And the priest shall write these curses on a scroll and wash them off into the bitter water.Numbers 5:23
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְ֠כָתַב אֶת־הָאָלֹ֥ת הָאֵ֛לֶּה הַכֹּהֵ֖ן בַּסֵּ֑פֶר וּמָחָ֖ה אֶל־מֵ֥י הַמָּרִֽים׃
- וְ֠כָתַבVe.kha.tav“and he will write”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כָּתַב · “to write” · Strong's H3789
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הָאָלֹ֥תha.'a.Lot“the curses”Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אָלָה · “oath” · Strong's H0423
- הָאֵ֛לֶּהha.'E.leh“<the> these”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
- הַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.Hen“the priest”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
- בַּסֵּ֑פֶרba.Se.fer“on the scroll”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from סֵ֫פֶר · “book” · Strong's H5612H
- וּמָחָ֖הu.ma.Chah“and he will wipe [them] off”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָחָה · “to wipe” · Strong's H4229A
- אֶל־'el-“into”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- מֵ֥יmei“[the] waters of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
- הַמָּרִֽים׃ha.ma.Rim“<the> bitter [things]”Definite article + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַר · “bitter” · Strong's H4751
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)