Numbers 5:17

“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.”

Numbers 5:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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