Numbers 5:24
What does Numbers 5:24 mean?
A plain-English look at Numbers 5:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that causeth the curse; and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and become bitter.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that causeth the curse; and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and become bitter.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And he will give to the woman the bitter water for drink; and the bitter water causing the curse will go into her.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and hath caused the woman to drink the bitter waters which cause the curse, and the waters which cause the curse have entered into her for bitter things.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he shall give them her to drink. And when she hath drunk them up,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that bringeth the curse, that the water that bringeth the curse may enter into her for bitterness.
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Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Zechariah 5:3
Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole land: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off on the one side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off on the other side according to it.
- Malachi 3:5
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the sojourner from his right, and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.
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