And the priestהַכֹּהֵןshall takeוְלָקַחfrom the handמִיַּדof the womanהָאִשָּׁהthe grain offeringאֵת מִנְחַתof jealousy,הַקְּנָאֹתand waveוְהֵנִיףthe grain offeringאֶת הַמִּנְחָהbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהand bringוְהִקְרִיבitאֹתָהּto the altar.אֶל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ
Numbers 5:25
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 5:25, 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- from the handיַּדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- of the womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- the grain offeringמִנְחַתminchat
grain offering
The grain offering.
Where else “minchat” appears- of jealousyקְּנָאֹתkenaot
jealousy
A husband's burning that tolerates no rivals; so is YHWH with his people.
Where else “kenaot” appears- and waveהֵנִיףhenif
wave
To swing an offering before YHWH to present it.
Where else “henif” 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 bringהִקְרִיבhikriv
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “hikriv” appears- to the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears
The context
24And he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that brings a curse, and the water that brings a curse shall enter into her to become bitter.
25 · This verse (above)
26And the priest shall take a handful from the grain offering, its memorial portion, and burn it on the altar, and afterward he shall make the woman drink the water.