Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness:
New American Standard Bible
‘The priest shall then write these curses on a scroll, and he shall
King James Version
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:
Holman Bible
“Then the priest is to write these curses on a scroll and wash them off into the bitter water.
International Standard Version
"Then the priest is to write all of these words in a document and wipe it off with the contaminated water.
A Conservative Version
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness.
Amplified
‘The priest shall then write these curses on a scroll and shall wash them off into the water of bitterness;
Bible in Basic English
And the priest will put these curses in a book, washing out the writing with the bitter water;
Darby Translation
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and shall blot them out with the bitter water,
Julia Smith Translation
And the priest wrote these curses in a book, and he wiped off into the water of contradiction.
King James 2000
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:
Lexham Expanded Bible
" 'And the priests will write these curses on the scroll, and he will wipe [them] off into the waters of the bitterness.
Modern King James verseion
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"'And the priest shall write this curse in a bill and wash it out in the bitter water.
NET Bible
"'Then the priest will write these curses on a scroll and then scrape them off into the bitter water.
New Heart English Bible
"The priest shall write these curses on a scroll, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness.
The Emphasized Bible
Then shall the priest write these curses in a scroll, - and wipe them out into the deadly water;
Webster
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:
World English Bible
"'The priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the priest hath written these execrations in a book, and hath blotted them out with the bitter waters,
Themes
Bitter water » Ceremonial water » Used » By priests
Books » Erasures in, alluded to
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
Machah
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 5:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Rules Concerning An Unfaithful Wife
22 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. 23 And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness: 24 and he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that causeth the curse; and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and become bitter.
Cross References
Exodus 17:14
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.
Deuteronomy 31:19
Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach thou it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
2 Chronicles 34:24
Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah.
Job 31:35
Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); And that I had the indictment which mine adversary hath written!
Psalm 51:1
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Psalm 51:9
Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.
Isaiah 43:25
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake; and I will not remember thy sins.
Isaiah 44:22
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
Jeremiah 51:60-64
And Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words that are written concerning Babylon.
Acts 3:19
Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;
1 Corinthians 16:21-22
The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.
Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.