Numbers 5:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The Lord make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the Lord doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;”

Numbers 5:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 5:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 5:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“then the priest shall cause the woman to swear with the oath of cursing, and the priest shall tell the woman, “May Yahweh make you a curse and an oath among your people, when Yahweh allows your thigh to fall away, and your body to swell;”

Numbers 5:21 — World English Bible

Numbers 5:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“then the priest shall cause the woman to swear with the oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, Jehovah make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when Jehovah doth make thy thigh to fall away, and thy body to swell;”

Numbers 5:21 — American Standard Version

Numbers 5:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“(then the priest hath caused the woman to swear with an oath of execration, and the priest hath said to the woman) --Jehovah doth give thee for an execration, and for a curse, in the midst of thy people, in Jehovah's giving thy thigh to fall, and thy belly to swell,”

Numbers 5:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 5:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“— then the priest shall adjure the woman with the oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman: Jehovah make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when Jehovah doth make thy thigh to shrink, and thy belly to swell;”

Numbers 5:21 — Darby Translation

Numbers 5:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“(Then the Priest shall charge the woman with an othe of cursing, and the Priest shall say vnto the woman) The Lord make thee to be accursed, and detestable for the othe among thy people, and the Lord cause thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell:”

Numbers 5:21 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 5:21 in Context — Numbers 5

19 Y el sacerdote la conjurará, y le dirá: Si ninguno hubiere dormido contigo, y si no te has apartado de tu marido á inmundicia, libre seas de estas aguas amargas que traen maldición:

20 Mas si te has descarriado de tu marido, y te has amancillado, y alguno hubiere tenido coito contigo, fuera de tu marido:

21 (El sacerdote conjurará á la mujer con juramento de maldición, y dirá á la mujer): Jehová te dé en maldición y en conjuración en medio de tu pueblo, haciendo Jehová á tu muslo que caiga, y á tu vientre que se te hinche;

22 Y estas aguas que dan maldición entren en tus entrañas, y hagan hinchar tu vientre y caer tu muslo. Y la mujer dirá: Amén, amén.

23 Y el sacerdote escribirá estas maldiciones en un libro, y las borrará con las aguas amargas:

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What Does Numbers 5:21 Mean?

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