Numbers 5:15-17
Legacy Standard Bible
15 the man shall then bring his wife to the priest and shall bring as [a]an offering for her one-tenth of an [b]ephah of barley meal; he shall not pour oil on it nor put frankincense on it, for it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of remembrance, (A)a reminder of iniquity.
16 ‘Then the priest shall bring her near and have her stand before Yahweh, 17 and the priest shall take holy water in an earthenware vessel; and the priest shall take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it into the water.
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- Numbers 5:15 Lit her
- Numbers 5:15 An ephah was approx. 21 qt. or 23 l
Numbers 5:15-17
New International Version
15 then he is to take his wife to the priest. He must also take an offering of a tenth of an ephah[a](A) of barley flour(B) on her behalf. He must not pour olive oil on it or put incense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy,(C) a reminder-offering(D) to draw attention to wrongdoing.
16 “‘The priest shall bring her and have her stand before the Lord. 17 Then he shall take some holy water in a clay jar and put some dust from the tabernacle floor into the water.
Footnotes
- Numbers 5:15 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms
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