Numbers 5:27
“And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when he hath made her to drink the water,.... For, as before observed, and here by Jarchi again, if she says I will…
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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