And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:
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Verse 14 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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Compare Numbers 5:14 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
und der Eifergeist entzündet ihn, daß er um sein Weib eifert, sie sei unrein oder nicht unrein,
Si viniere sobre él espíritu de celo, y tuviere celos de su mujer, habiéndose ella contaminado; o viniere sobre él espíritu de celo, y tuviere celos de su mujer, no habiéndose ella contaminado;
et si le mari est saisi d'un esprit de jalousie et a des soupçons sur sa femme, qui s'est souillée, ou bien s'il est saisi d'un esprit de jalousie et a des soupçons sur sa femme, qui ne s'est point souillée; -
se lo spirito della gelosia entra nel marito, sì ch’egli sia geloso della sua moglie, essendosi ella contaminata; ovvero anche, se lo spirito della gelosia entra in lui, sì che sia geloso della sua moglie, non essendosi ella contaminata;
E o espírito de ciúmes vier sobre ele, e de sua mulher tiver ciúmes, por ela se haver contaminado, ou sobre ele vier o espírito de ciúmes, e de sua mulher tiver ciúmes, não se havendo ela contaminado,
丈夫若生了疑忌的心,對妻子起了疑忌,認為她玷污自己;或是丈夫生了疑忌的心,對妻子起了疑忌,雖然她沒有玷污自己,
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