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Numbers 5:13

Numbers 5:13
And a man lie with her carnally , and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner;

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And a man lie with her carnally,.... That is, is suspected that he has so done, not that it is a clear case, for it…

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 be kept close&c. and she be undetected, though she has defiled herself.

since she was not taken in the act On the…

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