבְּקַרְקַעof the dwellingהַמִּשְׁכָּןthe priestהַכֹּהֵןshall takeיִקַּחand put itוְנָתַןinto the water.אֶל הַמָּיִם
Numbers 5:17
Study it in the app“And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel, and from the dust that is on the floor of the dwelling the priest shall take and put it into the water.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 5:17, word by word
- And the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall takeלָקַחlakach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakach” appears- holyקְדֹשִׁיםkedoshim
holy
Set apart for God, distinct from the common.
Where else “kedoshim” appears- waterמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- in an earthenחָרֶשׂchares
earthenware
Baked clay, earthenware; a piece of pottery.
Where else “chares” appears- vesselכְלִיcheli
vessel
Any container for keeping or carrying liquids and food.
Where else “cheli” appears- and from the dustעָפָרafar
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appears- isיִהְיֶהyihye
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yihye” appears- on the floorקַרְקַעkarka
floor
Ground, floor.
Where else “karka” appears- of the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears- and put itנָתַןnatan
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “natan” appears
The context
16And the priest shall bring her near and set her before YHWH.
17 · This verse (above)
18And the priest shall set the woman before YHWH and let loose the hair of the head of the woman and put on her palms the grain offering of memorial, which is the grain offering of jealousy; and in the hand of the priest shall be the water of bitterness that brings a curse.