KJV King James Version
And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and [there be] no witness against her, neither she be taken [with the manner];
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 5:13
And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and [there be] no witness against her, neither she be taken [with the manner];
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
by sleeping with another man, and it is concealed from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she was not caught in the act),
WEB World English Bible
and a man lies with her carnally, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and is kept close, and she is defiled, and there is no witness against her, and she isn’t taken in the act;
ASV American Standard Version
and a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, and she be not taken in the act;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and a man hath lain with her with the seed of copulation, and it hath been hid from the eyes of her husband, and concealed, and she hath been defiled, and there is no witness against her, and she hath not been caught,
Surrounding context — Numbers 5
10 And every man’s hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his.
11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
12 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man’s wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,
13 And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and [there be] no witness against her, neither she be taken [with the manner];
14 And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:
15 Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth [part] of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it [is] an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.
16 And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the LORD:
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וְשָׁכַ֨בH7901 · sha.khavto lie down: lay downאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanאֹתָהּ֮H854 · etwithשִׁכְבַת־H7902 · she.kha.vahsemenזֶרַע֒H2233 · ze.raseedוְנֶעְלַם֙H5956 · a.lamto concealמֵעֵינֵ֣יH5869 · a.yineyeאִישָׁ֔הּH376 · ishmanוְנִסְתְּרָ֖הH5641 · sa.tarto hideוְהִ֣יאH1931 · huhe/she/itנִטְמָ֑אָהH2930 · ta.meto defileוְעֵד֙H5707 · edwitnessאֵ֣יןH369 · a.yinnothingבָּ֔הּH9034 · haherוְהִ֖ואH1931 · huhe/she/itלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotנִתְפָּֽשָׂה׃H8610 · ta.pha.sto capture
Cross-references
Leviticus 18:20Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.Leviticus 20:10And the man that committeth adultery with [another] man’s wife, [even he] that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.Proverbs 7:18-19Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.Proverbs 30:20Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
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