The Meaning of Numbers 5:19 Explained

Numbers 5:19

KJV: And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse:

YLT: And the priest hath caused her to swear, and hath said unto the woman, If no man hath lain with thee, and if thou hast not turned aside to uncleanness under thy husband, be free from these bitter waters which cause the curse;

Darby: And the priest shall adjure her, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone astray in uncleanness, in being with another instead of thy husband, be free from this bitter water that bringeth the curse.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the priest  shall charge her by an oath,  and say  unto the woman,  If no man  have lain  with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside  to uncleanness  [with another] instead of thy husband,  be thou free  from this bitter  water  that causeth the curse: 

What does Numbers 5:19 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 5

1  The unclean are removed out of camp
5  Restitution is to be made in trespass
11  The trial of jealously

What do the individual words in Numbers 5:19 mean?

And shall put under oath her the priest and say to the woman if no has lain man with you and if not you have gone astray to uncleanness [while] under your husband's [authority] be free from water bitter that brings curses these
וְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַ אֹתָ֜הּ הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וְאָמַ֤ר אֶל־ הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אִם־ לֹ֨א שָׁכַ֥ב אִישׁ֙ אֹתָ֔ךְ וְאִם־ לֹ֥א שָׂטִ֛ית טֻמְאָ֖ה תַּ֣חַת אִישֵׁ֑ךְ הִנָּקִ֕י מִמֵּ֛י הַמָּרִ֥ים הַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה

וְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַ  And  shall  put  under  oath 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁבַע  
Sense: to swear, adjure.
אֹתָ֜הּ  her 
Parse: Direct object marker, third person feminine singular
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַכֹּהֵ֗ן  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וְאָמַ֤ר  and  say 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הָֽאִשָּׁה֙  the  woman 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
לֹ֨א  no 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
שָׁכַ֥ב  has  lain 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁכַב  
Sense: to lie down.
אִישׁ֙  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
אֹתָ֔ךְ  with  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
Root: אֵת 
Sense: with, near, together with.
וְאִם־  and  if 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
שָׂטִ֛ית  you  have  gone  astray 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person feminine singular
Root: שָׂטָה  
Sense: to turn aside, go aside, turn, decline.
טֻמְאָ֖ה  to  uncleanness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: טֻמְאָה  
Sense: uncleanness.
תַּ֣חַת  [while]  under 
Parse: Preposition
Root: מִתְחָה 
Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.
אִישֵׁ֑ךְ  your  husband's  [authority] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
הִנָּקִ֕י  be  free 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperative, feminine singular
Root: נָקָה  
Sense: to be empty, be clear, be pure, be free, be innocent, be desolate, be cut off.
מִמֵּ֛י  from  water 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
הַמָּרִ֥ים  bitter 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: מַר 
Sense: bitter, bitterness.
הַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖ים  that  brings  curses 
Parse: Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural
Root: אָרַר  
Sense: to curse.
הָאֵֽלֶּה  these 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.

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