NUM 5:21 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ὁρκιεῖ ὁ ἱερεὺς τὴν γυναῖκα ἐν τοῖς ὅρκοις τῆς ἀρᾶς ταύτης, καὶ ἐρεῖ ὁ ἱερεὺς τῇ γυναικὶ, δῴη σε Κύριος ἐν ἀρᾷ καὶ ἐνόρκιον ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ λαοῦ σου, ἐν τῷ δοῦναι Κύριον τὸν μηρόν σου διαπεπτωκότα, καὶ τὴν κοιλίαν σου πεπρησμένην.
(Kai horkiei ho hiereus taʸn gunaika en tois horkois taʸs aras tautaʸs, kai erei ho hiereus taʸ gunaiki, dōaʸ se Kurios en ara kai enorkion en mesōi tou laou sou, en tōi dounai Kurion ton maʸron sou diapeptōkota, kai taʸn koilian sou pepraʸsmenaʸn. )

BrTr then the priest shall adjure the woman by the oaths of this curse, and the priest shall say to the woman, The Lord bring thee into a curse and under an oath in the midst of thy people, in that the Lord should cause thy thigh to rot and thy belly to swell;

ULT (and the priest shall make the woman swear with an oath of the curse). And the priest shall say to the woman, “Yahweh will make you into a curse and into an oath in the midst of your people when Yahweh makes your thigh fall away and your abdomen swell.

UST 20-21 The priest shall order the woman to swear the oath where she accepts Yahweh’s curse. The priest shall say to the woman, “However, if you have defiled yourself sexually while married to your husband and if you have profaned yourself sexually by having a man who is not your husband commit adultery with you, Yahweh will curse you and make you an example in the midst of your people by preventing your body from bearing children.

BSB and the priest shall have the woman swear under the oath of the curse ‘then may the LORD make you an attested curse among your people by making your thigh shrivel and your belly swell.

OEB No OEB NUM book available

WEBBE then the priest shall cause the woman to swear with the oath of cursing, and the priest shall tell the woman, “May the LORD make you a curse and an oath amongst your people, when the LORD allows your thigh to fall away, and your body to swell;

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then the priest will put the woman under the oath of the curse and will say to the her, “The Lord make you an attested curse among your people, if the Lord makes your thigh fall away and your abdomen swell;

LSV then the priest has caused the woman to swear with an oath of execration, and the priest has said to the woman—YHWH gives you for an execration and for a curse in the midst of your people, in YHWH’s giving your thigh to fall and your belly to swell,

FBV (Here the priest shall place the woman under the oath of the curse as follows.) “May the Lord place a curse on you that everyone knows about by having your thighs shrink and your belly swell up.

T4T 21-22 Your womb will shrivel up and your stomach will swell up. You will never be able to give birth to children, and as a result, everyone will curse you and avoid you. If you have committed adultery, when you drink this water, that is what will happen to you.” Then the woman must answer, “If I am guilty, I will not object if that happens.”

LEB No LEB NUM book available

BBE Then the priest will put the oath of the curse on the woman, and say to her, May the Lord make you a curse and an oath among your people, sending on you wasting of the legs and disease of the stomach;

Moff No Moff NUM book available

JPS then the priest shall cause the woman to swear with the oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman — the LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to fall away, and thy belly to swell;

ASV then the priest shall cause the woman to swear with the oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, Jehovah make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when Jehovah doth make thy thigh to fall away, and thy body to swell;

DRA These curses shall light upon thee: The Lord make thee a curse, and an example for all among his people: may he make thy thigh to rot, and may thy belly swell and burst asunder.

YLT (then the priest hath caused the woman to swear with an oath of execration, and the priest hath said to the woman) — Jehovah doth give thee for an execration, and for a curse, in the midst of thy people, in Jehovah's giving thy thigh to fall, and thy belly to swell,

Drby — then the priest shall adjure the woman with the oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman: Jehovah make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when Jehovah doth make thy thigh to shrink, and thy belly to swell;

RV then the priest shall cause the woman to swear with the oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to fall away, and thy belly to swell;
(then the priest shall cause the woman to swear with the oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee/you a curse and an oath among thy/your people, when the LORD doth/does make thy/your thigh to fall away, and thy/your belly to swell; )

SLT And the priest bound the woman by an oath in these curses, and the priest said to the woman, Jehovah will give thee for a curse, and for an oath in the midst of thy people, in Jehovah’s giving thy thigh to fall, and thy belly to go forth.

Wbstr Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say to the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to perish, and thy belly to swell;

KJB-1769 Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;[fn]
(Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee/you a curse and an oath among thy/your people, when the LORD doth/does make thy/your thigh to rot, and thy/your belly to swell; )

5.21 rot: Heb. fall

KJB-1611 Then the Priest shall charge the woman with an othe of cursing, and the Priest shall say vnto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse, and an othe among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to [fn]rot, and thy belly to swell.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

5:21 Hebr. fall.

Bshps No Bshps NUM book available

Gnva (Then the Priest shall charge the woman with an othe of cursing, and the Priest shall say vnto the woman) The Lord make thee to be accursed, and detestable for the othe among thy people, and the Lord cause thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell:
((Then the Priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the Priest shall say unto the woman) The Lord make thee/you to be accursed, and detestable for the oath among thy/your people, and the Lord cause thy/your thigh to rot, and thy/your belly to swell: )

Cvdl No Cvdl NUM book available

Wycl No Wycl NUM book available

Luth No Luth NUM book available

ClVg his maledictionibus subjacebis: det te Dominus in maledictionem, exemplumque cunctorum in populo suo: putrescere faciat femur tuum, et tumens uterus tuus disrumpatur.
(his cursebus subyacebis: give you(sg) Master in/into/on maledictionem, exemplumque of_the_people in/into/on to_the_people his_own: putrescere let_him_do thigh your, and tumens uterus your disrumpatur. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT NUM book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) that can bring down a curse on her

(Some words not found in UHB: and,swear the=priest/officer DOM the=woman in/on/at/with,oath_of the,curse and=saying(ms) the=priest/officer to/for_the=woman/wife he/it_gave YHWH DOM,you into,curse and,as,oath in_the=middle people_of,your in/on/at/with,makes YHWH DOM thigh_of,your waste_away and=DOM abdomen_of,your swell )

The phrase “bring down a curse” is an idiom meaning for a curse to come upon her. Alternate translation: “that can cause a curse to come upon her”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) Yahweh will make you into a curse … your people to be such

Here the author speaks about the woman bearing the curse that Yahweh gives her, which causes other people to curse her. This is spoken of as if the woman herself becomes a curse. Alternate translation: “Because Yahweh curses you, other people will curse you as well, and Yahweh will show people that you are truly cursed”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) that will be shown to your people to be such

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “that he will show to your people as a curse”

(Occurrence 0) your thigh to waste away and your abdomen to swell

This could mean: (1) that the woman will become unable to have children or (2) that the woman’s pregnancy will end too early and the baby will die.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

(Occurrence 0) your thigh to waste away

Here the word “thigh” is a polite way of referring to the woman’s womb or her private parts. Alternate translation: “your womb to be useless”

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