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Numbers 5:21 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Numbers 5:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 5 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell; rot: Heb. fall”
Numbers 5:21 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 5:21
This verse prescribes the oath formula for the suspected adulteress undergoing the bitter water ordeal, invoking covenant curses if she is guilty. The priest makes the woman swear 'with an oath of cursing'—the Hebrew 'shevu'at ha-alah' (שְׁבֻעַת הָאָלָה) combines oath and curse, creating a self-imprecation that invites divine judgment if guilty. The specified curse—'The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell'—describes visible physical consequences that would publicly demonstrate guilt. The 'thigh' (Hebrew 'yarek', ...
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Cross-References for Numbers 5:21
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“their nobles”
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“but the name of the wicked will rot.”
“until your bowels fall out by reason of the sickness”
“I don't know the man! Immediately the rooster crowed.”
“And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee”