Numbers 5:18
The Scripture
(18) And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the woman's head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse:
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Numbers 5 commands that lepers, those with bodily discharges, and those defiled by the dead be sent outside the camp so that God's dwelling among them is not defiled. It then gives the law of restitution, requiring anyone who wrongs a neighbor to confess, repay the full amount, and add a fifth. The chapter closes with the law of jealousy, in which a suspected adulteress is brought before the Lord and given bitter water that brings a curse if she is guilty but declares her clean if she is innocent.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hebrews 13:4Revelation 2:19Revelation 2:20Revelation 2:21Revelation 2:22Revelation 2:23Leviticus 13:45I Corinthians 11:15Hebrews 4:12Hebrews 4:13Numbers 5:15Numbers 5:25
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