Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and this water that brings a curse shall go into your
King James Version
And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.
Holman Bible
May this water that brings a curse enter your stomach, causing your belly to swell and your thigh to shrivel.’
“And the woman must reply, ‘Amen, Amen.’
International Standard Version
and this water that brings a curse enters your abdomen, making it swell and your thigh waste away.' "Then the woman is to say "Amen.'
A Conservative Version
And this water that causes the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy body to swell, and thy thigh to fall away. And the woman shall say, Amen, Amen.
American Standard Version
and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy body to swell, and thy thigh to fall away. And the woman shall say, Amen, Amen.
Amplified
and this water that brings a curse shall go into your stomach, and make your abdomen swell and your thigh waste away.” And the woman shall say, “Amen. Amen (so let it be).”
Bible in Basic English
And this water of the curse will go into your body, causing disease of your stomach and wasting of your legs: and the woman will say, So be it.
Darby Translation
and this water that bringeth the curse shall enter into thy bowels, to make the belly to swell, and the thigh to shrink. And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.
Julia Smith Translation
And the waters causing the curse shall come into thy bowels, and cause thy belly to come forth, and thy thigh to fall. And the woman said, Amen, amen.
King James 2000
And this water that causes the curse shall go into your bowels, to make your belly to swell, and your thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and these waters that bring a curse will go into your intestines to cause [your] womb to swell and to make [your] hip fall away." And the women will say, "Amen. Amen."
Modern King James verseion
And this water that causes the curse shall go into your bowels to make your belly swell and your thigh fall away. And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and this bitter cursing water go into the bowels of thee, that thy womb burst and thy thigh rot. And the wife shall say: Amen, Amen.
NET Bible
and this water that causes the curse will go into your stomach, and make your abdomen swell and your thigh rot." Then the woman must say, "Amen, amen."
New Heart English Bible
and this water that brings a curse will go into your bowels, and make your body swell, and your thigh fall away.' The woman shall say, 'Amen, Amen.'
The Emphasized Bible
so shall this water that causeth a curse enter into thy body, causing womb to swell and thigh to fall away. And the woman shall say, Amen, Amen.
Webster
And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to perish. And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.
World English Bible
and this water that brings a curse will go into your bowels, and make your body swell, and your thigh fall away." The woman shall say, "Amen, Amen."
Youngs Literal Translation
and these waters which cause the curse have gone into thy bowels, to cause the belly to swell, and the thigh to fall; and the woman hath said, Amen, Amen.
Themes
Amen » A word used to reenforce a statement
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
Mayim
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 5:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Rules Concerning An Unfaithful Wife
21
Jehovah will make you an example for your people to see what happens when the curse of this oath comes true: Jehovah will make your uterus drop and your stomach swell. Then the priest will administer the oath and the curse by saying:
22 and this water that brings a curse shall go into your
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 109:18
He wore cursing as though it were clothing; so cursing entered his body like water and his bones like oil.
Deuteronomy 27:15-26
Cursed is the man who makes an idol or a molten image. It is an abomination to Jehovah! It is the secret work of the hands of the craftsman. All the people will answer: Amen.
Numbers 5:27
If she has become unclean by being unfaithful to her husband, the water that can bring the curse will go into her and become bitter. Her stomach will swell, her uterus will drop, and she will become cursed among her people.
Job 31:21-22
if I have raised my hand against the orphan, because I saw I had supporters at the gate;
Job 31:39-40
If I have eaten its yield without payment, and caused the death of its owners;
Psalm 7:4-5
if I have repaid my ally with harm or plundered my foe without cause,
Psalm 41:13
Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
Psalm 72:19
Blessed be to his glorious name forever. May the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!
Psalm 89:52
Blessed be Jehovah forevermore! Amen and Amen.
Proverbs 1:31
Now you will get what you deserve for what you have done. Your own advice will make you sick.
Ezekiel 3:3
He said: Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving you, and fill your stomach with it. So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth.
John 3:3
Jesus answered: Truly I tell you unless a person is born again (brought forth from above) he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:11
This is the truth. We speak what we know and witness about what we have seen. But you do not receive our testimony.
John 5:24-25
Truly, Truly I say to you, he who hears my word, and believes him that sent me, has everlasting life. He will not receive judgment for he has passed out of death into life.
John 6:53
Jesus responded to them: Truly I tell you if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood you will not have life in yourselves.