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Numbers 5:23

Numbers 5:23
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And the priest shall write these curses in a book,.... The above curses imprecated on herself by an oath; the words and…

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

a book The Heb. term sçpherdenotes anything which can receive writing, e.g. a strip of parchment. Here it is something…