Numbers 5:20
“But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee beside thine husband:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband,.... Gone aside from the paths of modesty and chastity,…
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, 1882–1921Numbers 5:11-31
The Ordeal of Jealousy.
Though in its present form a late priestly composition this section is evidently based upon…