The Meaning of Numbers 5:24 Explained

Numbers 5:24

KJV: And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter.

YLT: and hath caused the woman to drink the bitter waters which cause the curse, and the waters which cause the curse have entered into her for bitter things.

Darby: and he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that bringeth the curse, that the water that bringeth the curse may enter into her for bitterness.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he shall cause the woman  to drink  the bitter  water  that causeth the curse:  and the water  that causeth the curse  shall enter  into her, [and become] bitter. 

What does Numbers 5:24 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 5:24 mean?

And drink he shall make the woman - water the bitter that brings a curse and shall enter her the water that brings the curse [to become] bitter
וְהִשְׁקָה֙ אֶת־ הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה אֶת־ מֵ֥י הַמָּרִ֖ים הַמְאָֽרֲרִ֑ים וּבָ֥אוּ בָ֛הּ הַמַּ֥יִם הַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖ים לְמָרִֽים

וְהִשְׁקָה֙  And  drink 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁקָה  
Sense: to give to drink, irrigate, drink, water, cause to drink water.
אֶת־  he  shall  make 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה  the  woman 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
מֵ֥י  water 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
הַמָּרִ֖ים  the  bitter 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: מַר 
Sense: bitter, bitterness.
הַמְאָֽרֲרִ֑ים  that  brings  a  curse 
Parse: Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural
Root: אָרַר  
Sense: to curse.
וּבָ֥אוּ  and  shall  enter 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בָ֛הּ  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
הַמַּ֥יִם  the  water 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
הַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖ים  that  brings  the  curse 
Parse: Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural
Root: אָרַר  
Sense: to curse.
לְמָרִֽים  [to  become]  bitter 
Parse: Preposition-l, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: מַר 
Sense: bitter, bitterness.

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