Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
But if thou have gone aside, being under thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee besides thy husband:
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee beside thine husband:
Holman Bible
But if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority, if you have defiled yourself and a man other than your husband has slept with you’—
International Standard Version
But if you have become unfaithful to your husband and have become defiled because a man who isn't your husband has had sexual relations with you"'
A Conservative Version
But if thou have gone aside, being under thy husband, and if thou are defiled, and some man has lain with thee besides thy husband,
Amplified
but if you have gone astray [while married] and you have defiled yourself and a man other than your husband has been intimate with you”
Bible in Basic English
But if you have been with another in place of your husband and have made yourself unclean with a lover:
Darby Translation
But if thou hast gone astray to another instead of thy husband, and hast been defiled, and a man other than thy husband have lain with thee,
Julia Smith Translation
And if thou didst turn aside instead of thy husband, and if thou wert defiled, and a man gave with thee his bed besides thy husband;
King James 2000
But if you have gone aside to another instead of your husband, and if you are defiled, and some man has lain with you beside your husband:
Lexham Expanded Bible
But if you have had an affair under your husband, and if you are defiled and a man other than your husband had intercourse with you,"
Modern King James verseion
But if you have gone aside, being under your husband, and if you are defiled and some man besides your husband has given his semen to you,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But and if thou hast gone aside behind thine husband and art defiled and some other man hath lain with thee, beside thine husband -
NET Bible
But if you have gone astray while under your husband's authority, and if you have defiled yourself and some man other than your husband has had sexual relations with you."
New Heart English Bible
But if you have gone astray, being under your husband, and if you are defiled, and some man has lain with you besides your husband:'
The Emphasized Bible
But, if, thou, hast turned aside, to another instead of thy husband and if thou hast made thyself unclean, - in that a man hath known thee carnally, other than thy husband,
Webster
But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if thou art defiled, and some man hath lain with thee besides thy husband:
World English Bible
But if you have gone astray, being under your husband, and if you are defiled, and some man has lain with you besides your husband:"
Youngs Literal Translation
and thou, if thou hast turned aside under thy husband, and if thou hast been defiled, and any man doth give his copulation to thee besides thy husband --
Themes
Bitter water » Ceremonial water » Used » By priests
Jealousy » Law concerning, when husband is jealous for his wife
Priest » Duties of » To act as magistrates
Woman » Unfaithfulness of, when married found out by the waters of jealousy
Interlinear
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 5:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Rules Concerning An Unfaithful Wife
19 And the priest shall cause her to swear, and shall say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou have not gone aside to uncleanness, being under thy husband, be thou free from this water of bitterness that causeth the curse. 20 But if thou have gone aside, being under thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee besides thy husband: 21 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;
Cross References
Numbers 5:12
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,