And the priestהַכֹּהֵןshall setוְהֶעֱמִידthe womanאֶת הָאִשָּׁהbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהand let looseוּפָרַעthe hair of the headאֶת רֹאשׁof the womanהָאִשָּׁהand putוְנָתַןon her palmsעַל כַּפֶּיהָthe grain offeringאֵת מִנְחַתof memorial,הַזִּכָּרוֹןwhichהִואis the grain offeringמִנְחַתof jealousy;קְנָאֹתand in the handוּבְיַדof the priestהַכֹּהֵןshall beיִהְיוּthe waterמֵיof bitternessהַמָּרִיםthat brings a curse.הַמְאָרֲרִים
Numbers 5:18
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 5:18, word by word
- And the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall setהֶעֱמִידheemid
appoint
To put in place, name to a post.
Where else “heemid” appears- the womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- and let looseפָרַעfara
let hair hang
To leave one's hair unbound in mourning.
Where else “fara” appears- the hair of the headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- and putנָתַןnatan
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “natan” appears- on her palmsכַּפֶּיkape
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “kape” appears- the grain offeringמִנְחַתminchat
grain offering
The grain offering.
Where else “minchat” appears- of memorialזִּכָּרוֹןzikaron
memorial
Memorial: something done or kept in order to remember.
Where else “zikaron” appears- of jealousyקְנָאֹתkenaot
jealousy
A husband's burning that tolerates no rivals; so is YHWH with his people.
Where else “kenaot” appears- and in the handיַדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- shall beיִהְיוּyihyu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appears- the waterמֵיme
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “me” appears- of bitternessמָּרִיםmarim
bitter
Bitter in taste, unpleasant to the tongue.
Where else “marim” appears- that brings a curseמְאָרֲרִיםmeararim
curse
Curse: declare someone or something under punishment, deprived of blessing. It is the opposite of bless.
Where else “meararim” appears
The context
17And 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.
18 · This verse (above)
19And the priest shall make her swear and say to the woman, ‘If no man has lain with you, and if you have not gone astray into uncleanness while under the authority of your husband, be free from this water of bitterness that brings a curse.