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27 He will make her drink it to see if she is not pure. He will know if she has sinned against her husband. When it goes into her, her stomach may get big. And she may not be able to have another baby. Her people will turn against her. 28 But if the woman has not sinned, she is pure. She is not guilty. She will be able to have more babies.

29 “‘So this is the teaching about jealousy. This is what to do when a woman is unfaithful to her husband.

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27 If she has made herself impure and been unfaithful to her husband, this will be the result: When she is made to drink the water that brings a curse and causes bitter suffering, it will enter her, her abdomen will swell and her womb will miscarry, and she will become a curse.(A) 28 If, however, the woman has not made herself impure, but is clean, she will be cleared of guilt and will be able to have children.

29 “‘This, then, is the law of jealousy when a woman goes astray(B) and makes herself impure while married to her husband,

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