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Numbers 5:26

Numbers 5:26
And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof,.... For good or evil, according as her…

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

an handful of the meal-offering In accordance with the general regulation laid down in Lev 2:2.

as the memorial-offering…

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