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Numbers 5:24

Numbers 5:24
And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse,..... Having the curse imprecated upon…

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

and become bitter lit. -for bitterness," i.e. proving injurious.

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