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Numbers 5:27

And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.

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וְהִשְׁקָ֣הּvehishqahand cause to drinkשָׁקָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and cause to drink”, a completed action in a sequenceH8248to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion tocause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See H7937 (שָׁכַר), H8354 (שָׁתָה).אֶתetobject 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).הַמַּ֗יִםhamayimthe 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)).וְהָיְתָ֣הvehayetahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.אִֽםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…נִטְמְאָה֮nitmeahbe uncleanטָמֵאverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd 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.וַתִּמְעֹ֣לvatimoland transgressמָעַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and transgress”, the next action in the storyH4603properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherouslytransgress, (commit, do a) trespass(-ing).מַ֣עַלmaalfalsehoodמַעַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “falsehood”, the ordinary formH4604treachery, i.e. sinfalsehood, grievously, sore, transgression, trespass, [idiom] very.בְּאִישָׁהּ֒beishahin a certainאִישׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in 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…וּבָ֨אוּuvavand 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,…בָ֜הּvahinבָ֜הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”inהַמַּ֤יִםhamayimthe 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)).הַמְאָֽרֲרִים֙hamararimthe to execrateאָרַרdefinite article, verb, piel, participle, absolute — “the to execrate”, a verb used as a describing wordH779to execrate[idiom] bitterly curse.לְמָרִ֔יםlemarimto bitterמַרpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “to bitter”, the ordinary formH4751bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly[phrase] angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, [idiom] great, heavy.וְצָבְתָ֣הvetsavetahand fight swellצָבָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and fight swell”, a completed action in a sequenceH6638to amass, i.e. grow turgid; specifically, to array an army againstfight swell.בִטְנָ֔הּvitnahbodyבֶּטֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH990the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anythingbelly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.וְנָפְלָ֖הvenafelahand fallנָפַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and fall”, a completed action in a sequenceH5307to 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…יְרֵכָ֑הּyerekhahsideיָרֵךְnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “side”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3409the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side[idiom] body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.וְהָיְתָ֧הvehayetahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.הָאִשָּׁ֛הhaishahthe 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.לְאָלָ֖הlealahto curseאָלָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to curse”, the ordinary formH423an imprecationcurse, cursing, execration, oath, swearing.בְּקֶ֥רֶבbeqerevin bowelsקֶרֶבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in bowels”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7130properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)[idiom] among, [idiom] before, bowels, [idiom] unto charge, [phrase] eat (up), [idiom] heart, [idiom] him, [idiom] in, inward ([idiom] -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, [phrase] out of, purtenance, [idiom] therein, [idiom] through, [idiom] w…עַמָּֽהּamahpeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And when he hath made her drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she be defiled, and have acted unfaithfully against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall fall away; and the woman shall be a curse among her people.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when he hath made her drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she be defiled, and have committed a trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and become bitter, and her body shall swell, and her thigh shall fall away: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.

Young’s Literal Translation

yea, he hath caused her to drink the water, and it hath come to pass, if she hath been defiled, and doth commit a trespass against her husband, that the waters which cause the curse have gone into her for bitter things, and her belly hath swelled, and her thigh hath fallen, and the woman hath become an execration in the midst of her people.

World English Bible

When he has made her drink the water, then it shall happen, if she is defiled and has committed a trespass against her husband, that the water that causes the curse will enter into her and become bitter, and her body will swell, and her thigh will fall away; and the woman will be a curse among her people.

Darby Translation

And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she have been defiled, and have committed unfaithfulness against her husband, that the water that bringeth the curse shall enter into her, for bitterness, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall shrink; and the woman shall become a curse among her people.

Douay-Rheims

And when she hath drunk them, if she be defiled, and having despised her husband be guilty of adultery, the malediction shall go through her, and her belly swelling, her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse, and an example to all the people.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it shall come to pass, if she be defiled, and have altogether escaped the notice of her husband, then the water of the conviction that brings the curse shall enter into her; and she shall swell in her belly, and her thigh shall rot, and the woman shall be for a curse in the midst of her people.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσται ἐὰν ᾖ μεμιασμένη καὶ λήθῃ λάθῃ τὸν ἄνδρα αὐτῆς, καὶ εἰσελεύσεται εἰς αὐτὴν τὸ ὕδωρ τοῦ ἐλεγμοῦ τὸ ἐπικαταρώμενον, καὶ πρησθήσεται τὴν κοιλίαν, καὶ διαπεσεῖται ὁ μηρὸς αὐτῆς, καὶ ἔσται ἡ γυνὴ εἰς ἀρὰν τῷ λαῷ αὐτῆς.