Numbers 5:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

and if a spirit of jealousy comes over the husband and he becomes suspicious of his wife, whether she has defiled herself or not,

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he is jealous of his wife, who has defiled herself; or if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he is jealous of his wife, though she has not defiled herself:

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and the sprete of gelousye cometh apon him and he is gelouse ouer his wyfe and she defyled Or happely the sprete of gelousye cometh apon him and he is gelouse ouer hys wyfe ad she yet vndefyled.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and the sprete of gelousye kyndleth him, so that he is gelous ouer his wife: whether she be vncleane or not vncleane,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    If he be moued with a ielous minde, so that he is ielous ouer his wife, which is defiled, or if he haue a ielous minde, so that he is ielous ouer his wife, which is not defiled,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the spirite of gelousie commeth vpon hym, so that he is gelous ouer his wyfe which is defyled: or if the spirite of gelousie come vpon hym, so that he is gelous ouer his wyfe which is yet vndefyled:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and the spirit of jealousy comes on him, and he is jealous of his wife, and she is defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy comes on him, and he is jealous of his wife, and she isn't defiled:

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and a spirit of jealousy hath passed over him, and he hath been jealous of his wife, and she hath been defiled; -- or, a spirit of jealousy hath passed over him, and he hath been jealous of his wife, and she hath not been defiled --

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    If the spirit of doubt comes into her husband's heart, and he has doubts of his wife, with good cause; or if he has doubts of her without cause:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    and the spirit of jealousy comes on him, and he is jealous of his wife, and she is defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy comes on him, and he is jealous of his wife, and she isn't defiled:

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    and if jealous feelings come over him and he becomes suspicious of his wife, when she is defiled; or if jealous feelings come over him and he becomes suspicious of his wife, when she is not defiled–

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 6:34 : 34 For jealousy arouses a husband’s fury, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.
  • Song 8:6 : 6 Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm, for love is as strong as death, jealousy is as fierce as the grave. Its flames are fiery flames, the very flame of the Lord.
  • Zeph 3:8 : 8 Therefore, wait for me, declares the LORD, until the day I rise to testify. For my decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them my indignation—all the burning heat of my anger. For in the fire of my jealousy, all the earth shall be consumed.
  • 1 Cor 10:22 : 22 Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He is?
  • Num 5:30 : 30 Or when a man is overcome by a spirit of jealousy and suspects his wife, he is to bring her before the Lord, and the priest shall carry out all of this law on her.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 5:24-31
    8 verses
    89%

    24He shall make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and it will enter her, causing bitter suffering.

    25The priest shall take the jealousy offering from the woman’s hand, wave the offering before the Lord, and bring it to the altar.

    26The priest shall take a handful of the offering as its memorial portion and burn it on the altar, and afterward, he shall make the woman drink the water.

    27When he makes her drink the water, if she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, the water that brings a curse will enter her, causing her abdomen to swell and her thigh to shrink. The woman will then become a curse among her people.

    28But if the woman has not defiled herself and is clean, she will be cleared of guilt and will be able to conceive children.

    29This is the law regarding jealousy when a woman goes astray and defiles herself while under her husband's authority.

    30Or when a man is overcome by a spirit of jealousy and suspects his wife, he is to bring her before the Lord, and the priest shall carry out all of this law on her.

    31The man will be free of guilt, but the woman will bear the consequences of her sin.

  • Num 5:15-21
    7 verses
    85%

    15The man shall bring his wife to the priest, along with an offering on her behalf: a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He shall not pour oil on it or put frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy, a grain offering of remembrance to bring iniquity to mind.

    16The priest is to bring her forward and have her stand before the Lord.

    17Then the priest will take holy water in a clay jar and put some dust from the tabernacle floor into the water.

    18After the woman is made to stand before the Lord, the priest will loosen her hair, place the grain offering of remembrance, which is the grain offering for jealousy, into her hands, and hold in his hands the bitter water that brings a curse.

    19The priest shall put her under oath and say to her, 'If no man has lain with you and you have not gone astray, defiling yourself while under your husband’s authority, may you be free from this bitter water that brings a curse.'

    20But if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority and defiled yourself, and if a man other than your husband has had sexual relations with you—

    21then the priest will put the woman under the curse oath and say to her, 'May the Lord make you a curse and an example of cursing among your people by making your thigh waste away and your abdomen swell.'

  • Num 5:11-13
    3 verses
    82%

    11The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

    12Speak to the Israelites: If a man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him,

    13and another man has sexual relations with her secretly, and it is hidden from her husband, and she is not caught but has become defiled, even though there is no witness against her,

  • Prov 6:34
    75%

    34For jealousy arouses a husband’s fury, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.

  • Deut 22:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13If a man marries a woman, has relations with her, and then turns against her,

    14accusing her of misconduct and giving her a bad name by saying, 'I married this woman, but when I came to her, I did not find proof of her virginity,'

  • Deut 6:15
    71%

    15For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. His anger will burn against you, and He will destroy you from the face of the earth.

  • Prov 6:29
    70%

    29So is he who sleeps with another man's wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.

  • Lev 20:21
    70%

    21If a man marries his brother's wife, it is impurity. He has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

  • Ezek 18:15
    70%

    15He does not eat at the mountain shrines or lift his eyes to the idols of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.

  • Lev 22:14
    70%

    14If anyone eats a sacred offering unintentionally, they must add a fifth of its value to it and give it to the priest as compensation for the sacred thing.

  • Job 31:10-11
    2 verses
    70%

    10then may my wife grind grain for another, and may others kneel over her.

    11For that would be wickedness, a sin to be judged.

  • Lev 5:3
    70%

    3Or if someone touches human uncleanness, anything that makes a person unclean, and it is hidden from them but then they realize it, they become guilty.

  • Lev 15:16
    70%

    16If a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his entire body with water, and he will remain unclean until evening.

  • Deut 24:1
    70%

    1If a man marries a woman but she does not find favor in his eyes because he finds something indecent about her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, give it to her, and send her away from his house.

  • Ezek 18:11
    69%

    11even though the father did none of them: He eats at the mountain shrines, defiles his neighbor’s wife,

  • Jas 4:5
    69%

    5Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit God caused to dwell in us longs jealously for us?

  • Lev 18:20
    69%

    20Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and defile yourself with her.

  • Exod 34:14
    69%

    14For you must not worship any other god, because the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

  • Lev 15:23-24
    2 verses
    69%

    23If someone touches her bed or anything she has sat on, they will be unclean until evening.

    24If a man has sexual relations with her and her menstrual flow touches him, he will be unclean for seven days. Any bed he lies on will also be unclean.

  • Num 5:6
    69%

    6Speak to the Israelites: If a man or woman commits any sin against another person and is unfaithful to the Lord, that person is guilty.

  • Gen 39:19
    69%

    19When his master heard the story that his wife told him, saying, "This is how your servant treated me," his anger burned.

  • Lev 5:5
    68%

    5When someone realizes their guilt in one of these matters, they must confess the sin they have committed.

  • Deut 21:15
    68%

    15If a man has two wives, one loved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the firstborn is the son of the unloved wife,

  • Deut 22:20
    68%

    20But if the accusation is true and there is no proof of the young woman's virginity,

  • Exod 21:10
    68%

    10If he takes another wife, he must not diminish her food, clothing, or marital rights.

  • Exod 22:16
    68%

    16If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man must still pay the bride price for virgins.

  • Deut 24:3
    68%

    3If the second man also dislikes her and writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if the second man dies,

  • Deut 17:2
    68%

    2If a man or woman in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you is found to have committed an evil act in the sight of the LORD your God, violating His covenant,

  • Num 30:15
    68%

    15But if her husband says nothing to her from one day to the next, he confirms all her vows or binding obligations that are upon her. He confirms them by saying nothing to her when he hears of them.

  • Ezek 18:6
    68%

    6he does not eat at the mountain shrines or look to the idols of Israel; he does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her impurity.

  • Lev 6:2
    68%

    2Command Aaron and his sons, saying: This is the law of the burnt offering. The burnt offering shall remain on the hearth of the altar all night until morning, and the fire on the altar must be kept burning.

  • Deut 28:54
    68%

    54Even the most tender and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who are still alive.