Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And the priest wrote these curses in a book, and he wiped off into the water of contradiction.
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.
American Standard 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,
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 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. 23 And the priest wrote these curses in a book, and he wiped off into the water of contradiction. 24 And he caused the woman to drink the water of contradiction causing the curse; and the waters causing the curse shall come into her for contradiction.
Cross References
Exodus 17:14
And Jehovah will say to Moses, Write this a remembrance in the book, and set in the ears of Joshua: for wiping off I will wipe off the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens.
Deuteronomy 31:19
And now write ye for you this song, and teach it to the sons of Israel: put it in their mouth so that this song shall be to me for a testimony among the sons of Israel.
2 Chronicles 34:24
Thus said Jehovah, Behold me bringing evil upon this place, and upon its inhabitants, all the curses written upon the book which they read before the king of Judah:
Job 31:35
Who will give to me hearing to me.? Behold, my sign, the Almighty will answer me, and the man contending with me wrote a book.
Psalm 51:1
To the overseer: chanting to David; In the coming to him of Nathan the prophet, when he went in to Bathsheba. Compassionate me, O God, according to thy mercy: according to the Multitude of thy compassions wipe away my transgressions.
Psalm 51:9
Hide thy face from my sin, and wipe away all mine iniquities.
Isaiah 43:25
I, I am he wiping away thy transgressions for my sake, and I will not remember thy sins.
Isaiah 44:22
I wiped away as a cloud thy transgressions, and as a cloud thy sins: turn back to me for I redeemed thee.
Jeremiah 51:60-64
And Jeremiah will write all the evil which shall come to Babel, in one book, all these words being written against Babel
Acts 3:19
Therefore repent, and return, for your sins to be wiped out, so that times of refreshment might come from the face of the Lord;
1 Corinthians 16:21-22
The greeting of Paul by my hand.
Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is of life: and the dead were judged from the things written in the books, according to their works.