Numbers 5:9-11
New English Translation
9 Every offering[a] of all the Israelites’ holy things that they bring to the priest will be his. 10 Every man’s holy things[b] will be his; whatever any man gives the priest will be his.’”
The Jealousy Ordeal
11 [c] The Lord spoke to Moses:
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- Numbers 5:9 tn The Hebrew word תְּרוּמָה (terumah) seems to be a general word for any offering that goes to the priests (see J. Milgrom, Studies in Cultic Theology and Terminology [SJLA 36], 159-72).
- Numbers 5:10 sn The holy things are described with the root of קֹדֶשׁ (qodesh) to convey that they were separate. Such things had been taken out of the ordinary and normal activities of life.
- Numbers 5:11 sn There is a good bit of bibliography here. See, e.g., J. M. Sasson, “Numbers 5 and the Waters of Judgment,” BZ 16 (1972): 249-51; and M. Fishbane, “Accusation of Adultery: A Study of Law and Scribal Practice in Numbers 5:11-31, ” HUCA 45 (1974): 25-46.
Numbers 5:9-11
New International Version
9 All the sacred contributions the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him.(A) 10 Sacred things belong to their owners, but what they give to the priest will belong to the priest.(B)’”
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11 Then the Lord said to Moses,
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