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Numbers 5:16 β€” Meaning and Application

King James Version

β€œAnd the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the LORD:”

Numbers 5:16

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14

And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:

15

Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth {part} of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it {is} an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, 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 of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, 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 offering of memorial in her hands, which {is} the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse:

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