Numbers 5:16 “The priest is to bring the wife forward and have her stand before the…”

Numbers 5:16

The priest is to bring the wife forward and have her stand before the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the LORD:

World English Bible

The priest shall bring her near, and set her before the LORD.

American Standard Version

And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before Jehovah:

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Priest shall bring her, and set her before the Lord.

Darby Translation

And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

'And the priest hath brought her near, and hath caused her to stand before Jehovah,

Bible in Basic English

And the priest will make her come near and put her before the Lord;

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Cross references

“bring her near”

Leviticus 1:3 Jeremiah 17:10 Hebrews 13:4 Revelation 2:22 Revelation 2:23

Leviticus 1:3 · BSB

If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.

Jeremiah 17:10 · BSB

I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

Hebrews 13:4 · BSB

Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Revelation 2:22 · BSB

Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.

Revelation 2:23 · BSB

Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15then he is to bring his wife to the priest. He must also bring for her an offering of a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He is not to pour oil over it or put frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy, an offering of memorial as a reminder of iniquity.

17Then he is to take some holy water in a clay jar and put some of the dust from the tabernacle floor into the water.

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