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On Defilement

1 Then the LORD° spoke° to Moses°, saying°, 2 “Command° the sons° of Israel° that they asend° away° from the camp° every° leper° and everyone° having a bdischarge° and everyone° who is cunclean° because of a [dead] person°. 3 You shall send° away° both° male° and female°; you shall send° them outside°°° the camp° so that they will not defile° their camp° where° I dwell° ain their midst°.” 4 The sons° of Israel° did° so° and sent° them outside°°° the camp°; just° as the LORD° had spoken° to Moses°, thus° the sons° of Israel° did°.

[2] aLv 13:8, 46; Nu 12:10, 14, 15 bLv 15:2 cLv 21:1; Nu 9:6-10; 19:11
[3] aLv 26:12; Nu 35:34

5 ¶ Then the LORD° spoke° to Moses°, saying°, 6 “Speak° to the sons° of Israel°, ‘aWhen° a man° or° woman° commits° any°° of the sins° of mankind°, acting° unfaithfully° against the LORD°, and that person° is guilty°, 7 then Ihe shall aconfess° IIhis sins° which° IIIhe has committed°, and he bshall make° restitution° in full° for his wrong° and add° to it one-fifth° of it, and give° [it] to him whom° he has wronged°. 8 But if° the man° has° no° Irelative° to whom restitution° may be made° for the wrong°, the restitution° which is made° for the wrong° [must go] to the LORD° for the priest°, besides°° the ram° of atonement°, by which° atonement° is made° for him. 9 aAlso every° Icontribution° pertaining to all° the holy° [gifts] of the sons° of Israel°, which° they offer° to the priest°, shall be his. 10 So every° man’s° holy° [gifts] shall be his; whatever° any° man° gives° to the priest°, it abecomes° his.’”

[6] aLv 5:14-6:7
[7] ILit they IILit their IIILit they have aLv 5:5; 26:40, 41; Jsh 7:19 bLv 6:4, 5
[8] ILit redeemer
[9] ILit heave offering aLv 7:32, 34; 10:14, 15
[10] aLv 10:13

The Adultery Test

11 ¶ Then the LORD° spoke° to Moses°, saying°, 12 “Speak° to the sons° of Israel° and say° to them, ‘If° any° man’s° wife° agoes° astray° and is unfaithful° to him, 13 and a man° has° aintercourse°° with her and it is hidden° from the eyes° of her husband° and she is Iundetected°, although she has defiled° herself°, and there° is no° witness° against her and she has not been caught° in the act, 14 Iif a spirit° of ajealousy° comes° over° him and he is jealous° of his wife° when she has defiled° herself, or° if a spirit° of jealousy° comes° over° him and he is jealous° of his wife° when she has not defiled° herself, 15 the man° shall then bring° his wife° to the priest°, and shall bring° [as] Ian offering° for her one-tenth° of an IIephah° of barley° meal°; he shall not pour° oil° on it nor° put° frankincense° on it, for it is a grain offering° of jealousy°, a grain offering° of memorial°, aa reminder° of iniquity°.

[12] aNu 5:19-21, 29
[13] ILit concealed aLv 18:20; 20:10
[14] ILit and aPv 6:34; So 8:6
[15] ILit her III.e. Approx one bu a1K 17:18; Ezk 29:16

16 ¶ ‘Then the priest° shall bring° her near° and have her stand° before° the LORD°, 17 and the priest° shall take° holy° water° in an earthenware° vessel°; and Ihe shall take° some° of the dust° that is on the floor° of the tabernacle° and put° [it] into the water°. 18 The priest° shall then have the woman° stand° before° the LORD° and let° [the hair of] the woman’s° head° go° loose°, and place° the grain offering° of memorial° Iin her hands°, which° is the grain offering° of jealousy°, and in the hand° of the priest° is to be the water° of bitterness° that brings° a curse°. 19 The priest° shall have her take° an oath° and shall say° to the woman°, “If° no° man° has lain° with you and if° you have not agone° astray° into uncleanness°, [being] under° [the authority of] your husband°, be Iimmune° to this° water° of bitterness° that brings° a curse°; 20 if° you, however, have agone° astray°, [being] under° [the authority of] your husband°, and if° you have defiled° yourself and a man° other° than° your husband° has° had° intercourse° with you” 21 (then the priest° shall have the woman° aswear° with the oath° of the curse°, and the priest° shall say° to the woman°), “the LORD° make° you a curse° and an oath° among° your people° by the LORDS° making° your thigh° Iwaste° away° and your abdomen° swell°; 22 and this° water° that brings° a curse° shall go° into your Istomach°, and make your abdomen° swell° and your thigh° IIwaste° away°.” And the woman° ashall say°, “Amen°. Amen°.”

[17] ILit the priest
[18] ILit on her palms
[19] ILit free from aNu 5:12
[20] aNu 5:12
[21] ILit fall aJsh 6:26; 1S 14:24; Ne 10:29
[22] IOr inward parts IILit fall aDt 27:15

23 ¶ ‘The priest° shall then write° these° curses° on a scroll°, and he shall Iwash° them off° into the water° of bitterness°. 24 Then he shall make the woman° drink° the water° of bitterness° that brings° a curse°, so that the water° which brings° a curse° will go° into her Iand [cause] bitterness°. 25 The priest° shall take° the grain offering° of jealousy° from the woman’s° hand°, and he shall wave° the grain offering° before° the LORD° and bring° it to the altar°; 26 and athe priest° shall take° a handful° of the grain offering° as its memorial° offering° and offer° [it] up in smoke° on the altar°, and afterward° he shall make the woman° drink° the water°. 27 When he has made her drink° the water°, then it shall come° about, if° she has defiled° herself and has been° unfaithful° to her husband°, that the water° which brings° a curse° will go° into her Iand [cause] bitterness°, and her abdomen° will swell° and her thigh° will IIwaste° away°, and the woman° will become° aa curse° among° her people°. 28 But if° the woman° has not defiled° herself and is clean°, she will then be free° and conceive° Ichildren°.

[23] ILit wipe
[24] ILit to
[26] aLv 2:2, 9
[27] ILit to IILit fall aJr 29:18; 42:18; 44:12
[28] ILit seed

29 ¶ ‘This° is the law° of jealousy°: when° a wife°, [being] under° [the authority of] her husband°, agoes° astray° and defiles° herself, 30 or° when° a spirit° of jealousy° comes° over° a man° and he is jealous° of his wife°, he shall then make the woman° stand° before° the LORD°, and the priest° shall apply° all° this° law° to her. 31 Moreover, the man° will be free° from Iguilt°, but that woman° shall abear° her Iguilt°.’”

[29] aNu 5:12
[31] IOr iniquity aLv 20:17


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The unclean are removed out of the camp.

1 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª 2 Commandºª² the childrenº of Israel,º that they put outºª of² the campº every² leper,ºª and every one² that hath an issue,ºª and whosoever² is defiledº by the dead:º 3 Both maleº² and² femaleº shall ye put out,ºª withoutº²² the campº shall ye putºª them; that they defileºª not²² their camps,º in the midstº whereofº I² dwell.ºª 4 And the childrenº of Israelº did² so,¹ª² and put them outºª² withoutº²² the camp:º as² the LORDº spakeºª unto² Moses,º so² didºª the childrenº of Israel.º

[2] Lv 13:46; 15:2; 21:1; Nu 9:6; 12:14; 19:11; 31:19; Dt 24:8; 2K 7:3.
[3] Lv 26:11; Nu 19:22; Dt 23:14; 1K 7:3; Ps 68:18; Is 12:6; Hg 2:13; 1Co 5:7; 2Co 6:16, 17; 2Th 3:6; Tit 3:10; He 12:15; 2Jn 1:10; Rv 21:3, 27.

Restitution is to be made in trespasses.

5 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª 6 Speakºª unto² the childrenº of Israel,º When² a manº or² womanº shall commitºª any²² sinº that menº commit,¹ª to do² a trespassº against the LORD,º and that² personº be guilty;ºª 7 Then they shall confessºª² their sinº which² they have done:ºª and he shall recompenseºª his² trespassº with the principalº thereof, and addºª unto² it the fifthº [part] thereof, and giveºª [it] unto [him] against whom² he hath trespassed.ºª 8 But if² the manº have no² kinsmanºª to recompenseºª the trespassº unto,² let the trespassº be recompensedºª unto the LORD,º [even] to the priest;º beside²² the ramº of the atonement,º whereby² an atonement shall be madeºª for² him. 9 And every² offeringº of all² the holy thingsº of the childrenº of Israel,º which² they bringºª unto the priest,º shall be² his. 10 And every man'sº² hallowed thingsº shall be² his: whatsoever² any manº givethºª the priest,º it shall be² his.

[6] Lv 5:1, 17; 6:2.
[7] Lv 5:5, 15; 6:4; 7:7; 26:40; Jsh 7:19; Jb 33:27; Ps 32:5; Pv 28:13; Lk 19:8; 1Jn 1:8.
[8] Lv 6:6; 7:7; 25:25.
[9] Ex 29:28; Lv 6:17, 26; 7:6; 10:13; 22:2; Nu 18:8, 19; Dt 18:3; Ezk 44:29; Mal 3:8; 1Co 9:7.
[10] 1Co 3:21; 1P 2:5, 7, 9.

The trial of jealousy.

11 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª 12 Speakºª unto² the childrenº of Israel,º and sayºª unto² them, If² any¹ man'sº wifeº go aside,ºª and commitºª a trespassº against him, 13 And a manº lieºª with² her carnally,ºº and it be hidºª from the eyesº² of her husband,º and be kept close,ºª and she² be defiled,ºª and [there be] no² witnessº against her, neither² she² be takenºª [with the manner]; 14 And the spiritº of jealousyº comeºª upon² him, and he be jealousºª² of his wife,º and she² be defiled:ºª or² if the spiritº of jealousyº comeºª upon² him, and he be jealousºª² of his wife,º and she² be not² defiled:ºª 15 Then shall the manº bringºª² his wifeº unto² the priest,º and he shall bringºª² her offeringº for² her, the tenthº [part] of an ephahº of barleyº meal;º he shall pourºª no² oilº upon² it, nor² putºª frankincenseº thereon;² for² it² [is] an offeringº of jealousy,º an offeringº of memorial,º bringing¹ª iniquity¹ to remembrance.ºª² 16 And the priestº shall bring her near,ºª² and setºª her beforeº the LORD:º 17 And the priestº shall takeºª holyº waterº in an earthenº vessel;º and of² the dustº that² is² in the floorº of the tabernacleº the priestº shall take,ºª and putºª [it] into² the water:º 18 And the priestº shall setºª² the womanº beforeº the LORD,º and uncoverºª² the woman'sº head,º and putºª² the offeringº of memorialº in² her hands,º which² [is] the jealousyº offering:º and the priestº shall have² in his handº the bitterº waterº that causeth the curse:ºª 19 And the priestº shall charge her by an oath,ºª² and sayºª unto² the woman,º If² no² manº have lainºª with² thee, and if² thou hast not² gone asideºª to uncleannessº [with another] instead of² thy husband,º be thou freeºª from this² bitterº waterº² that causeth the curse:ºª 20 But if² thou² hast gone asideºª [to another] instead of² thy husband,º and if² thou be defiled,ºª and some manº have¹ª lainº²² with thee besideº² thine husband:º 21 Then the priestº shall chargeºª² the womanº with an oathº of cursing,º and the priestº shall sayºª unto the woman,º The LORDº makeºª thee a curseº and an oathº amongº thy people,º when the LORDº doth makeºª² thy thighº to rot,ºª and thy bellyº to swell;º 22 And this² waterº that causeth the curseºª shall goºª into thy bowels,º to make [thy] bellyº to swell,ºª and [thy] thighº to rot:ºª And the womanº shall say,ºª Amen,º amen.º 23 And the priestº shall writeºª these²² cursesº in a book,º and he shall blot¹ª [them] out² with² the bitterº water:º 24 And he shall cause² the womanº to drinkºª² the bitterº waterº that causeth the curse:ºª and the waterº that causeth the curseºª shall enterºª into her, [and become] bitter.º 25 Then the priestº shall takeºª² the jealousyº offeringº out of the woman'sº hand,º² and shall waveºª² the offeringº beforeº the LORD,º and offerºª it upon² the altar:º 26 And the priestº shall take an handfulºª of² the offering,º [even]² the memorialº thereof, and burnºª [it] upon the altar,º and afterwardº shall cause² the womanº to drinkºª² the water.º 27 And when he hath made her to drinkºª² the water,º then it shall come to pass,² [that], if² she be defiled,ºª and have doneºª trespassº against her husband,º that the waterº that causeth the curseºª shall enterºª into her, [and become] bitter,º and her bellyº shall swell,ºª and her thighº shall rot:ºª and the womanº shall be² a curseº amongº her people.º 28 And if² the womanº be not² defiled,ºª but be clean;º then she shall be free,ºª and shall conceiveºª seed.º 29 This² [is] the lawº of jealousies,º when² a wifeº goeth asideºª [to another] instead of² her husband,º and is defiled;ºª 30 Or² when² the spiritº of jealousyº comethºª upon² him,¹ and he be jealousºª² over his wife,º and shall setºª² the womanº beforeº the LORD,º and the priestº shall executeºª upon her² all² this² law.º 31 Then shall the manº be guiltlessºª from iniquity,º² and thisº womanº shall bearºª² her iniquity.º

[12] Nu 5:19; Pv 2:16.
[13] Lv 18:20; 20:10; Pv 7:18; 30:20.
[14] Nu 5:30; Pv 6:34; So 8:6; Zp 3:8; 1Co 10:22.
[15] Lv 5:11; 1K 17:18; Ezk 29:16; Ho 3:2; He 10:3.
[16] Lv 1:3; Nu 5:18; Jr 17:10; He 13:4; Rv 2:22.
[17] Ex 30:18; Nu 19:2; Jb 2:12; Jr 17:13; Lm 3:29; Jn 8:6, 8.
[18] Lv 13:45; Nu 5:15, 17, 22, 24, 25; Dt 29:18; 1S 15:32; Pv 5:4; Ec 7:26; Is 38:17; Jr 2:19; 1Co 11:15; He 4:12; 13:4; Rv 2:19; 10:9.
[19] Mt 26:63; Ro 7:2.
[21] Jsh 6:26; 1S 14:24; 2Ch 21:15; Ne 10:29; Pv 10:7; Is 65:15; Jr 29:22; Mt 26:74.
[22] Nu 5:27; Dt 27:15; Jb 31:21, 39; Ps 7:4; 41:13; 72:19; 89:52; 109:18; Pv 1:31; Ezk 3:3; Jn 3:3, 11; 5:24; 6:53.
[23] Ex 17:14; Dt 31:19; 2Ch 34:24; Jb 31:35; Ps 51:1, 9; Is 43:25; 44:22; Jr 51:60; Ac 3:19; 1Co 16:21; Rv 20:12.
[24] Zc 5:3; Mal 3:5.
[25] Ex 29:24; Lv 8:27; Nu 5:15, 18.
[26] Lv 2:2, 9; 5:12; 6:15.
[27] Nu 5:20; Dt 28:37; Ps 83:9; Pv 5:4; Ec 7:26; Is 65:15; Jr 24:9; 29:18, 22; 42:18; Zc 8:13; Ro 6:21; 2Co 2:16; He 10:26; 2P 2:10.
[28] Nu 5:19; Ps 113:9; Mi 7:7; 2Co 4:17; 1P 1:7.
[29] Lv 7:11; 11:46; 13:59; 14:54; 15:32; Nu 5:12, 15, 19; Is 5:7.
[31] Lv 20:10, 17; Nu 9:13; Ps 37:6; Ezk 18:4; Ro 2:8.


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