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Numbers 5:20

But if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority and have defiled yourself and lain carnally with a man other than your husband’—
Numbers 5:20
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְאַ֗תְּ כִּ֥י שָׂטִ֛ית תַּ֥חַת אִישֵׁ֖ךְ וְכִ֣י נִטְמֵ֑את וַיִּתֵּ֨ן אִ֥ישׁ בָּךְ֙ אֶת־שְׁכָבְתּ֔וֹ מִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֖י אִישֵֽׁךְ׃

  1. וְאַ֗תְּve.'At“and you”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from אַתְּ · “you(f.s.)” · Strong's H0859C
  2. כִּ֥יki“if”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  3. שָׂטִ֛יתsa.Tit“you have turned aside”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from שָׂטָה · “to turn aside” · Strong's H7847
  4. תַּ֥חַתTa.chat“under”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “under” · Strong's H8478G
  5. אִישֵׁ֖ךְ'i.Shekh“husband your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from אִישׁ · “husband” · Strong's H0376H
  6. וְכִ֣יve.Khi“and if”
    Conjunction + Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  7. נִטְמֵ֑אתnit.Met“you have made yourself unclean”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from טָמֵא · “to defile” · Strong's H2930A
  8. וַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.Ten“and he has given”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give(marriage)” · Strong's H5414O
  9. אִ֥ישׁ'ish“a man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  10. בָּךְ֙boKh“in <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from Os2f · “you” · Strong's H9032
  11. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  12. שְׁכָבְתּ֔וֹshe.kha.ve.To“copulation his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שְׁכֹ֫בֶת · “copulation” · Strong's H7903
  13. מִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֖יmi.bal.'a.Dei“from except”
    Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from בִּלְעֲדֵי · “beside” · Strong's H1107
  14. אִישֵֽׁךְ׃'i.Shekh“husband your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from אִישׁ · “husband” · Strong's H0376H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)