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And he shall makeוְהִשְׁקָהthe womanאֶת הָאִשָּׁהdrinkהִשְׁקָהthe waterאֶת מֵיof bitternessהַמָּרִיםthat brings a curse,הַמְאָרֲרִיםand the waterהַמַּיִםthat brings a curseהַמְאָרֲרִיםshall enterוּבָאוּinto herבָהּto become bitter.לְמָרִים
Numbers 5:24
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With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 5:24, word by word
- And he shall makeהִשְׁקָהhishka
give drink
To give water or another liquid to people or animals.
Where else “hishka” appears- the womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” 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- shall enterבָאוּvau
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “vau” appears
The context
23And the priest shall write these imprecations in a scroll and wipe them off into the water of bitterness.
24 · This verse (above)
25And the priest shall take from the hand of the woman the grain offering of jealousy, and wave the grain offering before YHWH, and bring it to the altar.