Numbers 5:21
“Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing,.... An oath which has a curse annexed to it, if taken…
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…
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