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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Verse 21 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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so soll der Priester das Weib beschwören mit solchem Fluch und soll zu ihr sagen: Der HERR setze dich zum Fluch und zum Schwur unter deinem Volk, daß der HERR deine Hüfte schwinden und deinen Bauch schwellen lasse!
(El sacerdote conjurará a la mujer con juramento de maldición, y dirá a la mujer): Jehová te dé en maldición y en conjuración en medio de tu pueblo, haciendo Jehová a tu muslo que caiga, y a tu vientre que se te hinche;
Entonces el sacerdote pondrá a la mujer bajo juramento de maldición, y el sacerdote dirá a la mujer: “Que Jehová haga de ti un ejemplo de maldición y de juramento entre tu pueblo, al hacer Jehová que tu muslo se consuma y tu vientre se hinche.
et le sacrificateur fera jurer la femme avec un serment d'imprécation, et lui dira: -Que l'Eternel te livre à la malédiction et à l'exécration au milieu de ton peuple, en faisant dessécher ta cuisse et enfler ton ventre,
allora faccia il sacerdote giurar la donna, con giuramento di esecrazione, e dicale: Il Signore ti metta in maledizione ed esecrazione, nel mezzo del tuo popolo, facendoti cader la coscia, e gonfiare il ventre.
Então o sacerdote fará jurar à mulher com o juramento da maldição; e o sacerdote dirá à mulher: O SENHOR te ponha por maldição e por praga no meio do teu povo, fazendo-te o SENHOR consumir a tua coxa e inchar o teu ventre.
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