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Numbers 5:16

Numbers 5:16
And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the LORD:

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And the priest shall bring her near,.... Or "offer it", as the Vulgate Latin version, that is, the offering of jealousy:…

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

before Jehovah] Probably at the altar of burnt-offering; it was impossible for her to be admitted into the Tabernacle.

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