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Numbers 5:15-17
New American Standard Bible
Numbers 5:15-17
New American Standard Bible
15 the man shall then bring his wife to the priest, and shall bring as [a]an offering for her a tenth of an [b]ephah of barley meal; he shall not pour oil on it nor put frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of reminder, (A)a reminder of wrongdoing.
16 ‘Then the priest shall bring her forward and have her stand before the Lord, 17 and the priest shall take holy water in an earthenware container; and [c]he shall take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it in the water.
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- Numbers 5:15 Lit her offering
- Numbers 5:15 About 1 cubic foot or 0.03 cubic meters
- Numbers 5:17 Lit the priest
Numbers 5:15-17
New International Version
Numbers 5:15-17
New International Version
15 then he is to take his wife to the priest. He must also take an offering of a tenth of an ephah[a](A) of barley flour(B) on her behalf. He must not pour olive oil on it or put incense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy,(C) a reminder-offering(D) to draw attention to wrongdoing.
16 “‘The priest shall bring her and have her stand before the Lord. 17 Then he shall take some holy water in a clay jar and put some dust from the tabernacle floor into the water.
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- Numbers 5:15 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms
Numbers 5:15-17
New King James Version
Numbers 5:15-17
New King James Version
15 then the man shall bring his wife to the priest. He shall (A)bring the offering required for her, one-tenth of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil on it and put no frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering of jealousy, an offering for remembering, for (B)bringing iniquity to remembrance.
16 ‘And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the Lord. 17 The priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel, and take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it into the water.
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Numbers 5:15-17
King James Version
Numbers 5:15-17
King James Version
15 Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.
16 And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the Lord:
17 And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water:
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Numbers 5:15-17
English Standard Version
Numbers 5:15-17
English Standard Version
15 then the man shall bring his wife to the priest and bring the offering required of her, a tenth of an ephah[a] of barley flour. (A)He shall pour no oil on it and put no frankincense on it, for it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of remembrance, (B)bringing iniquity to remembrance.
16 “And the priest shall bring her near and set her before the Lord. 17 And the priest shall take holy water in an earthenware vessel and take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it into the water.
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- Numbers 5:15 An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
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