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Numbers 5:19

And he is to put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has slept with you and you have not gone astray and become defiled while under your husband’s authority, may you be immune to this bitter water that brings a curse.
Numbers 5:19
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַ אֹתָ֜הּ הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וְאָמַ֤ר אֶל־הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אִם־לֹ֨א שָׁכַ֥ב אִישׁ֙ אֹתָ֔ךְ וְאִם־לֹ֥א שָׂטִ֛ית טֻמְאָ֖ה תַּ֣חַת אִישֵׁ֑ךְ הִנָּקִ֕י מִמֵּ֛י הַמָּרִ֥ים הַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

  1. וְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַve.hish.Bi.a'“and he will make swear”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁבַע · “to swear” · Strong's H7650
  2. אֹתָ֜הּ'o.Tah“<obj.> her”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. הַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.Hen“the priest”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  4. וְאָמַ֤רve.'a.Mar“and he will say”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  5. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  6. הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.Shah“the woman”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  7. אִם־'im-“if”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  8. לֹ֨אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  9. שָׁכַ֥בsha.Khav“he has lain with”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַב · “have sex” · Strong's H7901I
  10. אִישׁ֙'ish“a man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  11. אֹתָ֔ךְ'o.Takh“with <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  12. וְאִם־ve.'im-“and if”
    Conjunction + Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  13. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  14. שָׂטִ֛יתsa.Tit“you have turned aside”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from שָׂטָה · “to turn aside” · Strong's H7847
  15. טֻמְאָ֖הtum.'Ah“uncleanness”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from טֻמְאָה · “uncleanness” · Strong's H2932
  16. תַּ֣חַתTa.chat“under”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “under” · Strong's H8478G
  17. אִישֵׁ֑ךְ'i.Shekh“husband your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from אִישׁ · “husband” · Strong's H0376H
  18. הִנָּקִ֕יhi.na.Ki“be free”
    Verb, niphal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from נָקָה · “to clear” · Strong's H5352
  19. מִמֵּ֛יmi.Mei“from [the] waters of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  20. הַמָּרִ֥יםha.ma.Rim“<the> bitter [things]”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַר · “bitter” · Strong's H4751
  21. הַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖יםham.'a.ra.Rim“which bring a curse”
    Definite article + Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from אָרַר · “to curse” · Strong's H0779
  22. הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.leh“<the> these”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)