Numbers 5:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when he has made her drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she is defiled and has broken faith with her husband, that the water that brings a curse shall enter into her and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall waste away, and the woman shall become a curse among her people.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    When 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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And when he hath made her drink{H8248} the water,{H4325} then it shall come to pass, if she be defiled,{H2930} and have committed{H4603} a trespass{H4604} against her husband,{H376} that the water{H4325} that causeth the curse{H779} shall enter{H935} into her [and become] bitter,{H4751} and her body{H990} shall swell,{H6638} and her thigh{H3409} shall fall away:{H5307} and the woman{H802} shall be a curse{H423} among{H7130} her people.{H5971}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And when he hath made her to drink{H8248}{(H8689)} the water{H4325}, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled{H2930}{(H8738)}, and have done{H4603}{(H8799)} trespass{H4604} against her husband{H376}, that the water{H4325} that causeth the curse{H779}{(H8764)} shall enter{H935}{(H8804)} into her, and become bitter{H4751}, and her belly{H990} shall swell{H6638}{(H8804)}, and her thigh{H3409} shall rot{H5307}{(H8804)}: and the woman{H802} shall be a curse{H423} among{H7130} her people{H5971}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and when he hath made her drynke the water. Yf she be defyled and haue trespased agenst her husbond then shall the cursynge water goo in to her and be so bitter yt hir bely shall swell and hir thye shall rotte and she shalbe a curse amonge hir people.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And wha she hath dronken the water, yf she be defyled and haue trespaced agaynst hir hu?bande, then shal the cursinge water go in to her, and be so bytter, that hir wombe shal berst, and hir thye shall rotte, and the wife shal be a curse amonge hir people.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    When yee haue made her drinke the water, (if she bee defiled and haue trespassed against her husband) then shall the cursed water, turned into bitternesse, enter into her, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot, and the woman shal be accursed among her people.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when he hath made the woman drynke the waters, if she be defiled and haue trespassed agaynst her husbande, then shall the cursed and bytter waters go into her, and her belly shal swell, and her thigh shall rotte: and the woman shalbe a curse among her people.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, [that], if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, [and become] bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When he has made her drink the water, then it shall happen, if she is defiled, and has committed a trespass against her husband, that the water that causes the curse will enter into her and become bitter, and her body will swell, and her thigh will fall away: and the woman will be a curse among her people.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    yea, he hath caused her to drink the water, and it hath come to pass, if she hath been defiled, and doth commit a trespass against her husband, that the waters which cause the curse have gone into her for bitter things, and her belly hath swelled, and her thigh hath fallen, and the woman hath become an execration in the midst of her people.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when he hath made her drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she be defiled, and have committed a trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her `and become' bitter, and her body shall swell, and her thigh shall fall away: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when he hath made her drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she be defiled, and have committed a trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her [and become] bitter, and her body shall swell, and her thigh shall fall away: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And it will be that if the woman has become unclean, sinning against her husband, when she has taken the bitter water it will go into her body, causing disease of the stomach and wasting of the legs, and she will be a curse among her people.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When he has made her drink the water, then it shall happen, if she is defiled, and has committed a trespass against her husband, that the water that causes the curse will enter into her and become bitter, and her body will swell, and her thigh will fall away: and the woman will be a curse among her people.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When he has made her drink the water, then, if she has defiled herself and behaved unfaithfully toward her husband, the water that brings a curse will enter her to produce bitterness– her abdomen will swell, her thigh will fall away, and the woman will become a curse among her people.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 29:18 : 18 And I will pursue them with the sword, famine, and pestilence, and will deliver them to be moved to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, a hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations where I have driven them.
  • Jer 42:18 : 18 For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As my anger and my fury have been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when you shall enter into Egypt: and you shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and you shall see this place no more.
  • Zech 8:13 : 13 And it shall come to pass, that as you were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
  • Jer 44:12 : 12 And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even to the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.
  • Jer 29:22 : 22 And because of them a curse will be used by all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, 'The LORD make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;'
  • Isa 65:15 : 15 You shall leave your name as a curse for my chosen, for the Lord GOD will slay you and call his servants by another name.
  • Jer 24:9 : 9 And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their harm, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them.
  • Deut 28:37 : 37 And you shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations where the LORD shall lead you.
  • Ps 83:9-9 : 9 Do to them as to the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kishon: 10 Who perished at Endor: they became as dung for the ground. 11 Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yes, all their princes as Zebah and as Zalmunna:
  • Prov 5:4-9 : 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. 6 Lest you should ponder the path of life, her ways are unstable, so that you cannot know them. 7 Hear me now therefore, O children, and do not depart from the words of my mouth. 8 Remove your way far from her, and do not come near the door of her house: 9 Lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel: 10 Lest strangers be filled with your wealth, and your labors be in the house of a stranger; 11 And you mourn at the last, when your flesh and your body are consumed,
  • Eccl 7:26 : 26 And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands are chains. He who pleases God shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be trapped by her.
  • Num 5:20 : 20 But if you have gone aside to another instead of your husband, and if you are defiled, and some man has lain with you besides your husband:
  • Rom 6:21 : 21 What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
  • 2 Cor 2:16 : 16 To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is adequate for these things?
  • Heb 10:26-30 : 26 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins, 27 But a certain fearful expectation of judgment and fiery indignation, which will devour the adversaries. 28 Anyone who despised Moses' law died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know him who has said, Vengeance belongs to me, I will repay, says the Lord. And again, The Lord will judge his people.
  • 2 Pet 2:10 : 10 And especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed, and not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 5:12-26
    15 verses
    90%

    12 Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, If any man's wife goes astray and acts unfaithfully against him,

    13 And a man lies with her carnally, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and she is undetected, though she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her, nor is she caught in the act;

    14 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:

    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.

    16 And the priest shall bring her near and set her before the LORD:

    17 And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel, and take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it into the water:

    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:

    19 And the priest shall make her swear an oath, and say to the woman, If no man has lain with you, and if you have not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of your husband, be free from this bitter water that brings a curse:

    20 But if you have gone aside to another instead of your husband, and if you are defiled, and some man has lain with you besides your husband:

    21 Then the priest shall make the woman swear with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say to the woman, The LORD make you a curse and an oath among your people, when the LORD makes your thigh waste away and your belly swell;

    22 And this water that brings a curse shall go into your bowels, to make your belly swell and your thigh waste away. And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.

    23 And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:

    24 And he shall make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse; and the water that brings a curse shall enter into her and become bitter.

    25 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:

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

  • Num 5:28-31
    4 verses
    81%

    28 And if the woman is not defiled, but is clean, then she shall be free and shall conceive children.

    29 This is the law of jealousy, when a wife goes aside to another instead of her husband and defiles herself;

    30 Or when the spirit of jealousy comes upon a man, and he is jealous of his wife, and shall set the woman before the LORD and the priest shall carry out all this law upon her.

    31 Then the man shall be free from iniquity, and the woman shall bear her iniquity.

  • Num 30:6-8
    3 verses
    72%

    6 And if she had a husband when she vowed, or uttered anything out of her lips with which she bound her soul,

    7 And her husband heard it and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it, then her vows shall stand, and her bonds with which she bound her soul shall stand.

    8 But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it, then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, with which she bound her soul, of no effect, and the LORD shall forgive her.

  • 71%

    13 If any man takes a wife and goes in to her and hates her,

    14 And gives occasions of speech against her, and brings up an evil name upon her, and says, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a virgin.

  • 56 The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not venture to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,

  • Lev 15:18-23
    6 verses
    71%

    18 The woman also with whom a man lies with seed of emission, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening.

    19 And if a woman has an issue, and her issue in her body is blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whoever touches her shall be unclean until the evening.

    20 And everything that she lies upon in her separation shall be unclean: everything also that she sits upon shall be unclean.

    21 And whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

    22 And whoever touches anything that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

    23 And if it is on her bed, or on anything where she sits, when he touches it, he shall be unclean until the evening.

  • Num 30:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12 But if her husband has utterly made them void on the day he heard them, then whatever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand; her husband has made them void, and the LORD shall forgive her.

    13 Every vow and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.

  • Job 31:10-11
    2 verses
    70%

    10 Then let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down upon her.

    11 For this would be a heinous crime; yes, it is an iniquity to be judged.

  • 19 And it comes to pass, when he hears the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of my heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:

  • Lev 15:25-26
    2 verses
    70%

    25 And if a woman has an issue of her blood for many days outside of the time of her separation, or if it runs beyond the time of her separation; all the days of her issue of uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean.

    26 Every bed where she lies all the days of her issue shall be to her as the bed of her separation: and whatever she sits upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation.

  • 18 And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he has discovered her fountain, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

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    20 But if this thing is true, and the evidence of virginity is not found for the young woman,

    21 Then they shall bring out the young woman to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones so that she dies, because she has done a disgraceful thing in Israel, to play the harlot in her father's house. So shall you put away the evil from among you.

  • 15 But if he makes them void after he has heard them, then he shall bear her iniquity.

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    17 Cursed shall be your basket and your store.

    18 Cursed shall be the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your land, the increase of your kine, and the flocks of your sheep.

  • 10 And if she vowed in her husband's house or bound her soul by a bond with an oath,

  • 1 When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it comes to pass that she finds no favor in his eyes, because he has found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a certificate of divorce, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

  • 14 And the LORD said to Moses, 'If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? Let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.'

  • 4 Her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after she is defiled; for that is an abomination before the LORD: and you shall not cause the land to sin, which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance.

  • 30 You shall marry a wife, and another man shall lie with her: you shall build a house, and you shall not dwell therein: you shall plant a vineyard, and shall not gather the grapes thereof.