14 [a]if [b]an attitude of (A)jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife when she has defiled herself, or if [c]an attitude of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife when she has not defiled herself, 15 the man shall then bring his wife to the priest, and shall bring as [d]an offering for her a tenth of an [e]ephah of barley meal; he shall not pour oil on it nor put frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of reminder, (B)a reminder of wrongdoing.

16 ‘Then the priest shall bring her forward and have her stand before the Lord,

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  1. Numbers 5:14 Lit and
  2. Numbers 5:14 Lit a spirit
  3. Numbers 5:14 Lit a spirit
  4. Numbers 5:15 Lit her offering
  5. Numbers 5:15 About 1 cubic foot or 0.03 cubic meters

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.

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  1. Numbers 5:15 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms