21. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 5:21:1 ⧉וְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַvehishbiaand shall make swear Numbers 5:21:2 ⧉הַכֹּהֵ֥ןhakohenthe priest Numbers 5:21:3 ⧉אֶֽת־הָֽאִשָּׁה֮ethaishahthe woman Numbers 5:21:4 ⧉בִּשְׁבֻעַ֣תbishvuatby the oath of Numbers 5:21:5 ⧉הָאָלָה֒haalahthe curse Numbers 5:21:6 ⧉וְאָמַ֤רveamarand shall say Numbers 5:21:7 ⧉הַכֹּהֵן֙hakohenthe priest Numbers 5:21:8 ⧉לָֽאִשָּׁ֔הlaishahto the woman Numbers 5:21:9 ⧉יִתֵּ֨ןyittenmay give Numbers 5:21:10 ⧉יְהוָ֥הyahwehLORD Numbers 5:21:11 ⧉אוֹתָ֛ךְotakhyou Numbers 5:21:12 ⧉לְאָלָ֥הlealahfor a curse Numbers 5:21:13 ⧉וְלִשְׁבֻעָ֖הvelishvuahand for an oath Numbers 5:21:14 ⧉בְּת֣וֹךְbetokhamong Numbers 5:21:15 ⧉עַמֵּ֑ךְammekhyour people Numbers 5:21:16 ⧉בְּתֵ֨תbetetwhen gives Numbers 5:21:17 ⧉יְהוָ֤הyahwehLORD Numbers 5:21:18 ⧉אֶת־יְרֵכֵךְ֙etyerekhekhyour thigh Numbers 5:21:19 ⧉נֹפֶ֔לֶתnofeletfalling Numbers 5:21:20 ⧉וְאֶת־בִּטְנֵ֖ךְveetbitnekhand your belly Numbers 5:21:21 ⧉צָבָֽה׃tsavahswelling |
21. Formal Translation And the priest shall cause the woman to swear an oath of the curse, and the priest shall say to the woman, “May the LORD {Yahweh, Righteous Judge} make you a curse and an oath among your people as the LORD makes your thigh fall and your abdomen swell.” |
21. Dynamic Translation Then the priest will put the woman under this oath and say, “May the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Arbiter} make you a curse among your people if He causes your thigh to waste away and your belly to swell.” |