And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner;
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Verse 13 is found in chapter 5 of Numbers. The test for jealousy regulates a marital situation in which there is suspicion of unfaithfulness without sufficient evidence. The procedure places the matter under God’s judgment rather than allowing an uncontrolled private accusation. The passage belongs to the legislation of camp holiness and shows how Israel was to handle sensitive conflicts through established ritual procedures.
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und jemand bei ihr liegt, und es würde doch dem Manne verborgen vor seinen Augen und würde entdeckt, daß sie unrein geworden ist, und er kann sie nicht überführen, denn sie ist nicht dabei ergriffen,
Que alguno se hubiere echado con ella en carnal ayuntamiento, y su marido no lo hubiese visto por haberse ella contaminado ocultamente, ni hubiere testigo contra ella, ni ella hubiere sido cogida en el acto;
y otro hombre se acuesta con ella con emisión de semen, sin que lo sepa su marido, y ella se ha contaminado en secreto, sin que haya testigos contra ella ni haya sido sorprendida;
si un autre a commerce avec elle, et que la chose soit cachée aux yeux de son mari; si elle s'est souillée en secret, sans qu'il y ait de témoin contre elle, et sans qu'elle ait été prise sur le fait; -
e alcuno sarà giaciuto carnalmente con lei, di nascosto dal marito; ed ella si sarà celatamente contaminata, senza che vi sia alcun testimonio contro a lei nè che sia stata colta in sul fatto;
De maneira que algum homem se tenha deitado com ela, e for oculto aos olhos de seu marido, e ela o tiver ocultado, havendo-se ela contaminado, e contra ela não houver testemunha, e no feito não for apanhada,
有人與她同寢交合,這事瞞過她的丈夫,沒有被發現;她玷污自己,沒有證人指控她,也沒有被捉住;
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