King James Version

Numbers 5:20

But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee beside thine husband:

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וְאַ֗תְּveatand theeאַתָּהconjunction, pronoun, personal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…שָׂטִ֛יתsatitdeclineשָׂטָהverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “decline”, a completed actionH7847to deviate from dutydecline, go aside, turn.תַּ֥חַתtachatwithתַּחַתpreposition — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.אִישֵׁ֖ךְishekhea certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…וְכִ֣יvekhiand assuredכִּיconjunction, conjunction — “and assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…נִטְמֵ֑אתnitmetbe uncleanטָמֵאverb, niphal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “be unclean”, a completed actionH2930to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, [idiom] utterly.וַיִּתֵּ֨ןvayitenand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and give”, the next action in the storyH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…אִ֥ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…בָּךְ֙bakheinבָּךְ֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “in”inאֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).שְׁכָבְתּ֔וֹshekhavetvoa (sexual) lying withשְׁכֹבֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “a (sexual) lying with”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7903a (sexual) lying with[idiom] lie.מִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֖יmibaladefrom withoutבִּלְעֲדֵיpreposition, preposition — “from without”H1107except, without, besidesbeside, not (in), save, without.אִישֵֽׁךְishekhea certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

but if thou hast gone aside, being under thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee besides thy husband —

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American Standard Version (1901)

But if thou have gone aside, being under thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee besides thy husband:

Young’s Literal Translation

and thou, if thou hast turned aside under thy husband, and if thou hast been defiled, and any man doth give his copulation to thee besides thy husband —

World English Bible

But if you have gone astray, being under your husband’s authority, and if you are defiled, and some man has lain with you besides your husband—”

Darby Translation

But if thou hast gone astray to another instead of thy husband, and hast been defiled, and a man other than thy husband have lain with thee,

Douay-Rheims

But if thou hast gone aside from thy husband, and art defiled, and hast lain with another man:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

but if thou hast gone aside, being under thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee besides thy husband —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But if being a married woman thou hast transgressed, or been polluted, and any one has lain with thee, beside thy husband:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ δὲ σὺ παραβέβηκας ὕπανδρος οὖσα, ἢ μεμίανσαι, καὶ ἔδωκέ τις τὴν κοίτην αὐτοῦ ἐν σοὶ, πλὴν τοῦ ἀνδρός σου·