¹¹ the issue between them will be settled by the taking of an oath^(A) before the Lord that the neighbor did not lay hands on the other person’s property. The owner is to accept this, and no restitution is required.

¹⁹ Then the priest shall put the woman under oath and say to her, “If no other man has had sexual relations with you and you have not gone astray^(A) and become impure while married to your husband, may this bitter water that brings a curse^(B) not harm you.

²¹ here the priest is to put the woman under this curse^(A)—“may the Lord cause you to become a curse^[a] among your people when he makes your womb miscarry and your abdomen swell.