Numbers 5:25

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman’s hand, and wave the offering before the LORD, and offer it on the altar:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלָקַ֤ח הַכֹּהֵן֙ מִיַּ֣ד הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה אֵ֖ת מִנְחַ֣ת הַקְּנָאֹ֑ת וְהֵנִ֤יף אֶת־הַמִּנְחָה֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וְהִקְרִ֥יב אֹתָ֖הּ אֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃

Transliteration

And lāqaḥ the-kōhēn from-yad the-ʾiššāh ʾēt minḥat the-qənāʾōt and hēnîp ʾet-the-minḥāh before YHWH and hiqrîḇ ʾōtāh to-the-mizbēaḥ

Grammar Details

• *lāqaḥ*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall take
• *kōhēn*: masculine singular with definite article - the priest
• *yad*: feminine singular construct - hand of
• *ʾiššāh*: feminine singular with definite article - the woman
• *ʾēt*: direct object marker
• *minḥat*: feminine singular construct - offering of
• *qənāʾōt*: feminine plural with definite article - the jealousies
• *hēnîp*: Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall wave
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *minḥāh*: feminine singular with definite article - the offering
• *hiqrîḇ*: Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall bring near
• *ʾōtāh*: direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - it
• *mizbēaḥ*: masculine singular with definite article - the altar

Word Meanings

• *lāqaḥ*: take/receive/accept
• *kōhēn*: priest/officiant
• *yad*: hand/control
• *ʾiššāh*: woman/wife
• *minḥat* *qənāʾōt*: jealousy offering/offering of jealousy
• *hēnîp*: wave/lift/elevate
• *minḥāh*: offering/oblation/gift
• *hiqrîḇ*: bring near/present/offer
• *mizbēaḥ*: altar/place of sacrifice

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman's hand, and shall wave the offering before the LORD, and offer it upon the altar:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the priest{H3548} shall take{H3947} the meal-offering{H4503} of jealousy{H7068} out of the woman's{H802} hand,{H3027} and shall wave{H5130} the meal-offering{H4503} before{H6440} Jehovah,{H3068} and bring{H7126} it unto the altar:{H4196}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then the priest{H3548} shall take{H3947}{(H8804)} the jealousy{H7068} offering{H4503} out of the woman's{H802} hand{H3027}, and shall wave{H5130}{(H8689)} the offering{H4503} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}, and offer{H7126}{(H8689)} it upon the altar{H4196}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  then let the preast take the gelousy offerynge out of the wyfes hande and waue it before the Lorde and brynge it vnto the altare:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And wha the cursinge water is gone in her, so yt it is bytter vnto her then shal the prest take the gelousy offerynge out of the wyues hande, and waue it for a meatofferynge before the LORDE, and offre it vpon the altare:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the Priest shall take the ielousie offring out of the womans hand, and shal shake the offring before the Lord, and offer it vpon ye altar.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And then the priest shall take the gelousie offeryng out of the womans hande, and waue it before the Lorde, and bryng it vnto the aulter.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman's hand, and shall wave the offering before the LORD, and offer it upon the altar:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The priest shall take the meal offering of jealousy out of the woman's hand, and shall wave the meal offering before Yahweh, and bring it to the altar.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And the priest hath taken out of the hand of the woman the present of jealousy, and hath waved the present before Jehovah, and hath brought it near unto the altar;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the priest shall take the meal-offering of jealousy out of the woman's hand, and shall wave the meal-offering before Jehovah, and bring it unto the altar:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the priest shall take the meal-offering of jealousy out of the woman's hand, and shall wave the meal-offering before Jehovah, and bring it unto the altar:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the priest will take from her hand the meal offering of doubt, waving it before the Lord, and will take it to the altar;

• World English Bible (2000)

  The priest shall take the meal offering of jealousy out of the woman's hand, and shall wave the meal offering before Yahweh, and bring it to the altar.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The priest will take the grain offering of suspicion from the woman’s hand, wave the grain offering before the LORD, and bring it to the altar.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 8:27 : 27 And he put all these in Aaron's hands and in his sons' hands, and waved them as a wave offering before the LORD.
• Num 5:15 : 15 Then the man shall bring his wife to the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, one-tenth of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil on it, nor put frankincense on it, for it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of remembrance, bringing iniquity to remembrance.
• Num 5:18 : 18 And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD and uncover the woman’s head, and put the grain offering of remembrance in her hands, which is the jealousy offering; and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that brings a curse:
• Exod 29:24 : 24 And you shall put all these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons, and you shall wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.