Numbers 5:19
“And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the priest shall charge her by an oath,.... Or give her her oath:
and say unto the woman, if no man hath lain with…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Numbers 5:11-31
The trial of jealousy. Since the crime of adultery is especially defiling and destructive of the very foundations of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Numbers 5:11-31
We have here the law concerning the solemn trial of a wife whose husband was jealous of her. Observe,
I. What was the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
being under thy husband i.e. under his authority; cf. Eze 23:5 -when she was mine" (R.V.), lit. -under me."