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15 “Then he should take his wife to the kohen. He must also bring a tenth of an ephah of barley flour as an offering for her. He is not to pour oil or put incense on it, because it is an offering for jealousy, a reminder offering drawing attention to guiltiness.

16 “The kohen is to bring her near and have her stand before Adonai. 17 Then the kohen is to take some holy water in a clay jar and take some dust from the floor of the Tabernacle and put it into the water.

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 5:15 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms