King James Version

Numbers 5:22

And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.

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וּ֠בָאוּuvavand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and to come”, a completed action in a sequenceH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…הַמַּ֨יִםhamayimthe waterמַיִםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).הַמְאָרְרִ֤יםhamarerimthe to execrateאָרַרdefinite article, verb, piel, participle, absolute — “the to execrate”, a verb used as a describing wordH779to execrate[idiom] bitterly curse.הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙haelehthe theseאֵלֶּהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “the these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).בְּֽמֵעַ֔יִךְbemeayikhin bellyמֵעֶהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “in belly”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4578used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of men, the seat of generation), the heart (figuratively)belly, bowels, [idiom] heart, womb.לַצְבּ֥וֹתlatsbotto fight swellצָבָהpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to fight swell”, the to-form of the verbH6638to amass, i.e. grow turgid; specifically, to array an army againstfight swell.בֶּ֖טֶןbetenbodyבֶּטֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “body”, the ordinary formH990the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anythingbelly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.וְלַנְפִּ֣לvelanpiland to fallנָפַלconjunction, preposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “and to fall”, the to-form of the verbH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…יָרֵ֑ךְyarekhesideיָרֵךְnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “side”, the ordinary formH3409the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side[idiom] body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.וְאָמְרָ֥הveamerahand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and say”, a completed action in a sequenceH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הָאִשָּׁ֖הhaishahthe eachאִשָּׁהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.אָמֵ֥ןamenAmenאָמֵןadverb — “Amen”H543sure; abstract, faithfulness; adverb, trulyAmen, so be it, truth.אָמֵֽןamenAmenאָמֵןadverb — “Amen”H543sure; abstract, faithfulness; adverb, trulyAmen, so be it, truth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to fall away'; and the woman shall say: 'Amen, Amen.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy body to swell, and thy thigh to fall away. And the woman shall say, Amen, Amen.

Young’s Literal Translation

and these waters which cause the curse have gone into thy bowels, to cause the belly to swell, and the thigh to fall; and the woman hath said, Amen, Amen.

World English Bible

and this water that brings a curse will go into your bowels, and make your body swell, and your thigh fall away.” The woman shall say, “Amen, Amen.”

Darby Translation

and this water that bringeth the curse shall enter into thy bowels, to make the belly to swell, and the thigh to shrink. And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.

Douay-Rheims

Let the cursed waters enter into thy belly, and may thy womb swell and thy thigh rot. And the woman shall answer, Amen, amen.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to fall away'; and the woman shall say: 'Amen, Amen.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and this water bringing the curse shall enter into thy womb to cause thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot. And the woman shall say, So be it, So be it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἰσελεύσεται τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ἐπικαταρώμενον τοῦτο εἰς τὴν κοιλίαν σου πρῆσαι γαστέρα, καὶ διαπεσεῖν μηρόν σου· καὶ ἐρεῖ ἡ γυνὴ, γένοιτο, γένοιτο.