Cross References Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: The man whose wife shall have gone astray, and contemning her husband, Numbers 5:11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Numbers 5:19 And he shall adjure her, and shall say: If another man hath not slept with thee, and if thou be not defiled by forsaking thy husband's bed, these most bitter waters, on which I have heaped curses, shall not hurt thee. Numbers 5:20 But if thou hast gone aside from thy husband, and art defiled, and hast lain with another man: Numbers 5:29 This is the law of jealousy. If a woman hath gone aside from her husband, and be defiled, Deuteronomy 24:1 If a man take a wife, and have her, and she find not favour in his eyes, for some uncleanness: he shall write a bill of divorce, and shall give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: The man whose wife shall have gone astray, and contemning her husband, Numbers 5:19,20 And he shall adjure her, and shall say: If another man hath not slept with thee, and if thou be not defiled by forsaking thy husband's bed, these most bitter waters, on which I have heaped curses, shall not hurt thee. . . . Proverbs 2:16,17 And forsaketh the guide of her youth, . . . Context The Adultery Test11And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 12Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: The man whose wife shall have gone astray, and contemning her husband,13Shall have slept with another man, and her husband cannot discover it, but the adultery is secret, and cannot be proved by witnesses, because she was not found in the adultery:… Lexicon “Speakדַּבֵּר֙ (dab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son and tell them that וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say if כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction any man’s אִ֥ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person wife אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ (’iš·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female goes astray תִשְׂטֶ֣ה (ṯiś·ṭeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7847: To deviate from duty and is unfaithful וּמָעֲלָ֥ה (ū·mā·‘ă·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4603: To cover up, to act covertly, treacherously to him מָֽעַל׃ (mā·‘al) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4604: An unfaithful or treacherous act Additional Translations “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if any man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to himSpeak to the children of Israel, and say to them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him, Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Whosesoever wife shall transgress against him, and slight and despise him, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go astray, and commit unfaithfulness against him, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him, Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, If any man's wife shall go astray, and commit a trespass against him, "Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them: 'If any man's wife goes astray, and is unfaithful to him, 'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, When any man's wife turneth aside, and hath committed against him a trespass, Jump to Previous Act Acts Astray Children Commit Committed Goes Israel Israelites Sinning Speak Trespass Turneth Unfaithful Unfaithfully Wife WrongJump to Next Act Acts Astray Children Commit Committed Goes Israel Israelites Sinning Speak Trespass Turneth Unfaithful Unfaithfully Wife WrongExternal Links Numbers 5:12 NIVNumbers 5:12 NLT Numbers 5:12 ESV Numbers 5:12 NASB Numbers 5:12 ASV Numbers 5:12 Bible Apps Numbers 5:12 Biblia Paralela Numbers 5:12 Chinese Bible Numbers 5:12 French Bible Numbers 5:12 German Bible Alphabetical: a and any astray goes him If is Israel Israelites man's of say sons Speak the them to unfaithful wife OT Law: Numbers 5:12 Speak to the children of Israel (Nu Num.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |