Numbers 5:14-16
Lexham English Bible
14 if a spirit of jealousy comes over him, and he is jealous of his wife and she is defiled; or if a spirit of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife but she is not defiled, 15 he will bring his wife to the priest. And he will bring her offering for her, one-tenth of an ephah of flour. He will not pour oil on it, and he will not put frankincense on it because it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of remembering,[a] a reminding of guilt.
16 “‘Then the priest will bring her near and present her before[b] Yahweh;
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- Numbers 5:15 Or “memorial”
- Numbers 5:16 Literally “before the face of”
Numbers 5:14-16
New International Version
14 and if feelings of jealousy(A) come over her husband and he suspects his wife and she is impure—or if he is jealous and suspects her even though she is not impure— 15 then he is to take his wife to the priest. He must also take an offering of a tenth of an ephah[a](B) of barley flour(C) on her behalf. He must not pour olive oil on it or put incense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy,(D) a reminder-offering(E) to draw attention to wrongdoing.
16 “‘The priest shall bring her and have her stand before the Lord.
Footnotes
- Numbers 5:15 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms
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